Ducati Lenovo Team heads to Aragon aiming to close gap after tough Silverstone MotoGP round
Ducati Lenovo Team arrives at MotorLand Aragon for round 13 of MotoGP, aiming to rebound from a complicated Silverstone weekend on a track with five Desmosedici GP wins.
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- 200
- 143
- 343
What Happened
The MotoGP paddock heads to MotorLand Aragón in Spain for the 13th round of the 2026 season. Ducati's Desmosedici GP has won there five times: Casey Stoner in 2010, Pecco Bagnaia in 2021 (his first MotoGP win and the 250th for an Italian rider in the premier class), Enea Bastianini in 2022, and Marc Márquez in 2024 and 2025. After a complicated weekend at Silverstone, the riders used two additional weeks of break to focus on recovery and training, hoping the Aragon track suits the bike's characteristics better.
“In Aragón I have gathered a lot of success in the past, especially in recent years aboard the Ducati. It's a track that enhances my characteristics and the riding of our bike to the fullest. Compared to Silverstone and with two additional weeks of recovery, I am convinced that we will be much closer to the lead group and that we can be in the fight for the positions that matter, both in the Sprint”
“Aragón is a track to which I am particularly attached: here I achieved my first victory in MotoGP, my very first with Ducati. Compared to Silverstone, it is a less physically demanding circuit. I expect to be closer to the leaders right from the start and getting back into the slipstream of the fastest riders.”
MotorLand Aragón in Spain is a 5.08 km track with 17 turns (7 right, 10 left). The circuit record is 01:45.704 set by Márquez in 2025, and the maximum speed recorded is 356.4 km/h by Binder (KTM) in 2025. The Sprint race is 11 laps and the main race is 23 laps.
- GP podium: 1st M. Márquez (Ducati), 2nd A. Márquez (Ducati), 3rd Bagnaia (Ducati)
- Sprint winner: M. Márquez (Ducati)
- Pole position: M. Márquez (Ducati) – 01:45.704
- GP fastest lap: M. Márquez (Ducati) – 01:46.705
- Marc Márquez: 295 starts (217 MotoGP, 32 Moto2, 46 125cc), 102 wins (76 MotoGP, 16 Moto2, 10 125cc), 168 podiums (129 MotoGP, 25 Moto2, 14 125cc), 19 sprint wins, 105 poles (77 MotoGP, 14 Moto2, 14 12
- Francesco Bagnaia: 246 starts (140 MotoGP, 36 Moto2, 69 Moto3), 41 wins (31 MotoGP, 8 Moto2, 2 Moto3), 86 podiums (63 MotoGP, 16 Moto2, 7 Moto3), 14 sprint wins, 35 poles (28 MotoGP, 6 Moto2, 1 Moto3)
- Rider standings: Marc Márquez 4th with 200 points; Francesco Bagnaia 8th with 143 points
- Constructors standings: Ducati 2nd with 338 points
- Team standings: Ducati Lenovo Team 3rd with 343 points
Previously from Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
At the previous round at Silverstone, Marc Márquez could only manage ninth in the Sprint after a rear-grip drop, while Francesco Bagnaia finished 17th. Bagnaia also crashed to 13th in qualifying, forcing him to face Q1.
- Márquez ninth, Bagnaia 17th in Silverstone Sprint as Ducati Lenovo Team battles rear grip
- Márquez claims direct Q2 spot at Silverstone as Bagnaia crashes to 13th
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.'s official releases.
Why this matters
Ducati Lenovo Team's riders are chasing the title from fourth and eighth in the standings, and Aragon is a track where Ducati has historically excelled with five wins. This round offers a chance to close the gap to the front after a difficult Silverstone weekend.
Terms in This Story
- MotoGP
- The premier class of motorcycle road racing, featuring prototype machines and top professional riders.
- Sprint race
- A short race held on Saturday, typically about half the distance of the main Grand Prix, awarding championship points.
- Pole position
- The first spot on the starting grid, earned by setting the fastest qualifying lap.
- Constructors standings
- A championship ranking based on points scored by each manufacturer's bikes, separate from the riders' championship.
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