10:02
Marini goes fastest. There are others coming behind him, but neither Lecuona nor Mir can better the Italian.
Marc Marquez, 2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2026 MotoGP Hungary LIVE: Reaction from Balaton after Marquez wins Sprint
Live updates from the Sprint race at the 2026 Hungarian MotoGP at Balaton Park.
Live coverage of the Sprint at the 2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix from Balaton Park. The Sprint is coming up this afternoon at 15:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Marquez dominates Balaton Sprint
- Victory ties Martin for all-time Sprint wins
- Acosta, Bezzecchi complete the podium
- Marquez starts from pole ahead of Acosta, Aldeguer
Pedro Acosta came into Saturday having been comfortably the fastest rider yesterday and the only rider to lap in the 1m36s bracket. His advantage over the field was over 0.4 seconds in Practice, enough to impress championship leader Marco Bezzecchi. Last year, his weekend unravelled in qualifying when he crashed at turn eight, but this time he qualified on the front row in second.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was the fastest rider behind Acosta and continued to assert himself as Ducati's strongest rider in 2026, at least while Marc Marquez is recovering his physical condition. Di Giannantonio and Marquez were among only three Ducati riders to finish Practice in the top-10, Marquez finishing seventh after topping FP1, to his surprise. The other was Fermin Aldeguer in fourth.
Both Marquez and Aldeguer start from the front row today, Marquez on pole and Aldeguer from third, while Di Giannantonio will start fourth.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi in sixth on the grid today. His chief title rival, Jorge Martin, will start from row three in eighth.
Francesco Bagnaia did not make the top-10 in Practice and had to come through Q1 this morning to qualify fifth. He is also concerned about the race start due to track grip in turn one.
06 Jun 2026
09:58
Everyone back in the pits now ahead of their second runs.
Bastianini and Mir holding those two Q2 spots at the moment.
09:56
Lecuona was briefly fastest but he's been move to third as Mir and then Bastianini go fastest, into the 1m37s now.
Bagnaia gets a lap in - P8 on a 1m38.4s.
09:54
Razgatlioglu with the early benchmark but a 1m38.0s won't be enough, you'd think.
09:53
Mir has also lost his first flyer, he's run on at turns nine and 10.
09:53
Bagnaia runs on at turn five on his first lap, so that's one gone for him.
09:50
Q1 start
Pit lane is open at Balaton and we are underway for Q1.
09:48
Q1
Here are your Q1 contenders:
- Quartararo
- Razgatlioglu
- Marini
- Bagnaia
- Bastianini
- Mir
- Lecuona
- Binder
- Vinales
- Morbidelli
- Rins
- Crutchlow
09:42
Balaton Park: FP2 Results
Hungarian MotoGP, Balaton Park - Saturday Practice Results
Marc Marquez, 2026 Hungarian MotoGP.
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09:41
FP2 finish
The chequered flag is out in FP2 and it's Marquez who ends fastest ahead of Di Giannantonio and Acosta.
Qualifying coming up in just under 10 minutes.
09:38
Fresh soft rear tyre for Marquez and he goes back to the top by 0.136s over Di Giannantonio.
09:38
Martin was following Marquez but ran on at turn five. Earlier, when Miller ran on there, Martin ran on with him, so it seems like some difficulty stopping at the end of the back straight there.
09:36
Di Giannantonio has gone to the top of the times inn FP2 now, 0.024s ahead of Marquez.
09:26
Marc Marquez had an updated tail wing on his Ducati yesterday. Francesco Bagnaia has also adopted the new aero setup this morning as he tries to solve rear grip issues he suffered yesterday.
09:24
Marc Marquez currently leading this FP2 session by 0.160s from Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Top 10 behind them with 15 minutes to go:
- Aldeguer
- Acosta
- Fernandez
- Bezzecchi
- Ogura
- Bagnaia
- Martin
- Lecuona
09:19
Miller just has a run on at turn five. Just a trip through the gravel, no real harm done.
09:12
FP2 start
Pit lane has opened for FP2 to start in Hungary.
09:06
Welcome to live coverage of today's MotoGP action from Hungary, where qualifying is due to get underway in around 45 minutes at 10:50 local time.
FP2 is about to start in just a few minutes.