10:21
Disappointing start to this session for championship leader Bezzecchi. He's only eighth and 0.667s off the best pace.
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 Catalan MotoGP
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MotoGP Catalunya LIVE: Martin into Q2 despite crash, Bagnaia out
Live coverage of qualifying and the sprint at the 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Qualifying is underway
- Morbidelli and Martin, despite a crash, into Q2
- Bagnaia only 13th
- Joan Mir led FP2, Zarco crashed
The 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, the sixth round of the season, continues on Saturday 16 May with qualifying and the sprint.
Pedro Acosta put KTM on top of the Friday practice for the 2026 Catalan MotoGP at Barcelona on Friday, ahead of defending winner Alex Marquez.
Brad Binder made it two RC16s in the top three, with Raul Fernandez the leading Aprilia rider in fourth and Johann Zarco top Honda in fifth.
But the big shock of the day was Jorge Martin. The French Grand Prix winner suffered a heavy crash in FP1, and looked off-colour on Friday afternoon in Practice.
A second fall late in the session left him outside of the top 10 and facing Q1 for the first time this season. It ends the French Grand Prix winner's 100% Q2 appearance record this year.
He will join Pecco Bagnaia - who was on pole at Le Mans - in Q1 on Saturday morning, as well as Ai Ogura - who was third in the French Grand Prix - who crashed in Practice.
The top two at the end of Q1 on Saturday morning will advance to Q2 and fight for pole position.
Qualifying will be followed by the sprint later on Saturday afternoon.
2026 Catalan MotoGP: Saturday schedule
FP2 - 9:10am BST - 9:40am BST
Q1 - 9:50am BST - 10:05am BST
Q2 - 10:15am BST - 10:30am BST
Sprint - 2pm BST
16 May 2026
10:21
Standings:
- Acosta
- Marquez
- Fernandez
- Zarco
- Mir
- Binder
- DiGia
- Bezzecchi
- Quartararo
- Morbidelli
- Miller
- Martin
10:20
Acosta improves to a 1m38.118s ahead of Alex Marquez, 0.224s splitting them.
Raul Fernandez is now onto the front row.
10:19
Acosta leads Di Giannantonio by 0.362s at this stage. Binder in third. That KTM is quick over a single lap.
10:18
First laps on the board and Acosta leads the way with a 1m38.397s.
10:15
Q2 green flag
The pole shootout is GO!
10:12
MotoGP Catalunya: Who is in Q2?
| Rider | Nat | Team |
| Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) |
| Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) |
| Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing |
| Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) |
10:09
Bagnaia was just 0.051s outside of a Q2 place, but that is hugely disappointing on a weekend where the factory Ducati team is missing Marc Marquez.
10:09
A replay of Martin's crash. It went really early.
10:06
Chequered flag
Chequered flag is out.
Morbidelli leads Q1 with a 1m38.550s from Martin, despite his crash.
Bagnaia will start 13th, after pulling Morbidelli to his best lap.
Bastianini, Aldeguer, Marini, Vinales, Ogura, Rins, Moreira, A.Fernandez and Razgatlioglu complete the grid.
10:05
Morbidelli goes fastest with a 1m38.550s, which pushes Martin to second.
Bagnaia is out of qualifying!
10:04
Crash - Fermin Aldeguer
Aldeguer has now gone down, again at Turn 5. That's three riders down there now.
10:04
Morbidelli faces a nervous wait. He was knocked down to second, but Morbidelli's session-topping lap was cancelled for exceeding track limits.
10:03
Crash - Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin has crashed again!
10:03
Martin, meanwhile, sets the best time of the weekend with a 1m38.701s, though he's only 0.096s clear of Bastianini.
10:02
Crash - Toprak Razgatlioglu
Razgatlioglu has gone down with three minutes to go at Turn 5. He'll be last on the grid.
10:01
He's set an identical 1m38.797s to Bastianini. Literally nothing splitting them right now.
10:00
Martin doesn't look very comfortable on this flying lap. Though he does recover it to get to second!
09:59
Sounds like there may have been a bike issue for Ogura on his first machine, which would explain why he's 1.1s down in 11th.
09:58
Razgatlioglu has gone off at Turn 4 on his outlap.
09:57
Martin has pointed towards his second bike as he comes back to his Aprilia garage.
Eight minutes to go.
09:56
Standings:
- Bastianini
- Morbidelli
- Bagnaia
- Marini
- Vinales
- Aldeguer
- Moreira
- Martin
- Rins
- A.Fernandez
- Ogura
- Razgatlioglu
09:55
It's all change at the top again. Bastianini improves to a 1m38.797s ahead of Morbidelli, 0.047s splitting them.
Bagnaia down to third, Martin 18th.
09:54
Just 0.075s covering the top two at this stage.
09:54
First laps on the board. Bastianini leads the way with a 1m39.130s from Bagnaia. Martin only fourth.