100 not out: Marquez takes milestone win with Balaton masterclass

It's 100 GP victories for the #93 as he and Acosta go head-to-head in a Balaton battle after early drama for Aprilia and more

Sunday, 07 June 2026

Giacomo Agostini, Valentino Rossi, and now Marc Marquez. A tonne of talent. A tonne of Grand Prix victories to his name. Finally, after another lengthy injury comeback, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) notched up his 100th win across all classes with a masterclass at Balaton Park. The reigning World Champion completed the weekend triple in style, and while the winning gap over Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was comfortable, the Spaniards treated us to a spellbinding battle on Sunday afternoon. Third place went to Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) as the Italian collects a third P3 trophy on the bounce, while huge drama unfolds at Turn 1 on the opening lap between championship front-runners. 

MARTIN, BEZ, DIGGIA, FERNANDEZ & ALDEGUER DOWN
Into the tight Turn 1, Martin was out of shape as the front end of his Aprilia seemed to lock into the braking zone, and subsequently, five riders were down, including fellow Aprilia Racing star and title leader Bezzecchi. The championship leader was first to be collected, and then began the domino effect as Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team), Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) were left helpless. All five riders on the floor at Turn 1, with only Di Giannantonio able to get back up and continue.

Both Martin and Bezzecchi headed to the medical centre for a check-up, but thankfully, they were reported to have not sustained any visible fractures. In terms of a penalty, Martin was handed a double Long Lap for his next Grand Prix for the crash. 

MM93 vs PA37
Having led, Marquez was then attacked at Turn 5 on Lap 2. This is what Acosta needed to do, as the #37 barged his way through on his compatriot to lead in Hungary. And after a few laps, Acosta stretched his lead to over a second.

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) benefited from the Turn 1 mess; the Italian was a relatively lonely P3, with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) leading a pack 2.6s away from the final podium spot. The Australian had Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR), Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), Ai Ogura (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team), and Iker Lecuona (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) for close company, as we saw Bastianini and Mir come into contact on the exit of Turn 1.

Mir was almost down twice, and the incident saw Bastianini receive a Long Lap penalty. That fed ‘The Beast’ back out in P11, one place behind Toprak Razgatlioglu (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP).

Up front, Marquez was purring. That Medium rear Michelin had warmed up nicely now, and the margin came down from as high as 1.6s to 0.7s by the start of Lap 10. Fast forward to Lap 13, and the gap was now 0.3s after successive fastest laps of the Grand Prix. Then it was 0.2s on Lap 14.

And on Lap 14, the blue touch paper was lit. Acosta vs Marquez. The battle we’d been waiting for. The #93 attacked at Turn 9, and while it stuck through Turn 10, Acosta cut underneath the reigning World Champion to retake the lead.

Then, Marquez attacked again at Turn 15. Acosta toughed it out around the outside, which became the inside at Turn 16, and the KTM star blocked the attempted overtake from the seven-time MotoGP World Champion.

On the next lap, it was time to launch a bid for the lead at Turn 9 again for Marquez. And this time, despite Acosta’s best efforts, it was a pass that stuck. The lead was Marquez’s on Lap 15 and immediately, the Ducati rider began galloping to a one-second lead.

MM93 PULLS THE PIN
By Lap 20 of 26, the gap crept up to 1.6s and on said lap, Marquez fired home the fastest lap of the race. A 1:38.313, half a second faster than Acosta, and this was a sure sign that Marquez had plenty enough in the tank to earn his 100th Grand Prix victory.

And that’s how it turned out. Thinking of a win pre-weekend? No chance, said Marc Marquez. But Balaton birthed a treble. No win since Misano 2025. A long wait for that 100th Grand Prix triumph. Wait no more. Marquez clinched a first win of the season, Ducati’s 100th, and it’s a win that sends a signal to the rest that the reigning World Champion is back.

