
A grid penalty and a withdrawn rider mean the Mandalika lineup is not what qualifying produced, so checking the revised order before the lights go out is genuinely useful rather than routine. Penalties that shuffle grid positions can have outsized effects at a circuit where overtaking is possible but track position still matters. Knowing who moved where — and who is absent — shapes how you read the opening laps and the strategic picture that follows.
The full starting grid for Sunday’s 2026 Indonesian MotoGP race at Mandalika after a grid penalty and a rider withdrawn.