14:11
Morbidelli is OK.
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
14:12
Lap 8/15
Seven laps down. Marc Marquez's pace remains at the 1m20.7s mark and his gap hasn't grown over Alex Marquez.
But the top three are keeping the Aprilias about 0.4s behind.
14:10
Crash - Franco Morbidelli
Franco Morbidelli has crashed.
14:10
Lap 7/15
Now onto lap seven and no change at the front.
14:10
The top three are about 0.4s clear of Ogura in fourth.
14:09
The top four all did 1m20.7s.
14:09
So, either Marc Marquez doesn't have the pace here, or he is fully in control.
14:09
Lap 6/15
Marc Marquez holds the lead onto lap six, but Alex Marquez and DiGia are all over him!
14:08
Lap 5/15
Onto lap five now and Marc Marquez still leads, but the lead group is building.
1m20.7s for Marc, 1m20.6s for Alex and 1m20.5s for DiGia.
14:07
Alex Marquez had a bit of a look into Turn 12 but Marc Marquez holds on.
14:07
Lead gap is about 0.2s between Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez.
14:06
Lap 4/15
We start lap four. Marc Marquez continues to lead from Alex Marquez and DiGia.
14:05
Current order is:
- M.Marquez
- A.Marquez
- DiGia
- Ogura
- Fernandez
- Martin
- Bagnaia
- Quartararo
- Acosta
14:05
Lap 3/15
Onto lap three and DiGia is the fastest rider on circuit. The top three are line astern now.
14:04
Acosta has made no progress from ninth and already has a track limits warning.
14:04
Lap 2/15
Onto lap two and Marc Marquez leads Alex Marquez, with Di Giannantonio now back into third.
14:03
The top two are already breaking away.
Meanwhile, Martin passes Bagnaia for sixth. Quartararo has been shuffled back to eighth.
14:03
Di Giannantonio is back to fourth ahead of Fernandez, while Quartararo is there in sixth.
14:02
Start - Lap 1/15
The German Grand Prix sprint is GO!
Marc Marquez gets to Turn 11 in the lead from Alex Marquez and Ogura up to third!
14:00
Warm-up lap
The warm-up lap is underway.
13:58
Tyre choice
Confirmation from Michelin that all riders are on the hard front, soft rear, except for Rins on the medium.
13:56
Five minutes to go!
13:52
Here is a visualisation of what the new grid layout will look like.
13:50
Tyres
There appears to have been one change in terms of tyre choice. Alex Rins is listed has having chosen the medium rear. Not likely to get any points from 18th, so why not use this as a test?
13:49
Are we looking at the rider who will be leading the championship after this weekend?