09:39
Fresh soft rear for Fernandez and he goes back to the top and down to a 1m52.050s.
Ai Ogura, 2026 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Brno MotoGP LIVE: Qualifying updates as Ai Ogura takes first pole position
Live coverage of the qualifying session at the 2026 Czech Republic MotoGP from the Automotodrom Brno.
Live updates from the qualifying session at the 2026 MotoGP Czech Grand Prix at Brno. Qualifying is due to get underway at 10:50 local time, with the Sprint coming up this afternoon at 15:00.
Key Moments
- Ogura takes maiden MotoGP pole with new lap record
- Di Giannantonio and Bagnaia complete the front row
- Title contenders Bezzecchi & Marquez on row two
- Martin only 10th with two long laps to serve on Sunday
Ai Ogura comes 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 is sixth.
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.
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, is clearly the biggest name in Q1 this morning.
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. He was on pole last year having come through Q1, but will not have to concern himself with such uncertainty in 2026.
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. He was just ahead of Joan Mir and Diogo Moreira, who were the leading charges for Honda.
Alex Marquez made his return to MotoGP yesterday after a month out through the injuries he sustained in Catalunya. Marquez finished 15th, but made it clear afterwards that his targets this weekend are not connected to results.
20 Jun 2026
09:44
Brno MotoGP: FP2 Results
Czech MotoGP, Brno - Saturday Practice Results
Practice starts, 2026 Brno MotoGP.
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09:41
Fernandez tops FP2
Chequered flag is out in FP2 and it's Fernandez with that late time attack who ends fastest.
Marquez and Vinales complete the top-three ahead of Aldeguer, Ogura, Acosta, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, Moreira, and Mir in the top-10.
09:38
Marquez back to the top now, 0.046s ahead of Fernandez. Same soft tyre he started the session with for Marquez, 10 laps on it, so Sprint distance.
09:36
Bezzedchi up to third now with his latest lap, still only Fernandez and Marquez that have lapped in the 1m53s, though.
Bezzecchi then quickly moved back to fourth by Acosta, who also runs a 1m53.0s, but on a medium rear.
09:33
Martin and Bezzecchi both out on fresh soft rears towards the end of FP2. Bezzecchi up to P5 and Martin to P8 after their first laps of this final run.
09:22
Martin has just run off in the gravel on the exit of turn seven as he was practicing the long lap loop that he'll have to do twice in tomorrow's race.
09:21
Fernandez back to the top of the times now over Marquez, they're both into the 1m52s now.
Acosta and Bastianini also in the top-10 on the medium rear. Martin also on a medium rear but down in 11th - that's still ahead of Bezzecchi, though, who is only 12th on the soft.
09:17
Raul Fernandez was initially fastest early on in FP2, but he's been replaced by Marc Marquez by 0.055s.
Fernandez one of the only riders running a medium-compound rear tyre at the moment, most of the field running softs.
09:10
FP2 start
Pit lane is open at Brno and we are underway for 30 minutes of FP2.
09:09
Conditions & records
The MotoGP lap record was set at Brno last year by Francesco Bagnaia in qualifying at a 1m52.303s, but Ai Ogura's lap in Practice yesterday was almost 0.6 seconds quicker than that as the top-seven in Practice - including Bagnaia himself - all went under last year's record.
Conditions are cooler this morning than yesterday afternoon, when track temperatures were up towards 50C, by around 10C, so further improvements on Ogura's 1m51.735s lap are to be expected.
09:05
Welcome to live coverage of today's MotoGP qualifying session from Brno, which is due to get underway in around 45 minutes at 10:50 local time.
FP2 will be starting in just a few minutes.