13:12
Lap 5/23
Marquez now within half-a-second of Bezzecchi, 47.1s for the reigning champion on lap five is 0.4s better than the Italian.
Marc Marquez, 2026 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Aragon MotoGP LIVE: Reaction from MotorLand after a dominant Marc Marquez win
Live coverage of the race at the 2026 Aragon MotoGP, following a Sprint victory for Marc Marquez on Saturday.
Live updates from the 2026 Aragon MotoGP race, which is due to get underway at MotorLand at 14:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Marquez wins the Aragon Grand Prix
- Marquez, Acosta pass Bezzecchi on lap six
Marco Bezzecchi starts on pole for this afternoon's Aragon Grand Prix. The Italian was third yesterday having been one of only a few riders towards the front of the grid to use the soft-compound rear tyre, although he didn't think that made a difference to the result. This morning, the Aprilia Racing rider was fastest by over 0.4 seconds in Warm Up.
Marc Marquez was only third-fastest in Warm Up this morning, but he dominated yesterday's Sprint, leading every lap after a strong pass at the first corner on Bezzecchi, a move he felt was necessary to try to win the 11-lap Sprint.
Alex Marquez completes the front row today and was second to his brother yesterday, taking advantage of that first corner pass to get around Bezzecchi himself. Afterwards, he spoke of how he tried to learn from Marc in areas of the track where the reigning champion had an advantage.
Championship leader Jorge Martin was fifth yesterday, struggling with front grip, but said he expects to be able to keep pace with the leaders better over 22 laps with the medium-compound rear tyre today. Having lost two points to Bezzecchi on Saturday, he still holds a 29-point lead ahead of today's 22-lapper, so is guaranteed to hold the top spot in the championship at the next round at Misano.
Pedro Acosta was able to get the better of Martin yesterday, and was encouraged by his late pace which saw him close in on Bezzecchi, despite losing a seat wing on the grid before the start.
Both returning riders this weekend, Johann Zarco and Fermin Aldeguer, were in the points yesterday, in ninth and sixth, respectively. Zarco will have a penalty to serve today, a double long lap, for the incident in Catalunya that resulted in the knee injuries that kept him out of the last six races. Speaking yesterday, he joked that the penalty could help him today.
30 Aug 2026
13:09
Replays showing that Marquez lost out to Bezzecchi at the start because his rear device re-engaged as he exited turn one, which obviously cost him turning at turn two.
13:08
Lap 3/23
Marquez a tenth better than Bezzecchi that time, the gap is down to 0.6s. Acosta going with his compatriot as well, and they're sort of dropping Alex Marquez who is 0.8s adrift, but not yet completely out of it.
13:06
Lap 2/23
Bezzecchi a tenth better than Marquez on lap two and his lead is 0.7s.
Martin lost out to Alex Marquez that lap at turn 12, P4 now for the Gresini rider.
13:05
Alex Marquez lost out at the start but just passed Fernandez for fifth into turn one on lap two.
13:04
Lap 1/23
Martin was passed by Marquez at turn 15, 0.8s lead for Bezzrcchi over the line.
Acosta passed Martin, too, on the run to turn 16.
13:03
Race start
It's lights out in Aragon and we are underway for 22 laps of MotorLand.
Holeshot for Marquez again, but Bezzecchi beats him to turn three, and Martin passes him at turn four.
13:01
Warm-up lap
Riders are off on their warm-up lap.
12:52
The riders have gathered at the front of the grid now for the pre-race ceremony.
12:51
Fernandez: "I feel more comfortable than yesterday"
Raul Fernandez says he is feeling better than yesterday after Warm Up, the Spaniard having struggled to eighth in the Sprint yesterday.
"I feel more comfortable than yesterday," Fernandez told the MotoGP world feed broadcast a moment ago.
"This morning we tried a different setup and looks like it's working. We have to enjoy and let's try to have a good race."
12:43
Conditions
Hottest conditions of the weekend so far at the moment, just under 20 minutes out from the start of the race.
Currently with 30C air temperature and 50C track temperature.
Everyone with the medium-medium tyre combination at the moment, and very little chance that will change much over the next 17 minutes or so.
12:36
Sighting lap
Pit lane is open at Aragon and the riders are heading off on their sighting lap to the grid.
30 minutes or so until lights out at MotorLand.
12:28
Quartararo knew something was wrong from the start
Quartararo himself spoke about the issue yesterday, saying he felt something wasn't right from the start of the race.
Full story here.
Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, 2026 Aragon MotoGP
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12:24
Pol: "Scary" getting caught in Quartararo's smoke
Fabio Quartararo had a major engine blow up on the back straight in the Sprint yesterday.
Obviously, it was race over for the Frenchman, but Pol Espargaro was caught in the smoke, an experience he described as "scary" afterwards.
Full story here.
Pol Espargaro, Tech3 KTM, 2026 Aragon MotoGP
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12:18
Adelaide first look
MotoGP gave a first, virtual look at the Adelaide track that will replace Phillip Island as the Australian GP venue from next year.
The reveal featured some rendered stills of the circuit, and a virtual lap of the 4.1km circuit, which is characterised by multiple chicanes.
Full story here.
12:15
Warm Up results
2026 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix - Warm Up Results
12:13
Welcome to live coverage of today's MotoGP race from Aragon, which is due to start in just over 45 minutes at 14:00 local time.