MotoGP, Sportrik Media - Alex Marquez and Gresini Racing set the benchmark in Friday practice for the 2026 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, delivering a competitive response after a difficult start to the season.
The Spanish rider posted a 1m35.704s lap to lead the session, ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio from VR46 Racing Team in second. Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing secured third, underlining the strong presence of Ducati and Aprilia at the front.
Reigning world champion Marc Marquez, representing Ducati Lenovo Team, finished fourth, while rookie Ai Ogura impressed in fifth with Trackhouse Racing. Francesco Bagnaia recovered to sixth despite suffering an early crash.
Bagnaia’s incident occurred under braking into Turn 1, sending his factory Ducati into the gravel. A similar moment affected former world champion Jorge Martin at the final corner. Both riders, however, were able to return to the track and secure positions sufficient for direct progression to Qualifying 2.
The session highlighted the competitive advantage of Ducati and Aprilia, with nine of the top positions dominated by the two manufacturers. Raul Fernandez and Fermin Aldeguer completed the top eight, while Martin secured ninth. Enea Bastianini was the leading KTM rider in tenth.
Outside the top ten, several high-profile riders will have to contest Qualifying 1, including Pedro Acosta, Honda representatives such as Joan Mir and Luca Marini, as well as Yamaha riders led by Fabio Quartararo. The results emphasize the current performance gap between manufacturers at this stage of the weekend.
Earlier in Free Practice 1, Di Giannantonio led the session after switching to fresh tyres late on, while rivals including the Marquez brothers and Bezzecchi remained on used rubber, reflecting differing strategic approaches. Additional incidents followed the session, with Martin crashing during practice starts and Ogura narrowly avoiding a fall entering pit lane.
With Friday running complete, focus now shifts to qualifying and race execution, where tyre strategy, consistency, and evolving track conditions will be decisive factors in determining the outcome of the 2026 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46 | 1:36.954 Italia | 0 |
2 |  | Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46 | 1:37.242 Italia | 0 |
3 |  | Alex MarquezGresini Racing | 1:37.332 Spanyol | 0 |
4 |  | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | 1:37.347 Italia | 0 |
5 |  | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | 1:37.496 Spanyol | 0 |
6 |  | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP | 1:37.510 Spanyol | 0 |
7 |  | Jack MillerPramac Yamaha | 1:37.516 Australia | 0 |
8 |  | Pedro AcostaKTM Factory Racing | 1:37.560 Spanyol | 0 |
9 |  | Johann ZarcoHonda LCR | 1:37.603 Prancis | 0 |
10 |  | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | 1:37.674 Spanyol | 0 |
11 |  | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | 1:37.684 Italia | 0 |
12 |  | Brad BinderKTM Factory Racing | 1:37.701 Afrika Selatan | 0 |
13 |  | Diogo MoreiraHonda LCR | 1:37.717 Brasil | 0 |
14 |  | Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol | 1:37.728 Spanyol | 0 |
15 |  | Toprak RazgatliogluPramac Yamaha | 1:37.831 Turkey | 0 |
16 |  | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing | 1:37.964 Spanyol | 0 |
17 |  | Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol | 1:38.007 Italia | 0 |
18 |  | Enea BastianiniKTM Tech3 | 1:38.153 Italia | 0 |
19 |  | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP | 1:38.209 Jepang | 0 |
20 |  | Fabio QuartararoYamaha MotoGP | 1:38.221 Prancis | 0 |
21 |  | Alex RinsYamaha MotoGP | 1:38.320 Spanyol | 0 |
22 |  | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | 1:38.520 Italia | 0 |
23 |  | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing | 1:38.579 Spanyol | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Alex MarquezGresini Racing | 1:35.70 Spanyol | 0 |
2 | | Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46 | 1:36.03 Italia | 0 |
3 | | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | 1:36.21 Italia | 0 |
4 | | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | 1:36.22 Spanyol | 0 |