Acosta could have done no more. It’s not the win, but the #37 was the only rider to get close to Marquez in Hungary, and it’s a big 20 points in the championship with the top three all either not scoring or picking up little on Sunday, in the case of Di Giannantonio. Bagnaia’s P3 is his third rostrum in a row, another decent Sunday outing for the Italian.

THE BALATON POINT SCORERS
Ogura’s late race pace shone through again, the Japanese rider overtaking Marini in the closing stages to earn P4, with the Italian earning an equal-best HRC result in P5. Moreira’s great run of form continues, P6 is the Brazilian rookie’s best MotoGP result to date, and a shoutout to seventh place Lecuona. Standing in for the injured Alex Marquez, a P7 is a phenomenal effort.

Miller ended the Grand Prix in P8, that’s the Aussie’s first top 10 of the year, as Bastianini – after two Long Laps – and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completed the top 10. P11 for Razgatlioglu is the Turk’s best MotoGP result so far, as Di Giannantonio comes back from that Turn 1, Lap 1 incident to collect what could prove to be some very precious points in P12. Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), and Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) were the final point scorers in Hungary.

NEXT UP: BRNO
He's back. And as we head to Brno for the Czech GP in a couple of weeks, there are plenty of stories to get stuck into. See you there for more relentless MotoGP action. 

Check out FULL RESULTS HERE.

Follow the stories: Sunday in Hungary

Marquez back on top in some style - hear from the #93

Acosta forced to settle for second despite THAT duel

Speaking of, watch the #37 vs #93 battle in all its glory HERE

Bagnaia takes third podium on the bounce with P3 at Balaton

Martin handed double Long Lap for Lap 1 incident

Gonzalez beats Salač to extend golden victory run

Catch me if you can. For the first time since Fermin Aldeguer in 2023, a Moto2 rider has won three races in a row – step forward, Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP). The #18 rolls out another masterclass to pocket a 2026 hat-trick, but the Spaniard was pushed most of the way by second place Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team). That’s the Czech star’s first podium since 2024, and what timing too, with the Czech GP appearing on the horizon. Third place went to Senna Agius as the Australian hands Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP a double podium in Hungary, which is the #81's third top three of 2026. 

From the front row, Salač earned the holeshot to pinch P1 off second place Guevara, as Gonzalez made up one place off the line to grab P3. That then became P2 as Gonzalez carved past title rival Guevara, and it got worse for the latter too as Agius, then Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team), moved on through to demote Guevara to P5.

Lap 4 saw two riders fighting to get into the top 10 crash out together into Turn 3, as Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – Exocom – MSI) and Daniel Muñoz (Italtrans Racing Team) came into contact and crashed. An early dose of drama, and there was more. Not a crash, but Guevara was handed a Long Lap penalty for an unsafe change of direction at the race start. At this stage, on Lap 4, Guevara had made a move back past Holgado for P4 behind Salač, Gonzalez, and Agius – but it wouldn’t be P4 for long.

On Lap 7, Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) crashed out of P7 at Turn 5 while shadowing the Aspar duo of Holgado and David Alonso, as Guevara came out from his Long Lap in P6. That could have been a lot worse for the #28, who was now 4.1s off the lead.

Having led for the entire race, Salač lost P1 for the first time on Lap 12 of 22. Turn 9 was Gonzalez’s chosen spot to pounce, so now, could the Czech star respond?

A personal best lap from Gonzalez, a 1:40.932, saw the title race leader’s advantage grow to 0.6s, with Agius closing in on Salač by just under a couple of tenths on the same lap. However, Salač was digging his heels in, and on Lap 14, the #12 was slightly faster than the new race leader.

And that was the same story for the next two laps, but then, Gonzalez hammered in a fastest lap of the race to stretch his lead back out to over half a second. However, yet again, Salač had a response. The Czech wasn’t throwing in the towel here. 

With two to go, though, it seemed Gonzalez had now done enough to shake off Salač. The margin climbed to 0.9s, which then became 1.6s, as Gonzalez bagged a hat-trick of Moto2 wins to continue his incredible early-season form. Fair play to Salač, the Czech rider stands on the rostrum for the first time since 2024 ahead of his homecoming at Brno next time out, and Agius just about held off a hard-charging Alonso in the closing stages.

