Ogura is self-critical: “I need to find out why I’m slow there”

Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) was pleased with his fourth place in the MotoGP Sprint at Spielberg. He was particularly pleased with his overtaking manoeuvre on Alex Márquez. Where the Japanese rider sees room for improvement.

Stephan Moosbrugger

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19.09.2026 - 19:53

This article is an automatically generated English version. The Original Article was published in German.

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After missing the Grands Prix at Aragon and Misano due to his motocross injury – and consequently dropping valuable points in the World Championship battle – Ai Ogura returned to the track at Spielberg on Friday. The Trackhouse rider was immediately able to match the form he had shown before his injury. In Friday’s MotoGP free practice, he clocked the third-fastest time, whilst he finished fifth in Saturday’s qualifying session.

Starting from the second row of the grid, Ogura was well placed for the MotoGP Sprint. However, he was caught out at the start by the Ducati riders Alex Márquez and Pecco Bagnaia. Only his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin dropped back to eighth place following Marc Marquez’s aggressive manoeuvre in the chicane.

Ogura was able to pass Bagnaia straight away. After Martin’s charge, Ogura was back in sixth. He then set his sights on AM73 and, with four laps to go, overtook the Spaniard in the chicane. Following Pedro Acosta’s crash, Ai Ogura crossed the finish line in fourth place.

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What was the best part of his race? When he overtook Alex Marquez? “Yes, the manoeuvre on Alex was clean and nice,” smiled the Japanese rider. Ogura had no physical problems for over 14 laps during the race – his left thumb didn’t cause him any trouble.

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