APRILIA RACING MAKES HISTORY IN THE USA WITH ANOTHER ONE-TWO
MARCO BEZZECCHI TAKES HIS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AND THIRD OF THE SEASON,
JORGE MARTÍN SECOND
Austin, 29 March 2026 – The weekend on the Circuit of the Americas comes to a close
with a historic result for Aprilia Racing, taking their second consecutive one-two.
Marco Bezzecchi, starting from the fourth spot on the grid due to a penalty from Q2,
was the protagonist of an extraordinary race. After contact during the first lap which
damaged the rear wing of his RS-GP26, the Italian rider moved into the lead at the end
of the first lap, maintaining the position all the way to the chequered flag. With this
result, he takes his fifth win in a row, becoming the third rider of the modern era to
manage the feat after Valentino Rossi and Marc Márquez.
For Bezzecchi this is also his sixth victory in the top class with Aprilia Racing, in
addition to being the first rider to win the first three Grand Prix races of a season – an
achievement that had not been accomplished since 2014. The Italian rider is now the
first in the modern MotoGP era to win five consecutive GP races, remaining in the lead
from the first to the last lap. In fact, Bezzecchi rode the last five GP races entirely in
the lead and, with today’s result, now has a total of 121 laps in the lead, surpassing
the previous record held by Jorge Lorenzo (103).
Completing the one-two was Jorge Martín, who rode a solid race to finish second. This
is the Spanish rider’s second consecutive podium in a long race with Aprilia Racing
and his second podium finish of the weekend, after winning the sprint race on
Saturday.
This is Aprilia Racing’s eleventh victory in the top class – their second in Austin after
Maverick Viñales’ win in 2024 – and their fifth consecutive. The manufacturer from
Noale has now also taken their third one-two in the top class and, for the first time in
their history, two one-two finishes in a row. With today’s victory, Aprilia Racing now
has 305 wins in World Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing.
MARCO BEZZECCHI
“Saturday I made a mistake that I should have avoided, but the team was very close
to me. Today it was important to ride a good race. I’m extremely happy and thrilled. I
have been dreaming about doing well on this track that I’ve always liked for a long
time, but I had never managed to finish the way I wanted to until now. Riding such a
great race was incredible.”
JORGE MARTÍN
“I am truly happy and extremely grateful to Aprilia. I gave my all and that makes me
very proud. Saturday, I achieved the goal of winning the sprint race and I gave it my
all on Sunday as well. Marco was incredible: I tried to make up ground behind him, but
I was pushing too hard physically and I had to slow down in the last three laps. I have
always struggled on this track, so to be on the podium here after my absence last year
is fantastic.”
MASSIMO RIVOLA
“It was a memorable Sunday for Aprilia Racing, with two truly outstanding riders and
an extremely competitive bike. I am very pleased with the demonstration of the synergy
between the work carried out in Noale and on track. Clearly, all of this does not reduce
our drive — on the contrary, it gives us even more motivation to continue developing
the bike. What happened today is something historic, destined to go down in the record
books. However, we still need to keep improving, because what happened to Ai Ogura
is difficult to accept. I’m very sorry for him, for Justin Marks and Davide Brivio of the
Trackhouse MotoGP Team. Today there was the chance to see three Aprilias on the
podium and, when these opportunities arise, you have to take them.”
