The 2026 German Grand Prix promises plenty of excitement: We’ve summarized the key statistics, records, and milestones ahead of the race weekend
The German Grand Prix is one of the most historic events on the Motorcycle World Championship calendar. This year marks the 87th time a Grand Prix has been held on German soil, and the 28th time at the modern Sachsenring, which has become a major crowd-puller.
The current track layout was established after several renovations between 1998 and 2003 and measures 3.671 kilometers. As one of only six racetracks on the current calendar, the Sachsenring is raced in a counterclockwise direction.
Its history, however, goes back much further: As early as 1961, the World Championship made a stop at the original street circuit in the GDR, while in the West, World Championship points had been contested at various venues since 1952.
Since German reunification, with the exception of the pandemic year 2020, a Grand Prix has been held in Germany every season—initially at Hockenheim and the Nürburgring, and almost exclusively at the Sachsenring since 1998.
Marc Marquez: The Most Successful Rider at the Sachsenring
Hardly any racetrack in the modern MotoGP era is as closely associated with a single rider as the Sachsenring is with Marc Marquez. The Spaniard has won nine MotoGP races here to date and enjoyed an impressive winning streak between 2013 and 2019, which he continued with further victories in 2021 and 2025.
He has also secured eight pole positions in the premier class and a total of twelve Grand Prix victories at the Sachsenring across all classes. Should he achieve another victory this coming weekend, his tenth MotoGP win at the same track would tie the record held by Giacomo Agostini, who also recorded ten wins at a single circuit in Imatra, Finland.
Besides Marquez, only Fabio Quartararo, Jorge Martin, and Francesco Bagnaia have won at the Sachsenring in MotoGP to date. Quartararo’s triumph in 2022 was also Yamaha’s last victory on this track, while Martin in 2023 and Bagnaia in 2024 kicked off Ducati’s winning streak.
Last year, Marc Marquez on a Ducati added the Italian brand’s most recent Sachsenring victory to its record. Ducati also heads to Germany with an impressive qualifying record: The last five pole positions at the Sachsenring have all gone to riders from the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer.
Ducati made history as early as 2023 when Ducati riders swept the top five spots in the Grand Prix—a first in MotoGP since Honda’s one-two-three-four-five finish at Rio in 2003.
Honda Has the Most Wins at the Sachsenring
Nevertheless, Honda remains by far the most successful manufacturer at the Sachsenring. Since the move to the modern circuit, the brand has secured 17 MotoGP victories, including 11 consecutive wins between 2010 and 2021, eight of which were claimed by Marquez.
Honda also dominated qualifying for years, securing the pole position every year from 2011 to 2019. Yamaha has five wins since 1998, Ducati has four, while KTM and Aprilia are still waiting for their first Sachsenring victory.
From a rider’s perspective, the weekend also offers numerous statistical highlights. Francesco Bagnaia could reach his 64th overall MotoGP podium, tying Wayne Rainey’s record. With a victory, Marco Bezzecchi would have the chance to record his first eleven MotoGP wins at eleven different circuits—a feat that only Freddie Spencer has achieved so far.
Italy is also set to celebrate a small milestone: The next Italian winner will mark the 300th Grand Prix victory by an Italian rider in the premier class.
As for the overall statistics heading into this race weekend, following Ai Ogura’s victory at Assen, 18 regular riders have now won at least one MotoGP Grand Prix, tying last season’s record.
Pedro Acosta, Luca Marini, and rookie riders Diogo Moreira and Toprak Razgatlioglu are among the four riders in the current field still waiting for their first MotoGP victory.