10:26
5mins to go
Five minutes to go and the track is still busy. Yamaha riders Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo are up to eighth and ninth, one-second from Bezzecchi.
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Johann Zarco, 2026 Buriram MotoGP Test (Gold&Goose).
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2026 Buriram MotoGP test: Day 2 as it happened
Live updates from the final day of the Official 2026 Buriram MotoGP Test.
KEY MOMENTS:
- Marc Marquez leads Ducati 1-2 into final hours of running
- Jack Miller completes full race simulation on Yamaha
- 2026 Official Buriram MotoGP Test: LATEST RESULTS
Gresini’s Sepang test leader Alex Marquez remained top of the timesheets on day one, when brother and reigning champion Marc Marquez battled sickness and two early crashes on his way to second place.
Meanwhile, Ducati Lenovo team-mate Francesco Bagnaia was the best of a handful of riders to try a Sprint simulation - with most of the field expected to show their cards with race runs on the final day, ahead of next weekend’s season opener.
Former world champion Jorge Martin briefly topped the timesheets for Aprilia on his 2026 debut, after missing Sepang, but it was team-mate Marco Bezzecchi who eventually finished the day as the top RS-GP rider in fourth.
Johann Zarco emerged as the top Honda rider in fifth, with Maverick Vinales the leading KTM in eighth after Pedro Acosta - like Bagnaia - chose to focus on a long run.
Jack Miller was the leading Yamaha V4 rider in 17th, with Fabio Quartararo struggling to contain his frustration on the way to 18th.
Tuesday is the last chance for riders and teams to gain track data before deciding on their start-of-season aero-package homologation.
Testing is again split into two sessions, with practice starts after each, but Sunday’s schedule starts half-an-hour earlier, at 9:30am and finishes at 5:30pm (instead of 6pm).
22 Feb 2026
13:03
Fabio Quartararo gives grim outlook for Yamaha’s 2026 MotoGP season
Fabio Quartararo is not filled with optimism for Yamaha’s first year with the V4 MotoGP bike.
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Fabio Quartararo gives grim outlook for Yamaha’s 2026 MotoGP season
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2026 Buriram test
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12:34
2026 Ducati MotoGP DNA “different” but “better” for Pecco Bagnaia
Pecco Bagnaia offered encouraging feedback on Ducati’s new MotoGP bike, though he concedes its DNA is "different" to what he was looking for.
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2026 Ducati MotoGP DNA “different” but “better” for Pecco Bagnaia
Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati Corse, 2026 Buriram test
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11:41
KTM’s 2026 MotoGP bike not doing “strange things”, but rivals have “scary” pace
Pedro Acosta believes KTM has made a step forward with its 2026 bike, but its rivals look strong.
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Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2026 Buriram test
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10:43
Aprilia leads Ducati as 2026 MotoGP pre-season comes to an end
Aprilia led a 1-2 on the final day of the Buriram MotoGP test, while Ducati suffered two crashes.
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Aprilia leads Ducati as 2026 MotoGP pre-season comes to an end
Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, 2026 Buriram test
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10:34
2026 Buriram MotoGP Test: Final Results
Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Results - Day 2 (FINAL)
10:32
The Buriram MotoGP Test ends
The Buriram MotoGP test ends with Marco Bezzecchi and Ai Ogura forming an Aprilia one-two at the top of the the timesheets.
Marc Marquez's Session 1 time puts him third overall and top Ducati.
10:25
Marc Marquez's third Buriram MotoGP test crash due to ‘a lack of concentration’
Marc Marquez completed an unwanted hat-trick of crashes on Sunday at the Buriram test, blaming a lack of concentration for this.
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Marc Marquez's third Buriram MotoGP test crash due to ‘a lack of concentration’
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Buriram test
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10:19
Four Aprilias in the top five
Marc Marquez just warned that it wasn't only Marco Bezzecchi who is going fast for Aprilia, and we now have four RS-GPs in the top five: Marco Bezzecchi, Ai Ogura, Fabio di Giannantonio, Jack Miller and Raul Fernandez.
10:18
Aprilia one-two
Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura, who has set the fastest Sprint race simulation so far, proves he also has time-attack pace by posting the second-fastest lap time.
10:16
Bezzecchi back on top with best of the test
After briefly being shuffled down the order, Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi has blasted back to the top with a 1m 28.813s. That's the best of the test and puts him 0.360s clear of nearest rival Fabio di Giannantonio, with Jorge Martin third on the other factory Aprilia.
09:58
Marquez's day is definitely done. He's currently talking with the media.
09:46
With just under 45 minutes to go, we haven't yet got any glory runs happening. But you've got to expect someone will try and challenge Marquez's 1m28.836s before the chequered flag.
09:36
4:30pm Results: Buriram MotoGP Test
Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Results - Day 2 (4:30pm)
09:31
Just under an hour to go and Marquez continues to set the pace, despite his earlier crash.
09:15
Green flag
Session has restarted.
09:14
Alex Marquez's bike makes its way back to the garage.
Alex Marquez
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09:10
Now hearing that the red flag could be due to the air fence needing to be repaired after Marc Marquez's crash.
09:09
Marc Marquez, meanwhile, as left the medical centre. So, looks like nothing serious for him.
09:08
Red flag
The session has been halted. We think it's because of a crash for Alex Marquez, who has just whizzed past us in the paddock on a scooter.
09:06
Marquez in medical centre
Following his earlier crash, Marquez is now in the medical centre.
08:57
Bagnaia's pace at this stage of his run is quite a bit off what Marquez was doing before he crashed. However, during testing, we don't get tyre data from teams. So, it could be that he is working on much older rubber.
Given late-race pace and tyre longevity was really a key for his team-mate last year, it would make sense for Bagnaia to work on that.
08:51
Pecco Bagnaia has come out on track on the sister factory team Ducati. He did an encouraging sprint sim yesterday, so we're curious to see what his longer run pace is like.
08:48
That's Marquez's third crash of the test so far and comes as he was in the middle of a promising race run. Was lapping in the low 1m30s when he fell.
08:47
Marc Marquez crash
Marc Marquez has crashed at Turn 3 during his long run! Rider reported as ok.