12:28
Acosta improves to third on fresh rubber.
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Silverstone MotoGP LIVE: Updates from Friday Practice
Live coverage of the Friday practice sessions at the 2026 Silverstone MotoGP, round 12 of the 2026 championship.
Live updates from the FP1 and Practice sessions at the 2026 Silverstone MotoGP round. FP1 is due to start this morning at 10:45 local time, while Practice is scheduled for 16:00.
Key Moments
- FP1 is underway
- Pedro Acosta crashes at Stowe
- Marco Bezzecchi is back after injury
The British MotoGP marks the resumption of the 2026 season after a four-week summer break following the German Grand Prix in July.
Five riders arrive at Silverstone within 24 points of the championship lead, although of those only two have won at Silverstone in the premier class before.
Marc Marquez's victory came back in 2014, beating Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard enters this weekend lying third in the standings and 18 points adrift of championship leader Jorge Martin. Marquez spoke about his right shoulder yesterday, which was injured in Mandalika last year, saying "it's working in a different way" now.
Marco Bezzecchi's Silverstone victory was taken last year, his first with Aprilia. The Italian, who hasn't finished a Sunday race since he won in Italy, talked down his chances of winning this weekend when he spoke to the media yesterday.
Although it was Bezzecchi who won last year, it was Alex Marquez who was the fastest rider. The Spaniard would be a 13th different winner at Silverstone in the track's current stint as the British GP venue, something he joked yesterday he's rather avoid.
Jorge Martin has never won at Silverstone, but he took his best result in Britain en route to the 2024 MotoGP title when he was second. The Spanish rider said yesterday it's "crazy" he's leading the championship, but it's a 14-point advantage he holds over Ai Ogura.
Ogura himself had one of the worst weekends of his rookie year at Silverstone last year, crashing at turn two in FP2, sustaining injuries that forced him out of not only the remainder of the British GP weekend but also the following race at Aragon. This year, the Japanese rider arrives at Silverstone in much better form, having finished in the top-two in each of the last three races, including a first MotoGP victory at Assen.
Fabio Di Giannantonio is the last of the five riders within 24 points of the championship lead. The Italian has never finished on the podium at Silverstone and has not been on the podium this season since he won at Catalunya in May, although he has taken two Sprint podiums in that time. Di Giannantonio's German Grand Prix saw him crash twice on Sunday, and he admitted yesterday that his condition was "a little bit more serious than expected".
07 Aug 2026
12:44
Report: Alex Marquez leads Marco Bezzecchi in Silverstone MotoGP FP1
Alex Marquez kicked off the British Grand Prix fastest of all in FP1.
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Alex Marquez leads Marco Bezzecchi in Silverstone MotoGP FP1
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 2026 British MotoGP
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12:34
Silverstone MotoGP: FP1 Results
British MotoGP, Silverstone - Friday Practice Results
Alex Marquez, 2026 Silverstone MotoGP.
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12:30
Chequered flag
The chequered flag is out.
Alex Marquez will end FP1 fastest of all from Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi.
Full results and report to follow...
12:25
Five minutes to go in FP1.
12:23
A couple of riders have fitted a fresh medium rear for the final few minutes of this session. Ai Ogura looks to be one of them.
12:18
Acosta has now made it back to his KTM garage.
12:18
Watch - Pedro Acosta crashes in FP1 at the British Grand Prix
A replay of Pedro Acosta's crash.
12:15
15 minutes to go and this is the order:
- A.Marquez
- Bezzecchi
- R.Fernandez
- Di Giannantonio
- Martin
- M.Marquez
- Bagnaia
- Mir
- Acosta
- Morbidelli
- Marini
- Bastianini
- Binder
- Rins
- Moreira
- Ogura
- Miller
- Quartararo
- Lecuona
- Espargaro
- Razgatlioglu
- A.Fernandez
- Crutchlow
12:11
Pretty typical front-end washout at that corner.
Annoyingly for Acosta, despite being very close to the end of the lap at Stowe, there's not a quick way to get back to the paddock from there.
12:10
Crash - Pedro Acosta
Pedro Acosta has gone down at Stowe corner. He's up and OK.
12:09
Due to the demands of the Silverstone circuit, there are three front tyre options available to the riders to try this weekend.
12:06
Fabio Quartararo is once again looking unhappy on the Yamaha. He, of course, fought for victory on the M1 last year at Silverstone.
12:03
The leading KTM right now is Pedro Acosta in eighth.
We reported earlier today that KTM has been given permission to unseal its engines and fix a technical issue. But that fix won't be in place this weekend.
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KTM gets permission to 'correct' MotoGP engine issue, but not in time for Silverstone
Brad Binder, Pedro Acosta, 2026 MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, practice start. Credit: Gold and…
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12:00
Just as we hit go on that post, Alex Marquez is fastest with a 1m58.692s, which is a pretty impressive lap this early on. Looks like Ducati will be relying on Alex to lead its charge this weekend at this early stage.
12:00
After 15 minutes of running, the order is:
- R.Fernandez
- Martin
- Bezzecchi
- A.Marquez
- M.Marquez
- Di Giannantonio
- Acosta
- Morbidelli
- Mir
- Bastianini
- Moreira
- Ogura
- Bagnaia
- Miller
- Binder
- Marini
- Rins
- Razgatlioglu
- P.Espargaro
- A.Fernandez
- Crutchlow
- Lecuona
- Quartararo
11:58
Raul Fernandez is fastest now on a 1m59.021s. It's an Aprilia 1-2-3 right now.
11:58
Pol Espargaro told us on Thursday afternoon that this weekend will be his first time on the 1000cc bike on Michelin rubber since February's shakedown test at Sepang!
He's been hard at work on the 850cc project ever since.
11:56
Jorge Martin leads an Aprilia 1-2 from Bezzecchi now with a 1m59.372s.
That RS-GP is already looking dialled in to this Silverstone circuit.
11:55
Marc Marquez is fifth currently. He said yesterday his shoulder "is what it is", and he's now looking to just adapt as best he can.
Silverstone is likely to be a tough track for him, so could be a weekend of survival like it was at Assen.
11:54
Alex Marquez is now top on the Gresini Ducati with a 1m59.436s.
He was branded the favourite by Pecco Bagnaia on Thursday.
11:52
But Raul Fernandez, fresh from signing his new two-year deal with Trackhouse, is now top on the Aprilia with a 1m59.867s.
11:52
Top spot has changed hands again. Pedro Acosta - with a go-faster mullet - has gone fastest on the KTM.
11:51
The all-time lap record at Silverstone is a 1m57.233s, for reference.
11:49
First laps on the board and the returning Marco Bezzecchi is fastest with a 2m01.600s from team-mate Jorge Martin.