13:29
DiGia is cleared to take the restart, but it's not certain he will as he looks to be in a lot of pain.
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
13:29
That's three KTM issues in this race.
That is concerning.
13:28
A replay shows Acosta loses power on the straight. He tries to warn the riders, but Marquez is so close he runs into the back of the KTM.
Marquez has a horrible crash on the grass and gravel.
An errant wheel from Marquez's bike hits Di Giannantonio's bike, which sends him into a crash.
Fernandez appears to get struck by some debris as well.
13:27
Di Giannantonio is trying to get back to the pits. He needs to get back to the pits within five minutes of the red flag to restart.
13:26
Alex Marquez conscious
Alex Marquez is being reported as conscious.
13:25
Race to be restarted
The race will be restarted, but no word on when.
13:24
DiGia looks like he has injured his hand.
He got caught up in the incident somehow. We're yet to see a replay.
13:24
Pedro Acosta looks like he had a technical issue on the straight down to Turn 10, with Marquez unable to react.
13:22
Major crash - red flag
Horrible incident. Acosta, Marquez, DiGia, Fernandez involved.
13:21
Lap 12/24
Marquez goes for the lead on Acosta into Turn 1, but the KTM stands firm.
13:21
Ogura has now passed Bezzecchi for 12th.
13:20
A podium for Martin this afternoon would be huge given Bezzecchi is stuck in 12th.
13:20
Acosta was wide through Turn 4 and is right on Acosta's tail.
13:20
Lap 11/24
Onto lap 11.
Acosta leads Marquez, who was a tenth quicker than him.
Fernandez holds third, with Martin closing in on third.
13:19
Looks like it's actually a technical issue for Bastianini, not a crash. He's fine.
13:18
Crash - Enea Bastianini
Bastianini has crashed out.
13:18
Lap 10/24
We start lap 10 and Marquez blasts by Fernandez for second into Turn 1.
13:17
Marquez has to go on Fernandez now if he has any designs on winning this race.
13:16
Lap 9/24
Onto lap nine and Acosta eases by Fernandez into Turn 1 to retake the lead.
13:16
We've seen this before with the GP26, where it struggles to fire up early on but then gets stronger as the tyres begins to drop.
13:15
Marquez is closing down the leader. He's just under 0.7s behind.
13:15
DiGia picks off Zarco at Turn 1 for fifth.
13:14
Lap 8/24
As you were across the line to start lap eight.
13:14
Martin is fourth ahead of Zarco, DiGia, Morbidelli, Mir, Marini, Aldeguer, Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Bastianini, Ogura and Quartararo.
13:13
Marquez is clicking into his pace now. He is 0.8s behind Acosta in third.