Acosta finally wins first GP, Marquez loses title race ground

MotoGP Acosta finally wins first GP, Marquez loses title race ground Matt Beer 20 Sep 2026 — 2 min read Pedro Acosta finally scored his overdue first MotoGP grand prix victory - and took KTM's first in four years - at the Red Bull Ring.

Jorge Martin could not hold off the charging Acosta for the race win, but second place with Marc Marquez only fifth rebuilds Martin's championship lead to 12 points.

Acosta blew a certain sprint win by crashing from the lead with three laps to go on Saturday, and then fell from third to fifth on the first lap of the grand prix.

But the pace Acosta had shown from the start of the weekend was still there and he took little time to hack his way through to the front and make up for that error by keeping the Aprilias at bay for a commanding victory.