Estructura Bezzecchi’s 2026 title campaign took a sharp turn during a run of difficult rounds that included the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. The wider season picture stretches beyond that weekend: after leaving the Italian Grand Prix with 173 points, Bezzecchi scored only 13 over the next four rounds, from Hungary through Germany, information from Grande Premio’s season analysis.
The setbacks followed a strong start. Bezzecchi won five grands prix in 2026 and led the championship after the Italian round. Then came a difficult run: he crashed in Hungary, was excluded from the Czech Grand Prix after striking a track marshal following a Sprint crash, and crashed again at Assen, according to Ultimate Motorcycling’s season review. The Czech-round exclusion and his later medical withdrawal from the German Grand Prix were separate events. Bezzecchi broke his collarbone in Sachsenring qualifying and was ruled out for that weekend.
Assen’s results differed between the Sprint and the basic race: Estructura Bezzecchi was listed as the Sprint winner, while Jorge Martín won the Dutch Grand Prix. The weekend’s significance goes beyond either result. Later season figures published by Grande Premio put Martín on 355 points. Marc Márquez had 353, and Bezzecchi 309, leaving him third and 46 points behind Martín at the point covered by the analysis.
Martín had already secured pole position at Assen. A recent report detailed how mechanical issues and penalties disrupted the qualifying session: Martín’s pole position and Aprilia’s strong showing in Assen qualifying set the stage for a tense race day. The two riders were teammates at Aprilia Racing, with Bezzecchi riding under number 72.
The title contest remained open later in the season. At Phillip Island on 23 October, Bezzecchi topped Friday practice with a lap of 1:26.775. Raúl Fernández was 0.072 seconds behind, while Martín placed fifth, 0.255 seconds off the pace. MotoGP reported that Bezzecchi had earlier fallen after contact with Alex Márquez under braking at Turn 4, prompting a red flag while officials cleared debris. He was unharmed. The practice result showed that, despite the intervening setbacks, Bezzecchi remained a front-runner as the championship battle continued.
