09:54
Diogo Moreira has now moved into third on the LCR Honda.
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
09:54
Quartararo is into third on the Yamaha, but Jack Miller has proven there is a 1m19s in the M1 and it's capable of going further up the order than that.
09:53
That was Bagnaia's first 1m19s of the weekend, so that's an encouraging sign that maybe Ducati has found something to fix his rear grip woes.
09:53
First laps on the board. Bagnaia is fastest with a 1m19.954s, 0.034s clear of Mir.
09:50
Q1 - Green flag
The pitlane is open for the 15-minute Q1.
09:49
This will be Bagnaia's fourth appearance in Q1, and he doesn't have a great hit rate this season of getting out of the session. He's failed to advance twice.
09:44
Q1 riders
Here is the list of riders battling for a place in Q2:
| Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) |
| Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) |
| Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* |
| Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* |
| Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) |
09:42
Sachsenring MotoGP: FP2 Results
German MotoGP, Sachsenring - Saturday Practice Results
Alex Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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09:40
FP2 chequered flag
The chequered flag is out to bring FP2 to an end and Alex Marquez ended the session fastest with a 1m20.333s.
Up next, it's Q1!
09:30
FP2 standings after 20 minutes:
- A.Marquez 1m20.333s
- M.Marquez
- Bagnaia
- Ogura
- Martin
- Mir
- Acosta
- Fernandez
- Bezzecchi
- Rins
09:27
Crash - Alex Rins
Alex Rins has gone down at Turn 1. Rider OK.
09:20
FP2 standings after 10 minutes:
- Alex Marquez 1m20.333s
- Marc Marquez
- Bagnaia
- Martin
- Mir
- Acosta
- Fernandez
- Bezzecchi
- Rins
- Marini
09:12
New MotoGP grid this afternoon
Explained: What you need to know about MotoGP's new grid layout
MotoGP start, 2026 US Grand Prix.
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09:12
Penalty update
Two riders will drop three places from their qualifying positions on Sunday.
Franco Morbidelli was pinged for impeding on Friday afternoon, while Diogo Moreira was penalised for something similar.
09:10
FP2 - Green flag
Pitlane is open for FP2.
09:04
Ahead of today's track action, catch up with what happened yesterday ⬇️
Marc Marquez says losing the German MotoGP is no big deal - is he right?
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 German MotoGP
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09:01
Conditions are quite pleasant for this session. Air temperature is currently at 21C, with track temperature at 32C.
09:00
FP2 is a 30-minute session that has no bearing on the Q1 and Q2 groups decided yesterday.
This will represent that last opportunity to nail set-ups before qualifying and the sprint later today.
08:59
MotoGP Germany - Qualifying build-up
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the 2026 German Grand Prix!
We have qualifying coming up a little later this morning, but first up is final practice. Pitlane opens in 10 minutes.