Ai Ogura earns first MotoGP victory at Dutch Grand Prix as Bezzecchi crashes
Autosport • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 28, 2026, 1:02 PM
Last updated Jun 28, 2026
Ai Ogura claimed his first MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix on June 28. An early crash from Marco Bezzecchi allowed Jorge Martin to take the championship lead. Ogura fell behind in the start but closed the gap and overtook both Martin and Raul Fernandez later in the race. The incident with Bezzecchi significantly changed the championship standings.
- •Ai Ogura wins his first MotoGP race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
- •Marco Bezzecchi crashed early in the race.
- •Jorge Martin takes the championship lead following Bezzecchi's crash.
- •Ogura lost over 2.5 seconds at the race start but recovered to win.
- •Race took place on June 28.
- 1:02 PMAutosport — MotoGP Dutch GP: Ogura takes maiden win as Bezzecchi crashes out to give championship lead to Martin
- 1:01 PMMotorsport.com — MotoGP Dutch GP: Ai Ogura scores maiden MotoGP win, Marco Bezzecchi crashes out
"Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix, while an early crash for Marco Bezzecchi handed the championship lead to his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite dropping almost 2.5s off the lead in the early stages after battling for third place with Marc Marquez, Ogura gradually closed the gap to the front and battled past both Martin and Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez ...Keep reading
"Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix, while an early crash for Marco Bezzecchi handed the championship lead to his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite dropping almost 2.5s off the lead in the early stages after battling for third place with Marc Marquez, Ogura gradually closed the gap to the front and battled past both Martin and Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportJun 28, 2026, 1:02 PMMotoGP Dutch GP: Ogura takes maiden win as Bezzecchi crashes out to give championship lead to Martin
Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix, while an early crash for Marco Bezzecchi handed the championship lead to his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite dropping almost 2.5s off the lead in the early stages after battling for third place with Marc Marquez, Ogura gradually closed the gap to the front and battled past both Martin and Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comJun 28, 2026, 1:01 PMMotoGP Dutch GP: Ai Ogura scores maiden MotoGP win, Marco Bezzecchi crashes out
Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix, while an early crash for Marco Bezzecchi handed the championship lead to his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite dropping almost 2.5s off the lead in the early stages after battling for third place with Marc Marquez, Ogura gradually closed the gap to the front and battled past both Martin and Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez ...Keep reading
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