13:19
Lap 11/27
0.6s covering the top-three with 16 laps to go. Marc definitely seems to have regrouped, that was another PB lap from him and the pressure is mounting.
Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix, practice start. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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Misano MotoGP LIVE: Reaction from after Marc Marquez wins San Marino GP
Live coverage of the race at the 2026 Misano MotoGP at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Live updates from the race at the 2026 Misano MotoGP, the San Marino Grand Prix. The race is due to start at 14:00 local time.
Key Moments
- Marc Marquez wins in San Marino to take championship lead after Aprilia disaster
- Martin drops to fifth, putting Marc Marquez in position to take championship lead
- Marquez regains the lead on lap 12
- Martin leads on lap seven as Marquez starts to drop
- Bezzecchi out on lap one as Marquez takes the lead
Marco Bezzecchi starts from pole position at Misano today after his record-breaking first-ever 1m29s lap yesterday. The Italian was beaten to the Sprint win by Marc Marquez after losing time at the start, but the Spaniard picked Bezzecchi as the favourite for today's grand prix.
A win for Bezzecchi today would see him complete a home double after winning the Italian Grand Prix earlier in the season, while a Marquez victory would be his seventh in the premier class at the Misano World Circuit.
Jorge Martin finished third yesterday from fifth on the grid, meaning his points lead over Marquez is now 14 ahead of today's grand prix. It was an important result, though, for the Spaniard, who spoke afterwards of how he felt he was "about to crash" before making a key change.
Both Bezzecchi and Martin will race in a special livery inspired by Gilles Villeneuve while also celebrating the Vespa brand that is owned by the same Piaggio Group that owns Aprilia.
One of the highlights of the Sprint was the battle at the start between Fermin Aldeguer and Pedro Acosta. The former enjoyed the battle, but it cost him track position in the race that he could not recover because his tyre pressure was set too high, while Acosta described the battle as "stupid", even if it was "fair".
Honda has shown decent speed this weekend with Luca Marini, who took the final point in ninth yesterday. He explained afterwards why some manufacturers were unable to use the medium-compound rear tyre as Marquez had done to win the Sprint. Marini's team-mate, Joan Mir, revealed after the race that he has been dealing with an illness this weekend after he was 20th in the Sprint, ahead of only Fabio Quartararo after he crashed when trying to pass Diogo Moreira.
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13:18
Lap 10/27
Marquezes 0.25s faster than Martin on lap 10. Acosta faster than all of them.
13:17
Mir has retired. He's been dealing with an illness this weekend.
13:16
Lap 9/27
Martin 0.7s clear as Alex Marquez piles the pressure on his brother. They're dropping Acosta now.
Marc with his best lap of the race on that lap, so perhaps just managing a bit in this mid-race phase.
13:14
Marquez in the 1m32s on that lap, obviously lost time with the Martin pass, but he's now got Alex Marquez only 0.4s behind him, and Acosta's only another second behind that.
13:12
Martin leads
Martin to the front at turn four on lap seven. He was being dropped two laps ago, but the pace from Alex Marquez behind seems to have injected some urgency into the championship leader.
13:11
Bagnaia out
Bagnaia has gone down at turn two. Not a great day for the Italian crowd. Di Giannantonio down in eighth as well, Bastianini 12th, Morbidelli 15th.
13:10
Alex Marquez the fastest rider on track on lap five. He's just under two seconds off the lead.
13:09
Lap 4/27
At the front, Marquez is now almost half-a-second clear of Martin.
Alex Marquez has passed Acosta on that lap for third as well, and has Aldeguer for company.
13:08
Bezzecchi back in the Aprilia box. Hard to imagine there'll be much to console him after that.
13:06
Moreira has gone down at turn four. Three DNFs already in three laps.
13:05
Miller also out, he's crashed at turn eight on lap two.
13:04
Bezzecchi OUT
Bezzecchi has gone down at turn 13, right in front of the Bezzecchi grandstand.
13:03
Race start
It's lights out at Misano and we are underway for the San Marino Grand Prix.
Bezzecchi holeshots, he leads from Marquez and Martin who has started well.
13:00
Warm-up lap
Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix.
12:51
Riders are gathering now at the front of the grid for the pre-race ceremony. A little longer than usual today because we have two anthems: San Marino and Italy.
12:48
Conditions & tyres
Currently we have 27C air temperature and 40C track temperature ahead of this 27-lap San Marino Grand Prix.
Unlike yesterday, there is no decision to be made on tyres: medium front and rear for everyone.
12:46
Grid
Here's your starting order for today's race. Morbidelli has a penalty for riding dangerously in practice but it's a long lap, not a grid drop.
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 3 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP25 |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP26 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 6 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP25 |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP26 |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 14 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP26 |
| 15 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR | Honda RC213V |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 |
| 17 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 19 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 |
| 20 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 |
12:41
Gresini livery
Aprilia not the only team with a special livery today, of course - Gresini has a Marco Simoncelli tribute with a design harking back to the team's San Carlo title sponsorship era of the early-2010s.
Alex Marquez, 2026 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix, practice start. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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12:36
Sighting lap
Pit lane is open at Misano and their riders are heading to the grid on their sighting lap.
12:30
Marquez: I will try to make Bezzecchi's life difficult
It was victory for Marc Marquez in the Sprint yesterday but he feels Marco Bezzecchi is the favourite today and that his target is to make Bezzecchi's race "difficult".
Full story here.
Marc Marquez, 2026 Misano MotoGP.
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12:23
Vinales' 50% chance of Austria return
KTM says Maverick Vinales has a 50 per cent chance of returning to MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring next week for the brand's home race.
Vinales has been replaced by Pol Espargaro for the last three grands prix as he continues to struggle with the shoulder injury that has plagued him since last July.
Full story here.
Maverick Vinales.
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12:17
Aprilia's special livery
Aprilia is running a special livery for today's race paying tribute not only to the Vespa brand, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, but also Gilles Villeneuve.
An unlikely crossover, but not a terrible-looking one, it turns out, even if the main sponsor looks fairly out-of-place.
Full story here.
Aprilia special livery for Misano
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12:12
Welcome to live coverage of today's MotoGP race at Misano, which is due to start in just under 50 minutes at 14:00 local time.