19:10
Conditions
30C of air temperature at the moment in Goiania, 44C track temperature.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, 2026 MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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MotoGP Brazil Sprint LIVE: Marc Marquez takes first win of 2026
Live updates from the Sprint at the 2026 Brazilian MotoGP at Goiania as the series returns to Brazil for the first time since 2004.
Live coverage of Saturday's action at the 2026 Brazilian MotoGP at Goiania, where delays have meant the Sprint is due to start at 15:20 local time.
Key Moments
- Hole emerges on front straight, causes repairs, delay
- Di Giannantonio secures pole after crash-strewn Q2
- Bezzecchi tops Q1 despite late FP2 crash
- Moreira misses home race Q2
Fabio Di Giannantonio starts on pole position for the Sprint after going fastest in qualifying this morning. He and Marco Bezzecchi start 1-2 after coming through Q1, and after both suffered crashes this morning. Di Giannantonio went down in Q2 after setting his pole position lap, while Bezzecchi fell about 15 minutes before Q1 started towards the end of FP2.
Marc Marquez completes the front row in Brazil despite suffering his own Q2 crash and feeling the right-handed Goiania track doesn't suit his riding style.
Championship leader Pedro Acosta starts ninth and way ahead of the other KTMs who occupy the last three positions on the grid. Acosta was another Q2 crasher, going down a lap before Marquez at the same corner.
Fermin Aldeguer impressed yesterday by getting into Q2, then again this morning in qualifying itself when he finished seventh and ahead of his teammate, Alex Marquez, by one position.
Fabio Quartararo perhaps shocked more than anyone, though, qualifying fourth on the V4 Yamaha and once again proving his capabilities over one lap.
Following qualifying, a hole emerged in the track surface on the start-finish straight. It meant a delay to the afternoon sessions. The MotoGP Sprint will now start at 16:20 local time, rather than 15:00, and before the Moto3 qualifying session take place, after work was done this afternoon to repair the affected area of the track. Moto2 qualifying will now take place on Sunday morning.
21 Mar 2026
19:07
Marquez has now changed to the soft-compound rear, and Bagnaia has changed to the medium rear.
19:07
Tyre choices
Everyone on the hard-compound front tyre at the moment, 15 minutes out from the start.
Some divergence on the medium-compound rear, though: Marc Marquez, and Raul Fernandez. Everyone else with the soft rear.
19:00
Pit lane open
Pit lane is open in Goiania and the riders are heading to the grid. Looks like we're actually going to get this underway. 20 minutes until lights out.
18:50
10 minutes away from pit lane opening - again. We'll see if this one sticks or if we'll get another delay.
18:42
Moto2 qualifying moved
Moto2 qualifying has now been moved to Sunday morning. Q1 is set to start at 09:40, so before MotoGP Warm Up at 10:40. The schedule for the races is unchanged with Moto3 at 12:00 local time, Moto2 at 13:20, and MotoGP at 15:00.
Moto3 qualifying is still slated to take place today, after the Sprint. Q1 for the lightweight class is now due to start at 17:10.
18:09
Another delay
MotoGP has updated its schedule once again. 16:00 pit lane open time now, and 16:20 for the Sprint start. So that's just over 50 minutes for the pit lane to open and just over 1h10m for the race start.
18:05
10 minutes away now from the planned pit lane opening time. Riders sat in the pits waiting like the rest of us for now.
18:03
VR46 asks riders to report any concerns following sinkhole repairs
Brazilian MotoGP sinkhole concerns: “If you see something, come to me”
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Brazilian MotoGP.
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17:53
Further delay
Further delays in Goiania; the Sprint is now due to start at 15:35 local time. Pit lane to open at 15:15 now.
17:48
Safety first for VR46
Words from Pablo Nieto here, speaking to TNT Sports. Safety clearly the priority for the VR46 team boss ahead of the Sprint.
17:44
Pit lane due to open at 15:00 local time for the Sprint, so in around 15 minutes from now.
17:43
Here's the full revised schedule for this afternoon's MotoGP Sprint, plus Moto3 and Moto2 qualifying.
17:29
Sprint build up
Welcome back to live coverage of today's MotoGP action at Goiania. The MotoGP Sprint has been delayed by 20 minutes due to track work but is currently scheduled to start in around 50 minutes at 15:20 local time.
Full story on the schedule delays is in the post below.
17:12
New Brazilian MotoGP Sprint start time issued
Update: New Brazilian MotoGP Sprint start time after sinkhole drama
Loris Capirossi inspects sinkhole, 2026 Brazilian MotoGP.
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15:47
Sinkhole threatens Saturday afternoon schedule at Brazilian MotoGP
Sinkhole threatens Saturday afternoon schedule at Brazilian MotoGP
Marc Marquez, 2026 Brazilian MotoGP.
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14:59
Qualifying report
Fabio Di Giannantonio takes second career MotoGP pole position at Goiania after crash-strewn Q2.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, 2026 MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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14:35
2026 Brazilian MotoGP: Qualifying Results
2026 Brazilian MotoGP, Goiania - Full Qualifying Results
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Brazilian MotoGP.
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14:31
Di Giannantonio takes Brazil pole
It's pole position for Fabio Di Giannantonio in Brazil. Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez join him on the front row.
Rows 2-4:
Quartararo, Martin, Ogura
Aldeguer, A. Marquez, Acosta
Zarco, Bagnaia, Razgatlioglu
14:30
What a lap from Quartararo, P4 on the Yamaha with his latest attempt.
14:28
Another crasher, another at turn four. Di Giannantonio this time. He'd nailed the first sector and was nearly 0.2s under his current pole time.
14:27
Di Giananntonio improves by 0.010s, he now leads Bezzecchi by 0.070s.
Moments later, Martin crashes at turn nine. Yellows are going to kill some people's laps with just under 3 minutes on the clock.
14:26
Ogura improves to go third, but Bezzecchi in his tow goes second, 0.060s behind Di Giannantonio. Ogura fourth now and Marquez pushed back to third.
14:24
Bagnaia finally gets a lap on the board, but only enough for ninth for now, just in front of Razgatlioglu.
Both Marquez brothers and Di Giannantonio heading out now for their second runs. Acosta, too.
Still six minutes on the clock.
14:23
Marquez has got himself back to the Ducati box as Bezzecchi and Ogura head back out for their second runs.