Deniz Öncü showed his class at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday by gaining twelve places to finish 10th after a tough first lap while Aron Canet crashed out at Turn 7. 

Saturday’s perfect conditions remained at the fabulous Italian venue on race day with the ambient temperatures hitting 27 degrees before the Moto2 race.

The seventh race of the 2026 season kicked off at 12:15 local time and was held over 19 laps.

A total of 88,625 spectators attended race day at the Italian Grand Prix with the hills around the track packed to capacity.

Aron Canet, DNF 

Starting 23rd on the grid, Aron was keen to get away to a great start and made up some positions through the first corner.

However, Aron had a crash at the downhill left hander at Turn 7 on the first lap. Thankfully he was physically okay despite the fast fall through the gravel.

As a result, Aron drops to 17th in the championship standings with 13.5 points.

“I got tangled up with some other riders and crashed out at Turn 7” 

Aron’s comments:

“A tough end to a tough weekend! Honestly, we never felt comfortable here at Mugello from Friday. I struggled a bit with front end feel and stopping the bike. When you aren’t comfortable in those areas, a track like Mugello is really difficult. We made some changes to the setting for today and I was confident we could have made some progress. But then I got tangled up with some other riders and crashed out at Turn 7. I want to say sorry to Xabi Zurutuza, because he fell as well and it wasn’t his fault. We’ll regroup before Hungary. I’m know better times aren’t far away.” 

Deniz Öncü, 10th 

Launching from 17th on the grid, Deniz picked off some places heading into the first turn. But entering Turn 4, he was caught between two riders and had to run off track. He rejoined in 22nd.

But the Turkish rider resolved to not give up. He started recovering places, and showed an excellent rhythm as he recovered to 10th at the chequered flag.

This result lifts Deniz into 16th in the championship standings with 15.5 points.

“It was a positive weekend overall, even better results will come!” 

Deniz’s comments:

“We’ve finished the weekend here in Mugello. I’d say it was a positive weekend overall. I think everyone can see from today that the spirit is there, the progress is there. We are improving ourselves every day of each weekend. About the race, everything went well until Turn 4. I passed a few riders but unfortunately going into Turn 4 I got sandwiched between two other riders and couldn’t stop. So, I went off track and lost a lot of positions. I don’t know how many places I lost but after that I just got my head down and fought back. I tried to recover as many places as possible and ended up with a top ten. We need to keep this positivity, keep getting points and I’m sure even better results will come!”