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MotoGP | 21 June 2026

Marc Márquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team take a phenomenal victory at Brno. Francesco Bagnaia on the podium in third position

The Ducati Lenovo Team was victorious in the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Czechia with Marc Márquez, who put together the perfect race at Brno. Francesco Bagnaia secured the 63rd podium finish of his MotoGP career with Ducati, by finishing third after leading for most of the encounter.

Márquez got a good start from fourth place on the grid and moved up to second position on lap two. Marc stayed within striking distance of Bagnaia before eventually overtaking him on lap 16 and then pushing as hard as possible to keep Ogura at bay in the closing stages. After leading for the opening 15 laps, Bagnaia was passed by Márquez and Ogura, but was able to fiercely defend third position from the resurging Fabio Di Giannantonio.

As the ninth Grand Prix of the season draws to a close, Marc Márquez is fourth in the championship standings with 140 points. Francesco Bagnaia is seventh, 13 points adrift of his teammate. The Ducati Lenovo Team is second in the teams' standings (267 points), while Ducati sits second in the constructors' championship (262 points).

The Ducati Lenovo Team will be back in action on Friday, June 26th, for the opening day of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at Assen.

Marc Márquez (#93 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 1st
“I'm extremely happy with this win. It was somehow an unexpected one, as I was sure that I would struggle towards the end. It did happen, actually, but the others were not quicker than me. I believe that the bike had something more, but I wasn't able to make the most of it, especially in the change of direction between turns 6 and 7, which is normally one of my strong points, but where I was instead losing time. I'm taking each Grand Prix as it comes and right now I'm enjoying the moment. We'll have a test tomorrow and then head straight to Assen.”

Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 3rd
“I feel good. We had a good weekend and we're improving: we're still missing something, especially with used tyres, but we're getting there. Today we lacked a little performance in the final six laps. I tried to manage the pace the best way possible, knowing that I was missing one to two tenths. Towards the end, I had to slow down because, whenever I was in the slipstream, the front-end was constantly threatening to tuck. Once I had clear track ahead again, I was able to push once more and luckily I had a good margin over Diggia in the closing stages. The fact that I could pick up my pace again is a good sign, but there's still work to be done.”

Luigi Dall'Igna – General Manager Ducati Corse
“We're truly happy. To be able to win two races in a row, with two riders on the podium, is a very important achievement for the whole group. Marc and Pecco managed to be consistent and highly competitive throughout the weekend, and this is key. We narrowed the gap to the leaders, but to be honest I don't want to think about the championship right now. We'll continue to work race by race and see what the situation will be like at Assen. We made up some ground, also because our rivals had a bit of bad luck in recent races, but it's still a long season and we need to maintain the same level of commitment if we want to stay in the fight until the end.”