● 2026 World Championship · after round 17
Who can still win the 2026 MotoGP title?
8 riders can still win it. Martin leads Marquez by 2 points, with 5 rounds and 185 points still to race for.
The contenders
Everyone who could still finish on top if they won everything left. "Best possible" is their points plus all 185 still available.
- 1 Jorge MartinAprilia Racing 355 —
- 2 Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team 353 −2
- 3 Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing 309 −46
- 4 Ai OguraSuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 259 −96
- 5 Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing 258 −97
- 6 Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 245 −110
- 7 Raul FernandezSuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 236 −119
- 8 Alex MarquezBK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP 172 −183
The other 24 riders can no longer catch Martin: even winning every Sprint and Grand Prix left wouldn't be enough. If two riders finish level on points, the title is decided on countback.
When could it be decided?
The earliest the title could be settled is the Qatar Grand Prix (round 20). That needs Martin to score the maximum at every round until then while Marquez scores nothing, so in practice it usually goes further.
- 18 Australian Grand Prix25 Oct 37 148
- 19 Malaysian Grand Prix01 Nov 37 111
- 20 Qatar Grand Prix08 Nov · earliest possible decider 37 74
- 21 Portuguese Grand Prix22 Nov 37 37
- 22 Valencia Grand Prix29 Nov 37 0
What if…
Pick where the top three finish at the Australian Grand Prix and see the table change.
How the points work
Every round has two races, and both count. A rider can score up to 37 points a weekend: 25 for winning the Grand Prix and 12 for winning the Sprint. The top 15 score in the Grand Prix, the top 9 in the Sprint.