5 | | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP | 1:36.24 Jepang | 0 |
6 | | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | 1:36.26 Italia | 0 |
7 | | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP | 1:36.28 Spanyol | 0 |
8 | | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing | 1:36.29 Spanyol | 0 |
9 | | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | 1:36.30 Spanyol | 0 |
10 | | Enea BastianiniKTM Tech3 | 1:36.35 Italia | 0 |
11 | | Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol | 1:36.38 Spanyol | 0 |
12 | | Johann ZarcoHonda LCR | 1:36.41 Prancis | 0 |
13 | | Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol | 1:36.41 Italia | 0 |
14 | | Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46 | 1:36.44 Italia | 0 |
15 | | Pedro AcostaKTM Factory Racing | 1:36.46 Spanyol | 0 |
16 | | Brad BinderKTM Factory Racing | 1:36.58 Afrika Selatan | 0 |
17 | | Fabio QuartararoYamaha MotoGP | 1:36.75 Prancis | 0 |
18 | | Toprak RazgatliogluPramac Yamaha | 1:36.86 Turkey | 0 |
19 | | Diogo MoreiraHonda LCR | 1:36.93 Brasil | 0 |
20 | | Jack MillerPramac Yamaha | 1:36.99 Australia | 0 |
21 | | Alex RinsYamaha MotoGP | 1:37.02 Spanyol | 0 |
22 | | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | 1:37.25 Italia | 0 |
23 | | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing | 1:37.61 Spanyol | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:48.862 Spanyol | 0 |
2 | | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | 1:49.373 Spanyol | 0 |
3 | | Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR | 1:49.580 Prancis | 0 |
4 | | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | 1:49.640 Italia | 0 |
5 | | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | 1:49.757 Spanyol | 0 |
6 | | Toprak RazgatliogluPrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 1:49.762 Turkey | 0 |
7 | | Alex MarquezGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:49.774 Spanyol | 0 |
8 | | Jack MillerPrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 1:49.914 Australia | 0 |
9 | | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:49.918 Spanyol | 0 |
10 | | Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 1:49.921 Italia | 0 |
11 | | Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol | 1:49.954 Spanyol | 0 |
12 | | Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol | 1:49.959 Italia | 0 |
13 | | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing | 1:50.000 Spanyol | 0 |
14 | | Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 1:50.270 Italia | 0 |
15 | | Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:50.339 Afrika Selatan | 0 |
16 | | Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 1:50.412 Prancis | 0 |
17 | | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | 1:50.442 Italia | 0 |
18 | | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:50.531 Spanyol | 0 |
19 | | Diogo MoreiraHonda LCR | 1:50.804 Brasil | 0 |
20 | | Enea BastianiniRed Bull KTM Tech3 | 1:51.081 Italia | 0 |
21 | | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:51.272 Jepang | 0 |
22 | | Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 1:51.348 Spanyol | 0 |
23 | | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | 1:51.722 Italia | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR | 1:48.26 Prancis | 0 |
2 | | Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:48.35 Spanyol | 0 |
3 | | Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:49.27 Afrika Selatan | 0 |
4 | | Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol | 1:49.52 Spanyol | 0 |
5 | | Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol | 1:49.80 Italia | 0 |
6 | | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing | 1:49.97 Spanyol | 0 |
7 | | Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 1:50.13 Prancis | 0 |
8 | | Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 1:50.21 Italia | 0 |
9 | | Toprak RazgatliogluPrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 1:50.25 Turkey | 0 |
10 | | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | 1:50.39 Italia | 0 |
11 | | Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 1:50.76 Spanyol | 0 |
12 | | Jack MillerPrima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | 1:58.94 Australia | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | 1:48.08 Spanyol | 0 |
