14:04
Sorry, ninth for Martin behind Fernandez.
Ai Ogura, 2026 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Brno MotoGP LIVE: Sprint reaction after Bagnaia takes first win of 2026
Live coverage of the Sprint at the 2026 Brno MotoGP from the Automotodrom Brno.
Live updates from the Sprint at the 2026 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix at Brno. The Sprint is due to start at 15:00.
Key Moments
- Bagnaia leads lights to flag for first win of 2026 from Ogura, Marquez
- Bezzecchi, Acosta crash out
- Moreira out of third on lap one
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.
20 Jun 2026
14:04
Decent start for Martin up to eighth from P10.
14:03
Sprint start
Holeshot for Bagnaia at the start, he leads from Ogura and Moreira. Good launch for Bezzecchi but he got boxed out in the first turn and is back to 6th.
14:00
Warm-up lap
Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of the Sprint.
13:58
Tyres
Tyre choices, Aprilias all on medium rear now.
Ogura - M
Di Giannantonio - M
Bagnaia - S
Bezzecchi - M
Marquez - S
Moreira - M
Fernandez - M
Acosta - M
Morbidelli - M
Martin - M
Aldeguer - S
Mir - S
Vinales - M
Quartararo - S
Marini - S
Bastianini - M
Miller - S
Rins - S
Binder - M
Razgatlioglu - M
Crutchlow - M
13:50
Some riders swapping to medium rear: Morbidelli and Binder have changed.
13:50
Conditions
33C air temperature and 49C track temperature, so fairly similar conditions to what we had yesterday afternoon.
13:45
More than 15 minutes to go until the start but currently a split between the soft and medium rear tyres. Everyone on the medium front.
First five on the grid all currently with the soft rear, as are Morbidelli, Aldeguer, Mir, Quartararo, Marini, Miller, Rins, and Razgatlioglu.
Martin, Fernandez, and Acosta are the biggest names currently with the medium rear.
13:42
Grid
Starting order for today's Sprint. No Alex Marquez as he's withdrawn. Razgatlioglu got a grid penalty in qualifying but that will be applied tomorrow.
| 1 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP26 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 6 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR | Honda RC213V |
| 7 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP25 |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 11 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP25 |
| 12 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 13 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 14 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 18 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 20 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V |
13:41
Sighting lap
Pit lane has opened in Brno and the riders are heading out on their sighting lap ahead of this 10-lap Sprint.
13:31
Moto2 qualifying finish
Moto2 qualifying has concluded in Brno with David Alonso on pole for the first time in the intermediate class.
The MotoGP Sprint will be up next in around 30 minutes.
13:16
Sprint
Welcome back to live coverage of today's MotoGP action from Brno, where the Sprint will be getting underway in around 45 minutes at 15:00 local time.
12:39
Friday practice saw a lap time milestone and €1000 fine for Cal Crutchlow...
"Stupid of me" - Cal Crutchlow explains €1000 fine at Brno MotoGP
Cal Crutchlow, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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12:03
Alex Marquez steps back after qualifying at the Brno MotoGP...
Alex Marquez out of Brno MotoGP
Alex Marquez, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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11:08
The MotoGP grid for the Brno Sprint...
Starting grid for the 2026 Brno MotoGP Sprint race
Ai Ogura, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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10:43
Report: Ai Ogura stuns for maiden MotoGP pole in qualifying thriller at Brno
Ai Ogura has taken a first pole position in MotoGP with a new lap record at the Czech Grand Prix.
Ai Ogura stuns for maiden MotoGP pole in qualifying thriller at Brno
Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Aprilia, 2026 Brno MotoGP
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10:33
Brno MotoGP: Qualifying Results
2026 Czech MotoGP, Brno - Full Qualifying Results
Ai Ogura, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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10:31
Ogura takes Brno pole
It's pole position for Ai Ogura in Brno, a maiden pole for the Japanese rider in the premier class.
Di Giannantonio and Bagnaia complete the front row behind him.
Bezzecchi, Marquez, Moreira on row two.
Fernandez, Acosta, Morbidelli on the third row.
Martin, Aldeguer, and Mir on row four - disaster for Martin with the 2x LLP tomorrow.
10:29
Nobody else improving at the minute with 90 seconds remaining.
10:28
Bezzecchi gets PB on his first lap of his second run but it's only enough for fourth.
10:27
Di Giannantonio up to second and bumps Marquez off the front row.
10:27
Bagnaia to the top of the times on a 1m51.383s, but Ogura behind him gets down to a 51.1s. Marquez improved as well but only for third at the minute behind Ogura and Bagnaia.
10:24
Ogura, Moreira, Marquez, and Martin all out together for their second run.
10:23
Order after run one
Here's your full Q2 order after the first runs in Brno:
- Di Giannantonio
- Moreira
- Ogura
- Ferandenz
- Bezzecchi
- Acosta
- Morbidelli
- Martin
- Bagnaia
- Aldeguer
- Mir
- Marquez
10:21
Bezzecchi improves on his second lap but it's only enough for P5 despite being only 0.168s off pole.
A lot of riders heading back to the pits after the first lap.