16:10
Lap 1/10
Martin leads the opening lap from Ogura, Di Giannantonio and Marquez who passed Bezzecchi at turn 15. Bezzecchi now under pressure from Fernandez.
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 British MotoGP
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Silverstone MotoGP LIVE: Reaction from the Sprint as Martin wins and Marquez slumps
Live coverage of the qualifying session and Sprint race at the 2026 Silverstone MotoGP.
Live updates from the Sprint at the 2026 Silverstone MotoGP. The Sprint is due to start this afternoon at 16:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Martin wins Sprint from Ogura, Bezzecchi
- Marc Marquez falls from third to ninth as Ducatis hit tyre wear issues
- Raul Fernandez crashes from sixth on lap four
- Martin takes pole & lap record as Aprilia lock out front row
Marco Bezzecchi came into Saturday as the fastest rider after a record-breaking Practice on Friday that saw the lap record from 2025 beaten by almost a second. The Italian was pleased with his lap, but admitted he was struggling more over longer runs to maintain his pace given his physical condition at the moment. Bezzecchi was only fifth-fastest in qualifying, and he lost his lap record to Jorge Martin.
Martin was third-fastest of the Aprilias on Friday, in fourth overall ahead of Ai Ogura who qualified third this morning, and said afterwards that he felt he'd been able to recover some of the front confidence he's been missing since Barcelona. The lap secured his second pole of the season after Assen.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was the only non-Aprilia rider in the top-five in Practice, finishing third-fastest, and was the leading non-Aprilia rider in fourth this morning.
Second-best of the Ducati riders was Marc Marquez in sixth, the reigning champion having felt on Friday after Practice that he is "far from the podium".
Marquez's team-mate Francesco Bagnaia was more downbeat than the Spaniard after Practice, the Italian having crashed as a result of ongoing difficulties in braking. The crash left Bagnaia down in 13th in Practice, and he was unable to advance to Q2, finnishing only sixth in Q1.
Alex Marquez came into the weekend as one of the pre-race favourites but was only seventh on day one. He explained that this was because he ran out of energy in the hour-long Practice session to be able to maximise a time attack, but he repeated that result in qualifying.
Pedro Acosta was another crasher for KTM, falling once in each session yesterday. The FP1 crash came at turn 15, while the Practice crash happened at turn four, and the Spaniard was fortunate to squeeze into the final Q2 spot. He was also pessimistic about potential fixes for the reliability problems he's had so far this season being enough to bridge the gap to the leading manufacturers. In qualifying, he managed only ninth.
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16:09
Fernandez the big loser at the start, he's back behind Marquez in P6.
16:08
Crutchlow has crashed out.
16:08
Sprint start
It's lights out in Silverstone and the Sprint is underway.
Good start for Martin and he leads from Ogura and Di Giannantonio after the first sector.
Bezzecchi fourth, then Marquez.
16:04
Warm-up lap
Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of this 10-lap Silverstone Sprint.
16:02
Rins also on the soft rear now.
16:00
Some tyre changes with five minutes to go before the start.
Fernandez is now on the soft rear, while Miller and Binder have switched to the medium. Lecuona and Rins have stuck with the medium.
15:55
Conditions
10 minutes until this 10-lap Sprint gets underway and we're looking at 26C air temperature and 41C track temperature.
15:51
Grid
Here's the starting order for today's Sprint based on qualifying this morning.
| 1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 2 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 3 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP26 |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP26 |
| 8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP25 |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 10 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP26 |
| 11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 12 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR | Honda RC213V |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 16 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 17 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 18 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 20 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 21 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 22 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 23 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Yamaha Test Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
15:48
The riders are on an incredibly slow sighting lap. Even in the sprint, fuel consumption is on the limit at Silverstone.
15:46
Pitlane has opened for the sighting lap.
Intriguingly, all but Raul Fernandez, Alex Rins and Iker Lecuona are on the soft rear tyre on their way to the grid. Those three are on the medium.
Tyre consumption has been very high here. Fernandez used the medium rear to win the sprint at Mugello.
15:43
The wind has definitely picked up from this morning, which could change the dynamic of this sprint.
15:39
Guevara takes Moto2 pole
Moto2 qualifying has concluded at Silverstone with Izan Guevara on pole ahead of Alonso Lopez and Ivan Ortola.
MotoGP Sprint coming up next in 25 minutes.
15:26
Sprint delayed
The MotoGP Sprint has been delayed by five minutes to 16:05 as a result of the Moto2 red flag.
15:21
Moto2 qualifying is back underway now. Both riders are okay. Seven minutes remaining in the session.
15:17
Johann Zarco back on a bike as MotoGP return moves closer
Johann Zarco "training almost every day" ahead of MotoGP return
Johann Zarco.
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15:14
Not a crash for Salac, for one between van den Goorbergh and Aji at Maggotts/Becketts. Looks like Salac did go down, not in that section, but in a separate incident.
15:12
Moto2 Q2 is on track at the moment, but has been red flagged for a crash at Maggotts/Becketts for Filip Salac.
15:09
Sprint
Welcome back to live coverage of today's MotoGP action from Silverstone, where the Sprint will be getting underway in just over 50 minutes at 16:00.
12:47
Report: Points leader Jorge Martin takes Silverstone MotoGP pole with new lap record
Jorge Martin led an Aprilia 1-2-3 in a tense qualifying at the British Grand Prix.
Report ⬇️
Points leader Jorge Martin takes Silverstone MotoGP pole with new lap record
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 British MotoGP
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12:37
Silverstone MotoGP: Qualifying Results
British MotoGP, Silverstone - qualifying Results
Jorge Martin, 2026 Silverstone MotoGP.
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12:32
Looks like Bezzecchi's rear wing fell off on one of his final laps as he entered the Hangar Straight.
12:32
Martin takes pole
Martin takes pole at the death, 56.160s! He takes it from Fernandez and Ogura, Bezzecchi bumped to fifth at the end by Di Giannantonio. Marc Marquez completes the second row.
Third row: A. Marquez, Morbidelli, Acosta
Fourth row: Lecuona, Miller, Mir
12:29
1m56.181s is a new lap record and provisional pole for Raul Fernandez.
Behind him, Ogura goes second with a 56.249s. That's also an all-Aprilia front row at the moment with Bezzecchi third.
12:27
Bezzecchi improves first lap of run two, down to a 56.456s, but others going faster behind him.