12:54
Michelin has confirmed everyone will start on the hard front, medium rear tyre combination.
Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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MotoGP Germany LIVE: Reaction as Marc Marquez wins in Germany
Lap-by-lap live coverage of the 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Marc Marquez wins the German GP
- Alex Marquez, Di Giannantonio have crashed
- Marco Bezzecchi is out with injury
The 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix concludes on Sunday 12 July with the 30-lap main race, as Marc Marquez starts from pole.
The reigning world champion clinched pole on Saturday morning with a new lap record, before converting that to a slender victory in the sprint.
Marc Marquez comes into Sunday’s grand prix at the Sachsenring just 32 points from the championship lead, as he chases a third main race victory of the season.
And he will do so without erstwhile championship leader Marco Bezzecchi present, after the Aprilia rider fractured his left collarbone in a heavy crash in qualifying.
It continues a wretched run for Bezzecchi, who will no pass through four grands prix without scoring any points.
Team-mate Jorge Martin was only sixth in the sprint in Germany, but did extend his championship lead to 11 points.
He will go from eighth on the grid as he looks to extend that further, though the points lead could well be stripped from him by an in-form Fabio Di Giannantonio.
The VR46 Ducati rider is just 13 points from the championship lead after finishing third in the sprint on Saturday.
Starting from third on the grid behind the Marquez brothers, he is expected to be a big rival to Marc Marquez in Sunday’s main race.
Aprilia’s hopes of a strong result appear to rest on the shoulders of Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura of Trackhouse, with both going from the second row.
However, Aprilia does look to be a step behind Ducati this weekend.
Alex Marquez goes from second on the grid sporting a special 2003 tribute livery on his Gresini Ducati, as he looks to score back-to-back podiums this weekend.
VR46’s Franco Morbidelli and LCR Honda’s Diogo Moreira were given three-place grid penalties for impeding in qualifying, dropping them to 10th and 18th instead.
2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix schedule
Race (30 laps) - 1pm BST
12 Jul 2026
12:51
KTM has had a tough weekend in Germany. Pedro Acosta is its leading rider on the grid in eighth. The rest come from outside of the top 10.
12:48
Depending on what happens today, Marquez could leave Sachsenring second in the championship. Who'd have thought that just a month ago?
12:40
20 minutes till lights out.
12:39
Tyres
Current tyre sheets shows everyone on the hard front, medium rear.
Unlikely to see much deviation from that. DiGia noted that managing tyres in the sprint was difficult because anything you did to manage the rear damaged the front.
12:35
Pitlane has opened for the sighting lap to the grid.
12:30
New aero for DiGia
Di Giannantonio crashed while using Ducati's 2026-spec aero for the first time this weekend.
It looks like he's going to race it today, which is somewhat surprising.
12:29
Good to see Di Giannantonio in the garage ahead of this race after a nasty crash in warm-up this morning.
He goes from third on the grid and could take the championship lead today.
12:24
It's a German Grand Prix record crowd at the Sachsenring this weekend.
Pre-weekend (Thursday/Friday): 70,754
Saturday: 92,654
Sunday: 98,423
*Total: 261,831*
12:19
BREAKING NEWS: Marco Bezzecchi surgery update
Aprilia has just announced that Marco Bezzecchi has undergone surgery on his fractured collarbone.
Full details ⬇️
Marco Bezzecchi undergoes surgery, Silverstone MotoGP “hope”
Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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12:18
Yesterday saw Marc Marquez score a record 19th career sprint victory.
Today, he could win his 10th German Grand Prix in the premier class.
Understandably, his rivals consider him to be favourite coming into this race!
12:14
Trackhouse represents Aprilia's best chance of a podium today, as both Fernandez and Ogura go from the second row.
12:11
MotoGP German Grand Prix - Starting grid
Here is the full starting grid for the German Grand Prix:
Row 1: Marc Marquez (pole), Alex Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio
Row 2: Raul Fernandez, Ai Ogura, Fabio Quartararo
Row 3: Jorge Martin, Pedro Acosta, Francesco Bagnaia
Row 4: Franco Morbidelli*, Jack Miller, Joan Mir
Row 5: Luca Marini, Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini
Row 6: Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alex Rins, Diogo Moreira*
Row 7: Maverick Viñales, Cal Crutchlow
*Morbidelli and Moreira have been given three-place grid penalties
Start, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Sprint.
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12:09
It's pretty warm out there ahead of the start of the German Grand Prix.
Air temp is already up at 26C. Tyre wear is going to be a major factor in this race.
12:05
Marco Bezzecchi out
The big story coming into Sunday's 30-lap grand prix at the Sachsenring is the absence of former championship leader Marco Bezzecchi.
He suffered a fractured collarbone in a crash in qualifying on Saturday and will undergo surgery in the coming days.
It marks his fourth non-score on a Sunday in a row.
Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.
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12:03
Today marks the final race before the summer break, so there is a lot at stake as we bring the curtain down on the first half of the season.
12:02
MotoGP German GP build-up
Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the 2026 MotoGP German Grand Prix.
We are an hour away from lights out at the Sachsenring!