Red Bull KTM Factory Racing left the fast and busy climes of the Mugello circuit with a best result of 6th position today. Pedro Acosta’s battling efforts were rewarded with 10 points for the seventh round of the 2026 world championship and the first of four Grands Prix in five weeks.
Highlights and key moments from race day at Mugello:
- Pedro Acosta fights long and hard for the top five and defeats world champion Marc Marquez for P6 at Mugello
- The Spaniard maintains his top four ranking in the championship standings with his sixth top ten result of the season
- Brad Binder takes points with P11 after starting from 14th on the grid and acing his own on-track scrap
- Maverick Viñales makes further steps in his shoulder rehab by completing the full race distance and classifies P17 as Red Bull KTM Tech3 teammate Enea Bastianini crashes out
- First Moto3™ victory for Brian Uriarte as Alvaro Carpe also finishes on the podium for a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 in Mugello
Mugello cooked in more high temperatures as the current European heatwave created stuffy, breezy and demanding race conditions for the 5.2km, 15-corner Mugello layout, surrounded by a record 178,700 event attendance. Pedro Acosta, Enea Bastianini, Brad Binder and Maverick Viñales rolled their KTM RC16s into 10th, 11th, 14th and 19th positions on the starting grid for the 23-laps.
Acosta and Bastianini – the latter pushing for the best possible speed at his home Grand Prix – made some bright early moves inside the top ten as the field set their rhythm to preserve optimum tire performance. Binder also tried to gain ground from the off.
Pedro engaged in a series of moves and counter-overtakes with Marc Marquez and two other riders for the top five. His punches provided some of the action highlights of the Grand Prix. He buzzed past the flag with P6 and was just 7.4 seconds from the winner.
Binder gained and then faced an onslaught of attention from three riders behind him as the quartet circulated closely for P10 in the final laps. Brad strived to bank the highest amount of points and finished 11th. Enea had a view of the top eight before he fell in Turn 10 with 12 laps to go and Viñales kept consistent with his lap-times to record P17.
Acosta leads the way in terms of championship rankings by sitting in 4th place. He is followed by Binder and Bastianini in P12 and P13. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are lodged into 5th spot from the 11 in the paddock. MotoGP now moves east to the Balaton Park circuit for the Grand Prix of Hungary.
Pedro Acosta, 6th and 4th in the championship: “I hope the fans enjoyed that one. It was good from the inside also; some nice passes. I’m satisfied. Today we knew what we were missing and now it is time to check the data again and work out why. It is always nice to battle with Marc! I was trying to understand what he was doing different to me and his lines. I recovered and could pass him but then I was struggling a bit in another area of the track. Overall, everything went well.”
Brad Binder, 11th and 12 in the championship: “Two 11th positions to write-off the weekend and far from what I was expecting. We had some highs and lows here but generally we missed some pace. I was not able to roll enough, especially through sector three and onto the main straight. It was difficult to find what we missed to go with the group in front of me. We were stuck a bit in No Man’s Land. We need to find some speed soon.”
Maverick Viñales, 17th and 20th in the championship: “Today the objective was to finish the race. I had to slow down a little bit after four laps otherwise I wouldn’t have made it. The bike was working good and I couldn’t reach the slipstream but we finished each session and now we need to focus on Balaton.”
Enea Bastianini, DNF and 13th in the championship: “The same corner but a different crash. I was ambitious today but the limit was the front. We had a lot of movement after three laps and before to brake. It was hard physically because we missed that stability. Balaton is slower, of course, and I think it will be better for us.”
Aki Ajo, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: “Today was finally positive after some challenging days in Mugello. Unfortunately our performance here was not what we expected. On the positive side I think Pedro had one of the best races of his MotoGP career and fought all the way; it was incredible. We will analyze and regroup in these few days before Hungary and I think we will be back to more competitiveness at Balaton Park.”
Results MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy
1. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) Aprilia 40:57.347
2. Jorge Martin (ESP) Aprilia +3.559
3. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati +5.098
6. Pedro Acosta (ESP) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +7.467
11. Brad Binder (RSA) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +21.479
17. Maverick Viñales (ESP) Red Bull KTM Tech3 +32.717
2. Jorge Martin (ESP) Aprilia +3.559
3. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati +5.098
6. Pedro Acosta (ESP) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +7.467
11. Brad Binder (RSA) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing +21.479
17. Maverick Viñales (ESP) Red Bull KTM Tech3 +32.717
DNF. Enea Bastianini (ITA) Red Bull KTM Tech3
World Championship standings MotoGP
1. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) Aprilia, 173 points
2. Jorge Martin (ESP) Aprilia, 156
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA) Ducati, 134
4. Pedro Acosta (ESP) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 103
12. Brad Binder (RSA) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 42
13. Enea Bastianini (ITA) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 39
20. Maverick Viñales (ESP) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 5
2. Jorge Martin (ESP) Aprilia, 156
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA) Ducati, 134
4. Pedro Acosta (ESP) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 103
12. Brad Binder (RSA) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 42
13. Enea Bastianini (ITA) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 39
20. Maverick Viñales (ESP) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 5
KTM GP Academy
Moto3 promised a tight and tense contest of slipstreaming ‘pack’ action for 17 laps on Sunday morning. Red Bull KTM Ajo and Red Bull KTM Tech3 watched Brian Uriarte, Alvaro Carpe, Valentin Perrone and Rico Salmela start from P4, P12, P16 and P22 on the grid. The field settled into a large lead group with twelve riders circulating with a realistic hope of the podium. Inside the melee was Carpe and Uriarte.
