14:34
DiGia launches it on Acosta at Turn 10 and holds it through Turn 11. He leads!
Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2026 Catalan MotoGP
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MotoGP Catalunya LIVE: Reaction after race overshadowed by major crashes
Lap by lap updates from the 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Fabio Di Giannantonio wins shortened race
- Martin taken out by Fernandez
- Zarco involved in serious Turn 1 crash
- Alex Marquez in hospital after serious crash
The 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix takes place today, Sunday 17 May, with Pedro Acosta looking to convert pole position into a maiden victory in the premier class.
The factory KTM rider snatched pole on Saturday to end his two-year drought, as well as a six-year wait for the Austrian manufacturer's works team, to lead the field in qualifying.
He narrowly missed out on a second sprint success of the season, after Gresini Ducati's Alex Marquez beat him by 0.041s on Saturday afternoon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Marquez will be going for back-to-back Barcelona grand prix victories, though he admitted after the sprint that he didn't feel like he was the favourite given the lack of front-end feeling he was having on his GP26.
He will go from third on the grid this afternoon, while VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli starts second.
Aprilia will be hoping for a better day, after Jorge Martin crashed out of the sprint, bringing his total of falls to four for the weekend so far.
That offered a reprieve for team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, who maintained his championship lead despite struggling to ninth. His points gap is now two ahead of Sunday's grand prix.
There are no penalties affecting the grid order.
2026 Catalan MotoGP: Sunday schedule
Race (25 laps) - 1pm BST
17 May 2026
14:33
Aldeguer is now right behind Mir. Ogura also with him. This is a five-way battle for the win!
14:33
DiGia has a look again into Turn 1, but Acosta still leads.
14:32
Lap 10/12
Three laps to go.
14:31
Aldeguer and Ogura are not a million miles away from this battle.
14:31
Lap 9/12
Acosta leads onto lap nine. DiGia has a look at Turn 1 but no way through.
14:30
DiGia takes second from Mir at Turn 10.
14:30
Ogura is on the medium rear and is going well on it.
14:29
Ogura has passed Bagnaia now for fifth.
14:29
Lap 8/12
Onto lap eight. Acosta still leads.
14:28
Aldeguer passes Bagnaia at Turn 4. So, that medium rear isn't working out. Presumably, his only new soft was on the bike that crashed.
14:28
Lap 7/12
Half distance reached.
Acosta still leads Mir, who can't find a way through. DiGia still third.
Bezzecchi is up to seventh.
14:26
Acosta defends into Turn 1. Mir doesn't have the top speed to fight that KTM, but he does have better edge grip.
14:26
Lap 6/12
Onto lap six. Acosta still leads, but only just.
14:25
A replay of the Fernandez/Martin incident.
14:24
Lap 5/12
Onto lap five and Acosta leads Mir still, with DiGia closing rapidly.
14:24
DiGia takes Bagnaia at Turn 10 for third.
14:24
No further action taken by stewards on Fernandez and Martin incident. That's a surprise.
14:23
Bezzecchi making no progress in eighth at the moment.
14:22
Lap 4/12
Onto lap four and Acosta is coming under big pressure from Mir!
14:21
Lap 3/12
Acosta leads onto lap three, but Mir is sticking with him.
Bagnaia holds third from DiGia, who is fastest rider on track on the soft rear. Quartararo is fifth.
14:20
Bagnaia is on the medium rear, the leading two are on the soft. Could that win Bagnaia this grand prix?
14:19
Lap 2/12
Acosta leads onto lap two from Mir and Bagnaia. Martin has rejoined.
14:19
Zarco update
Johann Zarco is at the medical center, not in a critical condition. Awaiting for further tests and specific information, we’ll let you know when we have more info
From LCR
14:18
Crash - Fernandez and Martin
Martin has gone down. He was hit by Fernandez trying to overtake at Turn 5.
Huge reprieve for Bezzecchi in eighth.