The Italian has won five consecutive Grands Prix and has taken control of the World Championship standings after three races.
Published March 30, 2026
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi won the United States Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday, extending his perfect start to the year with his third straight win of the year and his fifth straight since last season.
Bezzecchi led all 20 laps at the Circuit of the Americas, crossing the line 2.036 seconds ahead of teammate Jorge Martin. Pedro Acosta was third in Saturday’s sprint, but a penalty dropped him to eighth, rounding out the podium.
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Bezzecchi raced a day after failing to complete the sprint for the second time this season due to a crash, but regained the top spot in the MotoGP rankings with 81 points, four points ahead of Martin, who won Saturday’s sprint race.
With this victory, Bezzecchi became the third Italian rider to win five consecutive races, joining Hall of Famers Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini. He is also the first rider since Marc Marquez in 2014 to win the first three Grands Prix of the season.
“This is surprising. I mean, I didn’t expect a day like this after yesterday, because it wasn’t easy, I made mistakes, and it was important to bounce back,” Bezzecchi said.
“Fortunately, my team, my team, was very close to me and gave me the motivation to bounce back.
“Anyway, I didn’t expect to race like this, so I’m very happy. I can’t really describe how I’m feeling right now. I’m very, very happy and proud.”
VR46 Racing pole sitter Fabio Di Giannantonio finished fourth, while defending Austin champion Francesco Bagnaia of the Ducati Lenovo Team was 10th.
