12:24
Order with 6 minutes to go
Here's the order after the first runs of Q2:
- M. Marquez
- A. Marquez
- Martin
- R. Fernandez
- Di Giannantonio
- Morbidelli
- Bezzecchi
- Acosta
- Ogura
- Lecuona
- Miller
- Mir
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.
08 Aug 2026
12:21
Marquez back to the top with his second lap, but he's beaten by his brother - Marc Marquez on provisional pole with a 1m56.527s with eight minutes to go.
12:19
Alex Marquez opens up proceedings with a 1m56.8s, but he's soon beaten by Raul Fernandez with a 56.593s.
12:18
Big moment for Marc Marquez on his first lap at turn two. He stays on but that's a lap lost for the reigning champion.
12:15
Q2 start
Pit lane is open again and Q2 is underway.
12:11
Q2 riders
So, with Q1 over, we have Morbidelli and Lecuona moving on to join the following in Q2:
- Bezzecchi
- R. Fernandez
- Di Giannantonio
- Martin
- Ogura
- M. Marquez
- A. Marquez
- Acosta
- Mir
- Miller
12:07
Morbidelli, Lecuona advance
Quartararo all-in for his last lap, but misses out on the top-two by 0.5s.
Morbidelli and Lecuona move through to Q2, only 16th on the grid for Bagnaia.
12:04
Bagnaia only sixth with his latest lap, towed Moreira but he stays third behind Lecuona.
12:03
Morbidelli now to the top on a 1m57.173s, ahead of Lecuona by 0.2s.
Bagnaia going again but lost a lot in the second sector.
12:02
Bagnaia blew turn six on his first lap of this run. Had Moreira and Razgatlioglu behind him, but only the Pramac rider continued the lap - P11 at the moment for him.
11:58
The riders who only did one lap on their first run are heading out for their second run now with just under 7 minutes remaining.
11:57
Binder improves on his second lap but stays fifth. Most of the rest are in the pits, bar Quartararo who goes third with his second lap.
11:55
Bagnaia's first over the line, but he's beaten by Moreira and then Morbidelli who goes fastest.
Marini, Lecuona, Binder, and Bastianini all faster than Bagnaia, too.
11:50
Q1 start
Pit lane is open again at Silverstone and Q1 is underway.
11:44
Silverstone MotoGP: Final Practice Results
British MotoGP, Silverstone - Saturday Practice Results
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Silverstone MotoGP.
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11:43
Di Giannantonio tops FP2
Chequered flag is out on FP2 and it's Di Giannantonio who ends fastest from Fernandez and Bezzecchi.
11:39
Raul Fernandez up to second now, pushing Bezzecchi back to third. Bezzecchi has also switched to a soft rear but has not improved over his best time on the medium.
11:36
Di Giannantonio now to the top and into the 1m57s, fresh soft rear to do it.
11:32
Bagnaia replay
Here's that Bagnaia moment from a few minutes ago.
11:29
Bagnaia moment
Bagnaia's just gone up to sixth but then ran on at Brooklands, where he crashed yesterday, with some pretty clear frustration.
The Italian talked yesterday about his difficulties stopping the Ducati at the moment.
11:26
Miller crash
He's footage of Miller's crash from earlier.
11:23
Bezzecchi's advantage over Alex Marquez currently 0.356s, he's down to a 58.069s now and still finding improvements after nearly 15 minutes.
11:19
Bezzecchi currently leading FP2 ahead of Alex Marquez. He's the only rider on-track with the medium-compound rear tyre, everyone else on the soft.
11:15
Crash for Miller at turn 16, the first part of the last chicane. He's got back on and ridden into the pits.
11:10
FP2 start
Pit lane is open for the 30-minute FP2 session ahead of qualifying.