Ai Ogura, together with fellow Aprilia riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin, missed out on the Italian MotoGP podium by simply 0.034 seconds.
The Trackhouse rider mounted an formidable assault on Pecco Bagnaia within the last nook, however the Ducati rider fell again below him and regained third place within the run to the checkered flag.
Among the many moments that might have value Ogura priceless time was when he recklessly overtook Marc Marquez’s different manufacturing facility Ducati early within the race.
After spending many of the Grand Prix in seventh place, the Japanese once more confirmed sturdy tempo on used tires and shortly closed in on the riders in entrance of him.
Ai Ogura chases Marc Marquez within the 2026 Italian MotoGP.
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However Marquez’s switch did not go as deliberate.
“Nicely, it wasn’t very fairly,” Ogura stated later. “I feel Marc noticed me and took off his brakes, however Flip 10 is without doubt one of the most vital factors for the entrance tires.
“It was too late to alter my thoughts, however I couldn’t slam on the brakes as a result of I felt like I used to be going to crash.
“So I needed to launch the brakes after which we each ran huge.”
Ai Ogura, Pecco Bagnaia, 2026 Italian MotoGP.
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Ogura additionally revealed that he didn’t anticipate his last nook transfer towards Bagnaia to achieve success.
“The transfer within the final lap was geared toward third place. After all I attempted my finest, however I did not anticipate to be on the rostrum. Ending this sort of race simply behind Pecco can also be not an excellent consequence,” he stated.
“So I attempted it and it didn’t work, nevertheless it was wonderful.
“The highest three have been utilizing their tires to create a spot early on, however I did not, so I had one thing left to catch up on the finish.
“There are a whole lot of positives to take from this Sunday and rather a lot to study from Friday and Saturday.”
Consequently, Ogura fell to fifth place on the earth championship, forward of teammate Raul Fernandez, who gained the dash.