0.4s split the Australian and Colombian at the flag, with Holgado a distance P5. Guevara loses ground in the championship to Gonzalez after his P6, the gap now 49.5 points, with Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team) coming from P12 on the grid to collect a P7. The Italian is now 52.5 points behind Gonzalez.

Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) earned P8, it’s a personal best result for Alberto Ferrandez (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) in P9, with Tony Arbolino (REDS Fantic Racing) completing the top 10 Shout-outs to Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Taiyo Furusato (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), the rookies pick up their best Moto2 results to date in P11 and P14 respectively. 

Gonzalez marches on. The #18 is in a league of his own right now, as we now look ahead to a trip back to the wonderful Brno. Find full results from Moto2 here and see you there!

Quiles takes Balaton Park win in red-flagged Moto3 race

Back to the max! Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) returned to the top step of the podium as the Championship leader extended his advantage with a fine victory at Balaton Park. The Hungarian GP in Moto3 has been won by Quiles for two years running, this time without a late battle. Polesitter David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) returned to the podium for the first time since his Buriram win with P2, whilst Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completed a great comeback from the sixth row to take third.

Blasting off from pole position and grabbing the holeshot, Almansa hit the front on the opening lap ahead of Quiles in scenes we’d seen in the opening two GPs of the year. Behind, chaos at Turn 2 with Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) coming to grief after contact with Matteo Bertelle (LEVELUP-MTA), which put the #94 into the patch of Bertelle’s teammate Joel Esteban. At Turn 5, more drama as Ruche Moodley (CODE Motorsports) clattered into Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI). Moodley retired whilst Danish rejoined via a trip to the pits.

The Grand Prix settled down with Almansa and Quiles leading the way whilst it was Perrone and teammate Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in third and fourth. Rookie Salmela got into P3 at Turn 5 on Lap 4 and now set off after the two ahead of him. Behind the top four, valiant charges through the field were well underway as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) came from the sixth row to P5 and P7 respectively. On Lap 7, the first change for the lead as Quiles pounced at Turn 9, whilst the gap back to Salmela was just 0.7s. Lap 9 was a pivotal one as Quiles fired in a 1’45.872 and the fastest lap of the Grand Prix, whilst Almansa was three tenths slower and had made an error at Turn 5.

Into the second half of the GP, Almansa was digging deep to keep on Quiles’ shirt tails and the gap back to those behind had now grown to over three seconds. Perrone was back in third ahead of Salmela, Muñoz and Carpe and up ahead, at the end of Lap 12, Almansa had set the fastest lap but the gap continued to hover at around half a second between them. In the scrap for the final podium place, Carpe was third, a mega fight back from P18 on the grid.

With five laps to go, the gap between Quiles and Almansa had now grown to over a second, the Championship leader demonstrating his strength once again but the fight wasn’t over for third. Carpe may be leading it but teammate Brian Uriarte had now joined the group to make it a 10-wheeler.

Onto the last lap and the #51 had wrestled P4 off his teammate whilst Muñoz was next up. The battling continued until contact on the exit of Turn 11 between Carpe and Muñoz resulted in a multiple rider incident involving Muñoz, Perrone and Uriarte, bringing out the red flag just half a lap from full distance. Muñoz has been taken to local hospital for full checks.

Quiles eased to victory in the end ahead of Almansa whilst Carpe came home third, managing to keep it upright despite the late racing incident. Uriarte was classified in fourth ahead of Salmela who takes a career-best fifth, taking Finland’s best result in Moto3 since Niklas Ajo’s P5 at Mugello in 2014. Adrian Cruces (CIP GreenPower) rode a great ride from his career-best qualifying for a career-best sixth, ahead of Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) who was top Honda, Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) who rounded out the top ten.

Check out full results here for all the scorers and see you at Brno!