Live updates from the Sprint at the 2026 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix at Brno. The Sprint is due to start at 15:00.
Ai Ogura came into Saturday having been fastest on Friday. The Japanese rider was one of five riders to go under the 1m52s barrier yesterday after Marc Marquez became the first. Ogura's best qualifying of fifth place came in his first ever MotoGP race at Buriram last year, and his best of 2026 was sixth before he scored his maiden premier class pole this morning.
Marco Bezzecchi was second-fastest yesterday behind Ogura. It was something of a turnaround in the afternoon for Bezzecchi, who had been 16th in FP1, and he complained of a worse-than-expected physical condition after Practice due to the impact his right leg took in the crash at Balaton two weeks ago. Qualifying went reasonably well for the championship leader, who will start fourth this afternoon.
Bezzecchi's team-mate, Jorge Martin, was also out of the top-10 in FP1, but unlike Bezzecchi he was unable to recover in Practice, saying afterwards he missed a "spark" to go faster. Martin, second in the championship, came through Q1 this morning but could do no better than 10th in Q2.
Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia also featured in the top-five yesterday, the latter feeling that he was able to benefit from the high-grip track surface at Brno. The two complete the front row behind Ogura, too, after solid qualifyings for the pair of them.
Marc Marquez had an underwhelming qualifying and will start fifth, but he seemed to have the strongest pace in FP2 this morning on a used soft tyre.
Pedro Acosta was on the podium for the first time in 2025 at Brno. In 2026 he arrives in Czechia having had a much more successful season so far, but the Spaniard was only sixth-fastest yesterday and did not lap in the 1m51s. In qualifying, he managed only eighth, the KTM missing turning performance compared to the Ducatis and Aprilias.
Alex Marquez made his return to MotoGP yesterday after a month out through the injuries he sustained in Catalunya. Marquez finished 15th in Practice, and qualified 15th this morning, but has since withdrawn from the event.
LCR Honda stand-in Cal Crutchlow believes MotoGP needs to consider a weather protocol after a sweltering Brno sprint.
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Fabio Quartararo says he is battling an ever-changing feeling on the Yamaha M1 at the moment. He was 13th today in the Sprint, beaten by Toprak Razgatlioglu who took advantage of a "lost" Quartararo in the opening laps.
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Pecco Bagnaia took his first sprint win of the 2026 MotoGP season at Brno
Bagnaia gets it done, he takes his first win of any kind in 2026 with the Brno Sprint victory, just holding off Ogura in the end.
Marquez takes third ahead of Di Giannantonio, Martin, Fernandez, Bastianini, Aldeguer, Binder, and Mir in the top-10.
Now it's Marquez applying the pressure to Ogura, but surely he can't pass both Ogura and Bagnaia in the last lap.
It's a fourth Sprint crash for Bezzecchi in 2026 as he slides out at turn three.
Ogura now to Bagnaia's rear tyre, but he can't find a way through yet. He's gapped Marquez a little that lap. That medium rear possibly just beginning to pay now.
Further back, Bezzecchi maintaining 1.2s or so over Martin.
Marini has crashed at the penultimate corner but looks okay, he's walked away.
Bagnaia maintaining 0.6s or so over Ogura, who is now coming under increasing pressure from Marquez. You feel Marquez has this one in his hands if he can clear Ogura in the next lap.
Acosta has crashed out at turn 11, he was pressuring Bezzecchi for that P5.
Martin up to fifth now.
Ogura closing that gap down now, 0.6s between them over the line. 0.4s better was Ogura on that lap as the Trackhouse rider set his best lap of the race.
Marquez now only 1.1s off the lead now as well.
Bezzecchi well out of it now, he's 1.5s behind Di Giannantonio.
Bagnaia over a second clear of Ogura now, the Japanese staying clear of Marquez although he was the fastest of anyone on that lap four.
Bezzecchi getting some reprieve as Acosta and Martin battle over sixth behind him. Acosta holds on for now.
Bagnaia leading Ogura, then a small gap back to Marquez who has Di Giannantonio on his tail. Bezzecchi falling off the back of them.
Vinales has crashed out at turn 12. Lost the front all on his own, but Moreira has also gone down from third.
That Moreira crash means Marquez moves up to third.