The final two lap charge and then the last rush from Turn 15 ‘Bucine’ were the decisive moments and it was Uriarte who achieved the small crucial break from his pursuers. The rookie seized his maiden victory by almost half a second from Carpe in 2nd who walked the podium for the third time this season. Perrone classified 18th and Salmela crashed with 11 laps to go.
Carpe is 2nd in the championship standings with Uriarte holding 4th.
Brian Uriarte: “It was not just the race today; it has been difficult for me to arrive to this point and I didn’t expect to be on the top of the podium. I’m really happy. Finally, we are here. I just want to give thanks to all the team. They are amazing.”
Alvaro Carpe: “I think it was a crazy, crazy race, similar to Barcelona. This is Moto3 and the war! I’m really happy because the team are right at the top. It couldn’t be better and we have to say thanks for their brilliant job. I’m very proud of this moment.”
Collin Veijer and Jose Antonio Rueda pushed their Red Bull KTM Ajo machines onto the grid for 19 laps of Moto2™. The Dutchman and Spaniard started from slots of P5 and P21. Veijer maintained a consistent top ten presence and registered 9th as Rueda, finding his lines and markers around the difficult Mugello circuit for the first time in the intermediate class, rode to 13th position: his second points-score of the campaign.
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup provided the first slice of entertainment on Sunday. Ryota Ogiwara had won the first outing of the meeting on Saturday afternoon and then claimed another drag to the finish line for the second race. It was a photo finale, with five riders split by less than a tenth of a second but the Japanese pulled through for P1. Beñat Fernandez continues to lead the standings with Dutch, German, San Marino and Austrian grands prix dates still to run.
Results Moto3 Grand Prix of Italy
1. Brian Uriarte (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo 33:07.801
2. Alvaro Carpe (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo +0.418
3. Hakim Danish (MAL) KTM +4.227 +0.456
11. Maximo Quiles (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team +1.202
13. Marco Morelli (ARG) CFMOTO Aspar Team +1.351
18. Valentin Perrone (ARG) Red Bull KTM Tech3 +5.636
11. Maximo Quiles (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team +1.202
13. Marco Morelli (ARG) CFMOTO Aspar Team +1.351
18. Valentin Perrone (ARG) Red Bull KTM Tech3 +5.636
DNF. Rico Salmela (FIN) Red Bull KTM Tech3 +10.074
World Championship standings Moto3
1. Maximo Quiles (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 145 points
2. Alvaro Carpe (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 93
3. Adrian Fernandez (ESP) Honda, 89
4. Brian Uriarte (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 67
6. Marco Morelli (ARG) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 61
7. Valentin Perrone (ARG) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 56
17. Rico Salmela (FIN) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 21
2. Alvaro Carpe (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 93
3. Adrian Fernandez (ESP) Honda, 89
4. Brian Uriarte (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 67
6. Marco Morelli (ARG) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 61
7. Valentin Perrone (ARG) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 56
17. Rico Salmela (FIN) Red Bull KTM Tech3, 21
Results Moto2 Grand Prix of Italy
1. Manuel Gonzalez (ESP) 35:12.315
2. Celestino Vietti (ITA) +5.327
3. Daniel Holgado (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team +5.462
9. Collin Veijer (NED) Red Bull KTM Ajo +16.428
13. Jose Antonio Rueda (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo +22.233
18. David Alonso (COL) CFMOTO Aspar Team +25.944
2. Celestino Vietti (ITA) +5.327
3. Daniel Holgado (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team +5.462
9. Collin Veijer (NED) Red Bull KTM Ajo +16.428
13. Jose Antonio Rueda (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo +22.233
18. David Alonso (COL) CFMOTO Aspar Team +25.944
World Championship standings Moto2
1. Manuel Gonzalez (ESP) 129.5 points
2. Izan Guevara (ESP) 95
3. Celestino Vietti (ITA) 93
5. Daniel Holgado (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 65
6. David Alonso (COL) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 58
10. Collin Veijer (NED) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 36.5
20. Jose Antonio Rueda (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 8
2. Izan Guevara (ESP) 95
3. Celestino Vietti (ITA) 93
5. Daniel Holgado (ESP) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 65
6. David Alonso (COL) CFMOTO Aspar Team, 58
10. Collin Veijer (NED) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 36.5
20. Jose Antonio Rueda (ESP) Red Bull KTM Ajo, 8
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