09:50
For reference, a 1m36.5s is the lap record around Balaton Park for MotoGP.
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MotoGP Hungary LIVE: Friday practice updates from Balaton Park
Live coverage from Friday's practice sessions at the 2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- MotoGP Hungary FP1 is underway
- Bezzecchi leads the championship
- Iker Lecuona stages his MotoGP return
The 2026 MotoGP season continues this weekend with round eight at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Just seven days on from the last race at Mugello, the paddock has headed to Balaton Park as the title battle continues to rage.
This marks the second visit to Balaton Park, following its debut on the calendar last year as it staged MotoGP's first Hungarian Grand Prix since 1992.
Aprilia comes into the seventh round of the season off the back of a 1-2 on home soil at Mugello, with Marco Bezzecchi leading Jorge Martin.
Bezzecchi has extended his championship lead to 17 points over Martin coming to Hungary, as this title battle continues to look like being an all-Aprilia affair.
Bezzecchi was on the podium at Balaton Park last year, while Martin enjoyed his best result of a troubled season with a ride to fourth.
Marc Marquez was the winner in Hungary last year, and remains the favourite for some coming into this weekend. However, he has ruled this out as he continues to rebuild his strength following surgery on his shoulder.
KTM will be hoping to replicate its podium form from last year, while the shorter, stop-and-go nature of the track, should keep the field tight throughout the weekend.
Cal Crutchlow returns as Johann Zarco's stand-in at LCR Honda, while former Tech3 KTM rider Iker Lecuona has been called up to replace Alex Marquez at Gresini.
2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix: Friday schedule
FP1 - 9:45am BST
Practice - 2pm BST
05 Jun 2026
09:49
First laps on the board and Pecco Bagnaia leads with a 1m41.8s.
09:49
Toprak Razgatlioglu - contact
Toprak Razgatlioglu just ran into the back of Ai Ogura. There was slight contact. Luckily, both didn't crash.
09:48
The riders head onto their first laps, testing out some resurfaced parts of the track.
09:45
Hungary MotoGP FP1 - Green flag
Pitlane is open for FP1.
09:45
Looks like FP1 will get away on time after all.
09:32
The Moto2 sessions is back underway, so it'll only be a short delay for MotoGP.
09:27
Moto2 red flag
There's just been a red flag with a few minutes left in this Moto2 session.
Senna Agius' bike had a big blow-up on the main straight.
That will likely delay MotoGP by a few moments.
09:20
Is this the last year of Balaton Park?
Pecco Bagnaia made some interesting comments on Thursday about the future of the Hungarian Grand Prix 👀
'We will move next year' - Pecco Bagnaia teases major Hungary MotoGP change
Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati Corse, 2026 Hungary MotoGP
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09:15
Pedro Acosta is ready to go...
09:12
Pleasant morning at Balaton Park. Air temperature is currently at 22C.
09:09
Trackhouse gets title sponsor
Trackhouse Aprilia has announced a new title sponsorship deal with SuperFile for its MotoGP team.
MotoGP’s newest team finally gains title sponsor in third year
Raul Fernandez, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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09:08
New pitlane rule
Ahead of today's track action, MotoGP formalised a new pitlane entry procedure in the wake of the Jerez MotoGP sprint controversy involving Marc Marquez.
Full details ⬇️
MotoGP issues new pitlane entry rule after Marc Marquez fallout from Jerez sprint
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Jerez MotoGP
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09:03
Ahead of this weekend's Hungarian GP, here is what the championship picture looks like.
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. | |
| 1 | = | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 173 | |
| 2 | = | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 156 | (-17) |
| 3 | = | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 134 | (-39) |
| 4 | = | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 103 | (-70) |
| 5 | ^1 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | 92 | (-81) |
| 6 | ˅1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | 87 | (-86) |
| 7 | ^1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 82 | (-91) |
| 8 | ^1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 71 | (-102) |
| 9 | ˅2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 67 | (-106) |
| 10 | = | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | 59 | (-114) |
| 11 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 46 | (-127) |
| 12 | ^2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 42 | (-131) |
| 13 | ˅1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 39 | (-134) |
| 14 | ^1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | 38 | (-135) |
| 15 | ˅2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 37 | (-136) |
| 16 | = | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 34 | (-139) |
| 17 | = | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | 23 | (-150) |
| 18 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | 15 | (-158) |
| 19 | = | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 9 | (-164) |
| 20 | = | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 5 | (-168) |
| 21 | = | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | 4 | (-169) |
| 22 | = | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | 4 | (-169) |
| 23 | = | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 3 | (-170) |
09:01
Hungary MotoGP practice build-up
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of Friday at the 2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix!
FP1 is up at 9:45am BST.
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