MotoGP Thai Sprint Race: Acosta wins after Marquez penalty, Bezzecchi crashes out

Pedro Acosta claimed his first victory in MotoGP after a dramatic battle with Marc Marquez in which the reigning world champion was penalized and forced to drop a position on the final lap.

The controversial decision caused the world champion to cast a sarcastic gesture towards the track-side stewards, and clearly he feels that the overtake was a fair move.

Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi, who started from Pole position, crashed out on lap 2 under pressure from Marquez. The Italian will still be a favourite for tomorrow's race despite dropping points.

Pramac's Toprak Razgatlioglu was the only other crasher of the session, but managed to rejoin and finish the race - he briefly climbed to 15th and was ahead of both Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo before losing the front and sliding off the track.

Elsewhere, it was a strong showing for Trackhouse who finished 3rd and 4th, with Raul Fernandez rounding off the podium and Ai Ogura finishing ahead of factory rider Jorge Martin.

The full 2026 Thailand Grand Prix main race is set to take place tomorrow Sunday 1 March at 09:00am CET (08:00am GMT).

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