14:39
Di Giannantonio has used a new soft rear to go top with a 1m20.104s.
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Germany MotoGP
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MotoGP Germany LIVE: Friday practice updates
Live coverage of Friday at the 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- MotoGP Practice is underway
- Morbidelli faces another impeding investigation
- Raul Fernandez leads FP1
- Marc Marquez crashed early in FP1
The 2026 MotoGP season continues this weekend with the final round before the summer break at the German Grand Prix.
The championship hits the midway stage this weekend at the Sachsenring, with Aprilia's Jorge Martin coming into the round with a slender championship lead following a third-place finish at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Team-mate Marco Bezzecchi suffered a fast crash at the Assen round to register his third successive non-score on a Sunday, which has seen him lose his grip on the lead of the standings.
Bezzecchi comes into Germany not at 100% fitness, leaving the door open for his rivals to do further damage to him in the championship points.
All eyes are on Marc Marquez in Germany, as he looks for his 10th victory in MotoGP at the Sachsenring. A left-handed circuit, the Ducati rider is expected to be fast from the off in Germany in what could be a weekend that propels him close to the lead of the championship.
Trackhouse will be hoping to build on its standout Assen weekend, where it scored 1-2s in both races. MotoGP's newest winner, Ai Ogura, will be one to watch as the Germany weekend gets underway.
Gresini will be a rider down after Fermin Aldeguer's crash at Assen. He will not be replaced this weekend in Germany.
2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix: Friday schedule
FP1 - 9:45am BST - 10:30am BST
Practice - 2pm BST - 3pm BST
10 Jul 2026
14:36
Great lap from Cal Crutchlow. He's just gone up to 10th on a new soft rear. Unfortunately, I don't think the LCR stand-in will be battling for a Q2 place in 20 minutes' time, but there is life in the old dog for sure!
14:30
Bezzecchi has gone early on a soft tyre and improves to a 1m20.535s.
14:26
Here is a replay of the Acosta/Morbidelli incident.
14:24
The FIM stewards are investigating that incident.
14:23
Franco Morbidelli just slowed down on the racing line while Pedro Acosta was right behind him.
He got a penalty for something similar at Assen. Hard to see how he escapes a penalty here.
14:21
Standings after 20 minutes:
- Bezzecchi 1m20.605s
- M.Marquez
- A.Marquez
- Fernandez
- Acosta
- Di Giannantonio
- Bagnaia
- Martin
- Miller
- Morbidelli
14:16
15 minutes in and Bezzecchi still leads. Most in the pits just now after those first runs.
14:11
Standings after 10 minutes:
- Bezzecchi
- M.Marquez
- A.Marquez
- R.Fernandez
- Acosta
- Di Giannantonio
- Bagnaia
- Martin
- Miller
- Morbidelli
14:07
Bezzecchi improves to a 1m20.605s on that lap. Good pace early on from the Aprilia rider, given his physical condition.
14:07
Who will be our top 10 at the end of this session?
14:05
The top four are all on the medium rear tyre. Fifth-placed Acosta is the first on the soft.
14:05
Marc Marquez moves into second with a 1m20.727s.
14:04
Marco Bezzecchi posts the fastest lap of the day with a 1m20.646s.
14:04
First laps on the board and Pedro Acosta leads the way for KTM.
14:02
A few riders have already gone out on a soft rear, likely to have a bit of an early time attack on it and also do some work for the sprint.
14:00
Green flag
Pitlane is open for Practice.
13:56
In case you missed it, Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez led the way in FP1, but did so on fresh rubber.
Marc Marquez was just 0.051s slower and didn't change tyres during the session.
13:50
10 minutes till pitlane opens for MotoGP Practice.
13:29
Just 30 minutes until PR begins.
13:16
Fabio Quartararo is expected to be announced as a Honda rider, but no official confirmation has come through yet.
He talked about this on Thursday at Sachsenring.
“Not going to be super long” - Fabio Quartararo on MotoGP future announcement
Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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13:07
A lot warmer this afternoon at the Sachsenring.
Air temp is up at 24C now, with ground temp above 40C.
13:04
As always, the upcoming session is vital in the race weekend.
The top 10 at the end of this session will advance directly into Q2 qualifying on Saturday morning.
The rest face Q1.
13:01
Germany MotoGP - Practice build-up
Good afternoon and welcome back to the German Grand Prix!
Practice is up in just under an hour's time.
10:48
We'll step away now for a bit of a break before the afternoon running. But we'll still have stories throughout the day, so keep your eyes on this blog for all of the latest updates from the paddock.