The drama of the Thai Grand Prix began on Saturday with an intense sprint race which saw pole-sitter Marco Bezzecchi slide out of the lead on lap 2. Acosta took his maiden sprint win after Marc Marquez was penalized for an aggressive divebomb into the final corner.
In the main race, Bezzecchi took control and dominated the race from flag-to-flag. He was helped by a competitive fight between Acosta, Fernandez, Martin and Marc Marquez behind, with the reigning champion forced to retire due to a tyre puncture.
Pedro Acosta leads the championship at the conclusion of the opening weekend.
Riders' standings after the Thai Grand Prix
| Position | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1. | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 32 |
| 2. | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 25 |
| 3. | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 23 |
| 4. | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | 18 |
| 5. | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 17 |
| 6. | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 13 |
| 7. | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing | 12 |
| 8. | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo Team | 9 |
| 9. | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing | 8 |
| 10. | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | 8 |
| 11. | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | 6 |
| 12. | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 5 |
| 13. | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 4 |
| 14. | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | 3 |
| 15. | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | 3 |
| 16. | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 2 |
| 17. | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 1 |
| 18. | Maverick Vinales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 0 |
| 19. | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 0 |
| 20. | Jack Miller | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 0 |
| 21. | Michele Pirro | BK8 Gresini Racing | 0 |
| 22. | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini Racing | 0 |
Teams' standings after the Thai Grand Prix
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 45 |
| 2. | Aprilia Racing | 43 |
| 3. | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 40 |
| 4. | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 20 |
| 5. | Ducati Lenovo Team | 17 |
| 6. | Honda HRC Castrol | 9 |
| 7. | LCR Honda | 8 |
| 8. | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 4 |
| 9. | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 3 |
| - | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 0 |
| - | BK8 Gresini Racing | 0 |
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