SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

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Kimi Antonelli (No. 12 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team) enhanced his title ambitions with victory in the Spanish Grand Prix at the brand new Madring circuit on Sunday. Antonelli finished ahead of Max Verstappen (No. 3 Oracle Red Bull Racing) and Lando Norris (No. 1 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team) in a race calculated by strategy. Kimi Antonelli achieved his eighth Grand Prix win of the 2026 season to further increase his advantage in the Drivers’ Championship. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)

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Marc Marquez (No. 93 Ducati Lenovo Team) capitalizes on a Marco Bezzecchi (No. 72 Aprilia Racing) crash on Lap 1 to seize the championship lead. Marc's 78th MotoGP victory, sees the reigning Champion jump level on points with Jorge Martin (No. 89 Aprilia Racing), as the sun set on a seismic San Marino GP. Marquez was 102 points behind seven rounds ago. Now? He's the title race leader. Second place went to Alex Marquez (No. 73 BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), who came from P9 on the grid to push his elder brother all the way at Misano while sporting a beautiful Marco Simoncelli tribute livery at Gresini Racing’s home race. Joining the Ducati duo on the podium was the sublime Pedro Acosta (No. 37 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as pre-race championship leader Martin took fifth place. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)

 

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