Historic, dramatic and emotional are just some words to describe the 2026 Tissot Grand Prix of the Netherlands as Ai Ogura (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) took his maiden MotoGP win. The #79 became the first Japanese rider to win a premier class race in 22 years, ending a remarkable day. Raul Fernandez made it a SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 1-2, whilst Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) completed a podium lockout for the Noale factory. After an unforgettable weekend, catch up on the hottest talking points from the Dutch GP!

"I hope all the Japanese fans enjoyed the race"

It was a flawless performance from Ai Ogura this weekend, launching from the front row to claim P2 in Saturday’s Sprint before creating history on Sunday – winning by 2.004s. The #79 sits just 25 points adrift from the Championship lead, ending an unforgettable visit to the Cathedral of Speed. gave the Japanese fans something to cheer about after he became the first Japanese rider to win since Makoto Tamada in 2004!

Ogura: "There’s not much to say; I’m just happy. Tamada-san was a long time ago. I was just super happy after I crossed the line. After finishing in second place three times in a row, I feel like I finally earned it. The race was really tough, but the pace was amazing, and the overtakes were good. I hope all the Japanese fans enjoyed the race."

'It was almost impossible to overtake him"

Saturday’s Tissot Sprint winner, Raul Fernandez, was your Dutch GP runner-up, grabbing second and a huge points haul. Fernandez started from the second row, battling for the podium throughout and even leading from Lap 17. There were plenty of positives for the #25, who admitted that his pre-GP target was to fight for the podium.

Fernandez: "I am very happy. To be honest, today the target was trying to fight for the podium because Ai and Marco had a really good pace with the medium rear. I didn’t have everything under control with the medium rear, but I think between the Warm Up and the race, at the last moment, we decided to use the medium.

"We started to work on my electronics, especially with the engine brake, but I think it was not enough. In some moments of the race, I tried to overtake Jorge, but Jorge didn’t make a mistake. He did almost everything perfectly. So for me it was almost impossible to overtake him."

"Now I’m leading the Championship"

After leading the early stages of Sunday’s duel, Jorge Martin completed an all-Aprilia podium in the Netherlands and enters the Championship lead. It was an impressive ride from the #89, who looked comfortable on Sunday, finishing as the final Aprilia following Marco Bezzecchi’s (Aprilia Racing) Turn 15 crash. Martin sent his best wishes to his teammate, whilst congratulating the Trackhouse duo.

Martin: "I want to congratulate Ai and Raul because they did an amazing job this weekend. For sure, I’m really happy to be the leader. Six months ago, I didn’t know if I was able to start the season. I missed the first test, and now I’m leading the Championship. It’s crazy. Really huge.

"I’m really happy about my performance today. We improved a lot from yesterday. I was leading for many laps. I knew that the Trackhouse riders were coming because I was pushing, but the distance was always 0.2s or 0.3s. I knew Raul was going to try, and then I also saw Ai coming. I was in my own race, trying to do my best pace. I had nothing else to fight with."

"It was a racing incident"

It wouldn’t be Assen without some final chicane drama, would it? Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) went head-to-head on multiple occasions, with Di Giannantonio handed a Long Lap for not losing sufficient time when shortcutting the chicane on the first attempt. The second move, however, was cleaner, allowing the Italian to claim P4 as Marc Marquez took P7.

Marc Marquez: "It was a racing incident. Race direction says it's a racing incident because Di Giannantonio got penalised, not for the contact but because he cut the chicane."

Di Giannantonio: "It’s never easy to pass a super strong rider like Marc, so for sure you need to be super calculated. I think we both went a little wide to try and not lose the position to each other. We both went wide, and in the heat of the race, I didn’t think about the regulations and the one second I had to lose in the sector. I got the penalty and tried to complete the Long Lap as best as I could because I didn’t try before this, which was a mistake."

"It’s not arm pump"

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) experienced a weekend to forget, experiencing further issues during the weekend. After scoring one point on Saturday, the #37 suffered another Sunday DNF, this time due to serious right-hand discomfort. Acosta added post-GP that it was carpal tunnel and admitted that he may require surgery.

Acosta: "I’ve been suffering for one year already from a loss of feeling in these three fingers of the hand. It's true that in some tracks it’s worse; in some tracks it’s better. But yesterday, I was already suffering from lap three, but at least, more or less, I knew where the lever was. But today, behind Marc, I readjusted the brake to not hit him because I didn’t know if the lever was even in my hand. Because of this, on Tuesday, I will have surgery.

"It's something in the wrist, you know, that doesn't let me have feeling… Yeah, it's not arm pump. It's carpal tunnel."