Buriram, Thailand: 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings
2026 MotoGP World Championship standings after Sunday's Thai Grand Prix at Buriram, round 1 of 22.
Marco Bezzecchi may have dominated the season-opening Thai MotoGP, but second place for Sprint winner Pedro Acosta keeps the KTM rider on top of the world championship standings.
Bezzecchi, who crashed from the early lead of the Sprint, leaves Buriram seven points behind Acosta.
However, reigning champion Marc Marquez is already 23 points down after a Sprint runner-up was combined with a late tyre failure, from fourth place, in the grand prix.
Third in both season-opening races hands Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez the same position in the early points' standings, with the top Ducati rider Fabio di Giannantonio in seventh.
Francesco Bagnaia is one point behind team-mate Marc Marquez...
Thai GP, Buriram: 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 32 | |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 25 | (-7) |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | 23 | (-9) |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 18 | (-14) |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | 17 | (-15) |
| 6 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 13 | (-19) |
| 7 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 12 | (-20) |
| 8 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 9 | (-23) |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 8 | (-24) |
| 10 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 8 | (-24) |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 6 | (-26) |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 5 | (-27) |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 4 | (-28) |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 3 | (-29) |
| 15 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 3 | (-29) |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 2 | (-30) |
| 17 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1 | (-31) |
* Rookie
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
