Spaniard Acosta Claims Fifth At Indonesian GP For Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Alex Marquez performs during Round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika, Indonesia, on October 11, 2026. // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

Pedro Acosta made the best of his Red Bull KTM bike on Sunday to finish fifth at the Indonesian GP as the Spaniard remains in the top five of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings. Here is all you need to know:

– Saturday’s Sprint Race saw Álex Márquez finish fifth on his BK8 Gresini Ducati with Acosta just behind in sixth, Italian Enea Bastianini in 11th place and Frenchman Johann Zarco 12th.

Enea Bastianini performs during Round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika, Indonesia, on October 11, 2026. // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

– Sunday saw Spaniard Raúl Fernández take the lead early on and he pulled away with Marco Bezzecchi, the Italian biding his time before taking the lead on lap 19 and easing clear for the victory.

– Fernández ended in second place nursing two broken fingers with Spaniard Jorge Martín third to retain his overall 2026 title lead as Japan’s Ai Ogura got past Acosta late on to put Acosta back in fifth.

– Acosta, 22, said: “Maybe I should have stayed longer behind Marc (Márquez), but I thought if I passed him one lap later it was not going to change anything. We made a good race, much better than yesterday. I think we took the maximum we could.”

Diogo Moreira performs during Round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika, Indonesia, on October 11, 2026. // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

– Álex Márquez finished seventh, while Bastianini ended 10th for Red Bull KTM Tech3 leaving Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder in 11th, Honda’s Zarco 13th, Brazilian Diogo Moreira 16th and Spaniard Maverick Viñales 17th. Toprak Razgatlıoğlu failed to finish.

Maverick Vinales performs during Round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika, Indonesia, on October 11, 2026. // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

Indonesian GP result
1. Marco Bezzecchi ITA Aprilia Racing 40m 46.582s
2. Raúl Fernández SPA Trackhouse Aprilia +4.260s
3. Jorge Martín SPA Aprilia Racing +6.890s
4. Ai Ogura JPN Trackhouse Aprilia +9.378s
5. Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM +9.492s

2026 MotoGP World Championship rider standings
1. Jorge Martín SPA Aprilia Racing 355 points
2. Marc Márquez SPA Ducati Lenovo 353
3. Marco Bezzecchi ITA Aprilia Racing 309
4. Ai Ogura JPN Trackhouse Aprilia 259
5. Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM 258

Pedro Acosta performs during Round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika, Indonesia, on October 11, 2026. // Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool

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