14:12
Pitlane has opened for the third restart.
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
14:18
Restart 2 - Lap 1/12
We are racing again.
Acosta leads into Turn 1 from Martin and Fernandez.
14:17
Tyre info
From Michelin:
MEDIUM / SOFT for all riders except
AO79, LM10, RF25, AM73, FB63, EB23 & JM43 MEDIUM / MEDIUM
14:15
Restart 2 - Warm-up lap
The warm-up lap is underway again.
14:07
Restart update
Pitlane will open at 2:12pm BST.
12-lap restart.
14:05
Zarco is being taken to the medical centre for checks.
14:01
All riders who took the first restart are allowed to go again.
14:01
Race to be restarted
Race will be restarted over 12 laps. Not sure that's a good decision.
13:59
A replay of the Turn 1 incident.
Zarco got a bad start and ended up colliding with Marini and Bagnaia, before getting caught up in a bike.
13:58
Rider update
All rider are conscious.
Zarco is the rider who is still down at Turn 1. He got caught up in one of the crashing bikes and was stuck in it all the way through the incident.
13:54
Bagnaia is up and walking away but he's hold his left wrist.
13:54
Red flag
Red flag is out again.
13:54
Restart - Lap 1/13
The 13-lap restart is GO!
Acosta leads into Turn 1 ahead of Mir!
Bagnaia, Zarco and Marini have crashed at Turn1.
13:52
Everybody has gone for the soft rear.
13:51
Restart: Warm-up lap
The warm-up lap is underway.
13:50
There's been no update on tyres as of yet, but a few look to have gone for the soft rear given the shortened distance. Anyone with a fresh one could hold a big advantage in this restart.
13:48
Pitlane has opened for the restart.
13:44
Alex Marquez update
Alex Marquez will be taken to hospital for further checks.
13:44
Pitlane opens in five minutes
Pitlane will open in five minutes.
It will be a quick restart procedure and then 13 laps.
13:42
The race will be restarted over 13 laps, but no news yet on when that will get going.
13:38
Acosta will be allowed to take the restart. The issue that struck him and Bastianini are unrelated, reportedly.
13:37
Order at the red flag
This is what the order was at the red flag:
- Acosta
- Fernandez
- Martin
- DiGia
- Zarco
- Morbidelli
- Mir
- Aldeguer
- Marini
- Bagnaia
- Ogura
- Bezzecchi
- Quartararo
- Moreira
- Vinales
- Miller
- Rins
- Razgatlioglu
- A.Fernandez
- Binder
13:33
Here is the replay of the incident.
13:31
Bastianini and Alex Marquez are not eligible to take the restart, according to race direction.
That is because Bastianini stopped before the red flag on lap 10, while Marquez - as he is attended to trackside - did not make it to pitlane within five minutes of the stoppage.
Of course, his condition is the main priority.
13:30
The medical staff are still down at Turn 10 attending to Alex Marquez.
We await more information on him.