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Title race on a knife edge as MotoGP heads to Silverstone

Mandatory Credit: Photo by GIGI SOLDANO/DPPI/Shutterstock (16988584ab)
93 MARQUEZ Marc (spa), Ducati Lenovo Team, Ducati Desmosedici GP26, action with 73 MARQUEZ Alex (spa), BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP, Ducati Desmosedici GP26 during the 2026 MotoGP Motul Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany, Germany GP, on the Sachsenring circuit, from July 10 to 12, in Germany
MOTO - MOTO GP - GERMANY GRAND PRIX 2026, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - 12 Jul 2026
Mandatory Credit: Photo by GIGI SOLDANO/DPPI/Shutterstock (16988584ab) 93 MARQUEZ Marc (spa), Ducati Lenovo Team, Ducati Desmosedici GP26, action with 73 MARQUEZ Alex (spa), BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP, Ducati Desmosedici GP26 during the 2026 MotoGP Motul Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany, Germany GP, on the Sachsenring circuit, from July 10 to 12, in Germany MOTO - MOTO GP - GERMANY GRAND PRIX 2026, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - 12 Jul 2026

The 2026 MotoGP season has delivered exactly what fans crave: unpredictability, volatility and a title race that refuses to settle.

As the paddock heads to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix on 7–9 August, the championship picture remains tantalisingly open, with multiple contenders trading momentum and no single rider able to fully seize control.

Jorge Martín arrives in Britain at the top of the standings on 208 points, but his campaign has been anything but straightforward. The Spaniard has combined flashes of dominance with costly non-finishes, underlining the fine margins that define this season. When Martín clicks, he looks like the fastest rider on the grid, but his occasional inconsistencies have kept the chasing pack firmly in contention.

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