Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Aragon MotoGP LIVE: Updates after Bezzecchi takes MotorLand pole

Live coverage of the qualifying session at the 2026 Aragon MotoGP from MotorLand Aragon.

Live updates from the qualifying session at the 2026 Aragon MotoGP at MotorLand. Qualifying is due to start at 10:50 local time, with the Sprint scheduled for this afternoon at 15:00.

Key Moments

Bezzecchi secures Aragon pole ahead of Marc & Alex Marquez
Bezzecchi tops FP2 from Marc Marquez, Fernandez
Qualifying to start at 10:50 local time/09:50 BST

Marco Bezzecchi enters Saturday at Aragon as the fastest rider in the circuit's history, having broken the outright lap record yesterday with a lap that put him top of Practice by 0.010 seconds ahead of Alex Marquez. Despite his speed, Bezzecchi ended Friday sure that Marc Marquez had more margin to improve.

Marquez himself was 0.038 seconds behind Bezzecchi in third place in Practice, and insisted afterwards that he was in "attack mode".

As for Alex Marquez, he was content with his performance and potential through three-quarters of the lap, but felt he needed to improve in the final sector where he was losing time compared to his brother and the well-turning Aprilias.

Behind Alex Marquez there was a quarter-of-a-second behind him to Fabio Di Giannantonio in fourth, but he, Fermin Aldeguer, and Raul Fernandez all joined the front three in the 1m45s.

Aldeguer, of course, is returning from injury this weekend, but the more impressive performance, perhaps, came from Johann Zarco, who was 10th on the first day of his return and made it into Q2 - the only Honda rider to do so. Zarco spoke afterwards of the intensity of the day, while Lucio Cecchinello praised his rider's performance as an example of what humans can achieve with the right motivation.

The strength of Aprilia at Aragon is something that perhaps makes sense given the bike's potential in long corners, but the speed of the RS-GP at MotorLand this year came as something of a surprise to Jorge Martin, who felt that the track had been one of Aprilia's worst in the past.

On the other side, Aragon had been decent for KTM in previous years, and for Pedro Acosta who was in the top-five in both races in 2025, but the Spaniard felt that a change in the tyre allocation compared to last year had affected his front confidence.

Alex Whitworth

29 Aug 2026

09:59

Riders heading out now for their second runs, led by Bagnaia.

09:57

Order after run one

Here's your Q1 order after the first runs of Q1:

Moreira
Bagnaia
Binder
Marini
Miller
Espargaro
Mir
Bastianini
Quartararo
Razgatlioglu
Rins
Savadori

09:56

Bagnaia improves on his second lap, 1m45.959s, but he's beaten this time by Moreira on a 45.841s.

Enough for Q2 spot for now for Bagnaia but Binder is only 0.039s adrift of his P2.

09:54

Bagnaia the first over the line in Q1, a 1m46.341s, but he's quickly beaten by Binder and Marini.

09:50

Q1 start

Pit lane is open and Q1 is underway in Aragon.

09:48

Q1 contenders

Here are your 12 riders about to head out for Q1:

Bagnaia
Espargaro
Miller
Rins
Mir
Binder
Savadori
Bastianini
Quartararo
Moreira
Marini
Razgatlioglu

09:46

Aragon MotoGP: FP2 Results

2026 Aragon MotoGP - Saturday Practice Results

Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Aragon MotoGP.
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09:45

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Marc Marquez, 2026 Aragon MotoGP.
© Gold and Goose

09:43

FP2 finish

Bezzecchi ends FP2 fastest ahead of Marc Marquez, Fernandez, Acosta, and Bagnaia in the top-five - Bagnaia also with the medium rear at the end, like Marquez.

Di Giannantonio rounds out the top-six ahead of Alex Marquez, Moreira, Binder, and Morbidelli in the top-10.