08:38
Marc Marquez has headed out. Looks like he's carrying out a race sim now. Let's keep an eye on this.
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
08:31
Top 10 with two hours to go
The top 10 on combined standings with two hours of the pre-season to go:
- Marc Marquez - 1m28.836s
- Pecco Bagnaia - 1m28.883s
- Marco Bezzecchi - 1m28.952s
- Alex Marquez - 1m28.961s
- Pedro Acosta - 1m29.021s
- Franco Morbidelli - 1m29.071s
- Jorge Martin - 1m29.167s
- Ai Ogura - 1m9.218s
- Raul Fernandez - 1m29.302s
- Fabio Di Giannantonio - 1m29.411s
08:27
Bezzecchi setting impressive race run
Bezzecchi is well into a race simulation right now. He's very consistent in the low 1m31s at this stage, about 16 laps in.
08:25
More riders have headed out, but still no sign of the factory Ducati pacesetters with just over two hours remaining.
08:14
Martin getting closer
Jorge Martin spoke to the media earlier today between sessions and feels he is aiming for a top nine result coming into the 2026 Thai Grand Prix.
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 Buriram test
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08:04
Track is definitely getting busier now.
08:01
Marco Bezzecchi is now out on track, as is Diogo Moreira.
Quartararo has pitted, as has Binder.
08:00
A lot of aero on show today at Buriram. Unfortunately, not the chocolate kind!
07:57
Brad Binder has joined the action now, too. We're into race start time, so we could well see a lot of long runs coming in.
07:56
It's now nearly 3pm local time and Fabio Quartararo has gone out on the Yamaha.
07:30
2:30pm
2:30pm and there are still no riders on track.
07:19
Jack Miller race simulation update
Jack Miller did indeed do a race simulation earlier on the new Yamaha V4 - not a Sprint sim, but 20 laps, close to a grand prix distance of 26 laps.
This is how it went:
1'31.003
1'30.928
1'31.445
1'31.830
1'31.487
1'31.709
1'31.527
1'31.664
1'31.724
1'32.039
1'32.413
1'32.178
1'32.269
1'32.147
1'32.576
1'32.936
1'33.024
1'33.260
1'33.182
1'32.956
Average = 1'32.115s
For comparison, here are Jack Miller's times for laps 2-21 at last year's Thai Grand Prix, when he was the top finisher on the previous Inline M1:
1'32.409
1'31.323
1'31.211
1'31.256
1'31.264
1'31.411
1'31.597
1'31.597
1'32.325
1'31.961
1'31.917
1'31.759
1'31.838
1'31.699
1'32.374
1'32.717
1'32.387
1'32.075
1'32.463
1'33.052
Average = 1'31.932s
Marc Marquez's 2025 Thai GP race-winning average (laps 2-21) = 1'31.215s
07:01
The calm before the storm
It's been a very quiet start to Session 2 with only Alex Marquez setting a lap time so far in the scorching mid-afternoon heat.
It's now 2pm, an hour before the race start time of 3pm next weekend, so we expect long runs to begin in the next hour.
06:02
1pm Results: Buriram MotoGP Test (End of Session 1)
Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Results - Day 2 (1pm)
05:51
Jack Miller long run?
It looks like Pramac Yamaha's Jack Miller might be finishing Session 2 with a longer run, he seems to be consistently in the high 1m 32s/low 1m 33s.
Bagnaia's Sprint run average on day one was 1m 30.276s, and Pedro Acosta's 1m 30.550s.
05:34
Who has done the most laps under 1m 30s today?
Riders:
Marc Marquez: 4
Francesco Bagnaia: 4
Marco Bezzecchi: 13
Alex Marquez: 6
Pedro Acosta: 4
Franco Morbidelli: 3
Jorge Martin: 1
Ai Ogura: 8
Raul Fernandez: 3
Fabio di Giannantonio: 4
Luca Marini: 6
Joan Mir: 1
Maverick Vinales: 2
Johann Zarco: 2
Diogo Moreira: 1
Per manufacturer:
Aprilia: 25
Ducati: 21
Honda: 10
KTM: 6
Yamaha: 0
05:28
The last hour of Session 1
Into the hour of Session 1 and riders are still working on short runs, except Tech3 KTM's Maverick Vinales who has put together eight laps in a row.
The Ducati riders are still divided between the 2024 and 2025 front wings, based on personal preference: Alex Marquez, Fabio di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia look to be leaning towards the 2024. Franco Morbidelli the 2025. Marc Marquez still seems to be trying both.
05:15
12pm Results: Buriram MotoGP Test
Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Results - Day 2 (12pm)
04:22
Acosta's time attack
Pedro Acosta is among those likely to be pleased with their morning's work. The KTM rider didn't get a decent time attack in on day one, when he was left in 14th - a concern given the importance of qualifying - but has found 0.8s today for 4th.
04:20
No long runs so far
There have been no long runs so far today, with riders probably continuing to try new parts and set-up options before going for a Sprint or even Grand Prix simulation this afternoon at around the 3pm start time for next weekend's races.
04:08
11am Results: Buriram MotoGP Test
Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Results - Day 2 (11am)
03:58
Binder, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia
Brad Binder (KTM) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) spent a few laps together on track, each getting the chance to size up the strengths and weaknesses of the other.
Binder then pits, but Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia immediately slots in behind Bezzecchi and is now chasing his rumoured 2027 Aprilia team-mate.
They are the only riders on track.
03:55
Quartararo lead Yamaha, but..
Fabio Quartararo is now ahead of team-mate Alex Rins to be the leading Yamaha, and fractionally faster than Jack Miller's V4 best day one lap. But it's only good enough to put the Frenchman 17th, 1.370s behind Marc Marquez.
03:39
Marc Marquez makes his move
After spending the first hour at the lower end of the timesheets, Marc Marquez leaps straight to the top, by 0.047s over Ducati Lenovo team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
03:32
Rins leading Yamaha
After a tough opening day for Yamaha, Alex Rins is up to 12th place with a 1m 30.234s, which is the V4's best of the test so far, slightly quicker than team-mate Fabio Quartararo on day one.