14:23
Sixth for Jorge Martin means his championship lead is up to 11 points. DiGia is just 13 points behind the Aprilia rider now.
Marc Marquez is 32 points from the championship lead.
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 German MotoGP
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MotoGP Germany LIVE: Sprint reaction after Marc Marquez wins
Live coverage of qualifying and the sprint from the 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Marc Marquez wins the sprint in Germany from pole
- Jorge Martin extends his championship lead
- Bezzecchi suffers big crash in Q2, out for rest of weekend
The 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix continues on Saturday 11 July with qualifying and the sprint from the Sachsenring.
Reigning world champion Marc Marquez comes into the second day of the Sachsenring weekend having topped Friday's practice sessions on his factory Ducati.
The nine-time German Grand Prix winner was 0.166s clear of Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez, as he was able to find the lap times he needed when he pushed his body.
But a question mark remains over his race pace. Marquez is certainly in the podium group, but he admitted on Friday that he is still slightly lacking compared to some of his rivals.
One of those rivals is VR46 Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio. He was third overall on Friday and is looking to close his 16-point deficit to the championship lead this weekend.
The lap record holder at the Sachsenring, Di Giannantonio will be a tough opponent for Marquez in qualifying and the sprint later today.
Aprilia's factory duo of Marco Bezzecchi - who is not 100% following his Assen crash - and Jorge Martin flew under the radar on Friday, with Fernandez looking like the most threatening of the RS-GPs at this stage.
Jack Miller stunned for Yamaha in fifth and will be one to watch in the pole shootout later on, with a strong qualifying something the Pramac rider could legitimately turn into a strong result given the lack of true horsepower sections at the Sachsenring.
Pecco Bagnaia must come through Q1 on Saturday morning, as he battled grip issues on Friday.
Today's sprint will also see the debut of new grid spacing for the start in a bid to improve safety.
2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix: Saturday schedule
FP2 - 9:10am BST - 9:40am BST
Q1 - 9:50am BST - 10:05am BST
Q2 - 10:15am BST - 10:30am BST
Sprint (15 laps) - 2pm BST
11 Jul 2026
18:58
Bagnaia looks to Alex Marquez
Pecco Bagnaia eager to “understand what Alex Marquez is doing” after tough MotoGP Sprint
Pecco Bagnaia, Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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17:59
"I already understand that I'm out of MotoGP"
Maverick Vinales explains alarming last-place German MotoGP Sprint result
Maverick Vinales, Sachsenring MotoGP sprint.
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17:06
"Mistakes that you don't expect"
Alex Marquez’s theory on Marco Bezzecchi’s Sachsenring MotoGP crash
Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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16:58
Jorge Martin “always late to Sunday” as Germany MotoGP race work “useless”
Jorge Martin says he is not strong enough on Fridays in MotoGP weekends yet on the Aprilia.
Jorge Martin “always late to Sunday” as Germany MotoGP race work “useless”
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP
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16:29
‘It’s a nightmare’ - Why overtaking was so difficult in the Germany MotoGP sprint
Fabio Di Giannantonio explains why he couldn’t overtake the Marquez brothers in the Germany MotoGP sprint.
‘It’s a nightmare’ - Why overtaking was so difficult in the Germany MotoGP sprint
Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP
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16:03
Pedro Acosta responds to 'boring' Sprint
Pedro Acosta suggests MotoGP Sprint race change after “boring” Sachsenring
Marc Marquez leads Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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15:38
‘Karma doesn’t exist’ - Marc Marquez hits back at Marco Bezzecchi injury trolls
Marc Marquez has hit back at online trolls following Marco Bezzecchi’s injury at the German Grand Prix.
‘Karma doesn’t exist’ - Marc Marquez hits back at Marco Bezzecchi injury trolls
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 German MotoGP
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14:46
Sachsenring MotoGP: Sprint winners
The all-time MotoGP Sprint winners' list after Sachsenring
Marc Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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14:39
Report: Marc Marquez takes historic sprint victory at the German MotoGP
Marc Marquez won his 19th career sprint on Saturday at the German Grand Prix
Marc Marquez takes historic sprint victory at the German MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 Germany MotoGP
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14:39
Sachsenring MotoGP: Sprint Points
Sachsenring Sprint: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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14:24
Sachsenring MotoGP: Sprint Results
German MotoGP, Sachsenring - Sprint Race Results
Marc Marquez leads 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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14:22
Chequered flag
Marc Marquez fends off Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio to take his fourth sprint victory of the season!
He now has 19 career sprint wins.
14:21
Final lap
Last lap. Marc Marquez leads by 0.434s.
Alex Marquez has DiGia on his tail now!
14:20
Maverick Vinales has had a bit of a shocker. He's 7s behind stand-in Cal Crutchlow down in 19th.
14:20
Lap 14/15
Two laps to go. Marc Marquez's lead is just under 0.5s. But DiGia was 0.4s faster than Alex Marquez and 0.2s faster than Marc Marquez.
14:19
Lap 13/15
Three laps to go. Marc Marquez holds the lead.
DiGia's pace has gone up again, but he's got about 0.6s to close down to get to Alex Marquez.
14:17
Marc Marquez did a 1m21s last time around, while the two behind were back into the 1m20s.
14:17
Lap 12/15
Marc Marquez starts lap 12. Alex Marquez is keeping the pressure on, because the gap has come down a little.
14:16
DiGia is now 0.8s off the lead, with Ogura 0.7s behind him.
14:16
Lap 111/15
Five laps to go and the lead gap is stable at just over 0.4s.
14:15
Quartararo has been dropped to ninth, but that's a comfortable gap he has behind in the battle for the final point.
14:15
DiGia has to be careful of Ogura coming towards him now.
14:14
Lap 10/15
Onto lap 10 and Marc Marquez is about 0.5s clear of Alex Marquez now. So, he's beginning to stretch his legs.
DiGia's hopes of victory have gone by the looks of it.
14:13
Lap 9/15
Marc Marquez starts lap nine and, for the first time, is putting daylight between Alex Marquez. He was slightly quicker with a 1m20.8s vs a 1m20.9s for Alex.