2026 Jerez MotoGP Sprint Reaction LIVE: Marc Marquez wins after crashing

Live updates from the Sprint at the 2026 Spanish MotoGP, which is coming up this afternoon at 15:00 local time.

Key Moments

• Marc Marquez wins despite crash
• Alex Marquez crashes out
• Marc Marquez crashes on lap eight, pits for bike change
• Alex Marquez leads on lap 7
• Martin out with apparent brake issues

Alex Marquez dominated Friday's running in Jerez, topping Practice by over 0.3 seconds ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio and being the only rider to lap in the 1m35s. Marquez said afterwards the day was just what he and Gresini needed after a tough start to 2026, but a crash in Q2 leaves him on the second row of the grid for the Sprint.

His brother, reigning champion Marc Marquez, claimed pole position this morning in damp conditions. After Friday's dry practices he felt that ambitions of a podium finish at his home race would be "optimistic".

Johann Zarco was the only rider to challenge Marquez in qualifying, although Marquez himself was expecting the Frenchman to beat him to pole. The LCR Honda rider didn't show front running pace on Friday, so could prove a bit of a 'cork in the bottle' at the front of the pack in the races.

Marco Bezzecchi was third-fastest for Aprilia on Friday but qualified fourth this morning. He said after Practice that he encountered some old problems with the RS-GP that held him back.

Jorge Martin qualified seventh this morning. He was handed a three-place grid penalty on Friday after riding slowly on the racing line, but this only applies to Sunday's race, so he will start where he qualified this afternoon.

Joan Mir has also been given a penalty ahead of this weekend's races after he rode his bike back to thee pits this morning after crashing in FP2 after being shown the black-and-orange flag. For that, he has a double long lap penalty, but like Martin's grid drop it will be served in the grand prix.

Friday was a poor one for Pedro Acosta, who was 15th in Practice. Enea Bastianini was the lead KTM in 10th yesterday, with Acosta saying he suffered problems that seem to be recurring for him at Jerez specifically. However, the Spaniard was more competitive this morning the qualified as the top KTM in sixth.