2 | | Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR | 1:48.22 Prancis | 0 |
3 | | Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 1:49.09 Italia | 0 |
4 | | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | 1:49.11 Italia | 0 |
5 | | Alex MarquezGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:49.14 Spanyol | 0 |
6 | | Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:49.23 Spanyol | 0 |
7 | | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | 1:49.50 Spanyol | 0 |
8 | | Enea BastianiniRed Bull KTM Tech3 | 1:50.46 Italia | 0 |
9 | | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:50.52 Spanyol | 0 |
10 | | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | 1:51.02 Italia | 0 |
11 | | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:51.11 Jepang | 0 |
12 | | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:51.44 Spanyol | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Alex MarquezGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:37.234 Spanyol | 0 |
2 | | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | 1:37.279 Spanyol | 0 |
3 | | Fabio Di GiannantonioVR46 Racing Team | 1:37.290 Italia | 0 |
4 | | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | 1:37.350 Italia | 0 |
5 | | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:37.354 Spanyol | 0 |
6 | | Enea BastianiniKTM Tech3 | 1:37.400 Italia | 0 |
7 | | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | 1:37.512 Spanyol | 0 |
8 | | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing MotoGP | 1:37.585 Spanyol | 0 |
9 | | Joan MirHonda HRC | 1:37.604 Spanyol | 0 |
10 | | Fabio QuartararoYamaha Factory | 1:37.625 Prancis | 0 |
11 | | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | 1:37.734 Italia | 0 |
12 | | Johann ZarcoLCR Honda | 1:37.762 Prancis | 0 |
13 | | Luca MariniHonda HRC | 1:37.939 Italia | 0 |
14 | | Diogo MoreiraLCR Honda | 1:37.939 Brasil | 0 |
15 | | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP Team | 1:37.969 Jepang | 0 |
16 | | Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:38.030 Spanyol | 0 |
17 | | Toprak RazgatliogluPramac Yamaha | 1:38.101 Turkey | 0 |
18 | | Franco MorbidelliVR46 Racing Team | 1:38.138 Italia | 0 |
19 | | Jack MillerPramac Yamaha | 1:38.187 Australia | 0 |
20 | | Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:38.242 Afrika Selatan | 0 |
21 | | Alex RinsYamaha Factory | 1:38.474 Spanyol | 0 |
22 | | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | 1:38.634 Italia | 0 |
23 | | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory | 1:39.038 Spanyol | 0 |
| POS | FOTO | RIDER / TEAM | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Alex MarquezGresini Racing MotoGP | 40:48.860 Spanyol | 25 |
2 | | Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing | +1.903s Italia | 20 |
3 | | Fabio Di GiannantonioVR46 Racing Team | +5.796s Italia | 16 |
4 | | Jorge MartinAprilia Racing | +9.229s Spanyol | 13 |
5 | | Ai OguraTrackhouse MotoGP Team | +9.891s Jepang | 11 |
6 | | Raul FernandezTrackhouse MotoGP Team | +10.614s Spanyol | 10 |
7 | | Johann ZarcoLCR Honda | +13.039s Prancis | 9 |
8 | | Enea BastianiniKTM Tech3 | +14.411s Italia | 8 |
9 | | Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing MotoGP | +19.778s Spanyol | 7 |
10 | | Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | +22.431s Spanyol | 6 |
11 | | Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory Racing | +22.799s Afrika Selatan | 5 |
12 | | Franco MorbidelliVR46 Racing Team | +24.867s Italia | 4 |
13 | | Luca MariniHonda HRC | +26.871s Italia | 3 |
14 | | Fabio QuartararoYamaha Factory | +29.532s Prancis | 2 |
15 | | Joan MirHonda HRC | +29.899s Spanyol | 1 |
16 | | Alex RinsYamaha Factory | +32.921s Spanyol | 0 |
17 | | Diogo MoreiraLCR Honda | +36.656s Brasil | 0 |
18 | | Jack MillerPramac Yamaha | +37.577s Australia | 0 |
19 | | Toprak RazgatliogluPramac Yamaha | +44.557s Turkey | 0 |
20 | | Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory | +65.023s Spanyol | 0 |
21 | | Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo Team | - Italia | 0 |
22 | | Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing | - Italia | 0 |
23 | | Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo Team | - Spanyol | 0 |
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