Live updates from Friday's MotoGP action at Phillip Island.
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Phillip Island MotoGP: Friday Practice as it happened

Live Friday practice updates for the 2026 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Live coverage of FP1 and Practice from the 2026 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Key Moments:

Aprilia leads Friday Practice: FULL RESULTS
Red flags again due to a wallaby on track
Red flags due to track conditions after Bezzecchi/Marquez incident
Jack Miller black and orange flag
Luca Marini ruled out of Practice due to sickness
Marc Marquez leads FP1: FULL RESULTS
Home hero Miller fastest, then a big Turn 1 crash
Raul Fernandez leads after earlier fall
Huge engine failure for Brad Binder
Iker Lecuona crashes minutes into his MotoGP return

Friday’s MotoGP schedule:

10:45am (local) / 00:45am (UK) - MotoGP FP1
3:00pm (local) / 5:00am (UK) - MotoGP Practice

MotoGP machines take to the legendary Phillip Island circuit for the last time during this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, before the event moves to the new Adelaide ‘street circuit’ from 2027.

The final Phillip Island round begins with just two points separating Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez at the top of the standings after Indonesia.

Marquez and Martin both missed Phillip Island last season due to injuries, when Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez completed an Aprilia double of Sprint and Grand Prix victories.

However, Marquez is a four-time Phillip Island premier-class winner, including on his only previous Ducati appearance with Gresini in 2024.

The only other former Phillip Island MotoGP winners on the grid are Fernandez, Johann Zarco and Alex Rins, with just one victory apiece.

Home hero Jack Miller is making his final Australian MotoGP appearance before moving to WorldSBK next season.

Sunshine is expected for Friday practice but rain showers and cool temperatures are forecast on Saturday and Sunday.

Peter McLaren

23 Oct 2026

00:55

Crash - Iker Lecuona

Fermin Aldeguer's Gresini Ducati replacement Iker Lecuona suffers an early fall, he sends the GP25 bouncing off a tyre wall but walks away.

00:54

Marc Marquez on the move

Marc Marquez, riding with his 'blue' helmet, splits the factory Aprilias with second place.

00:52

Aprilia quickly up to speed

It's an Aprilia top three with Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez after the opening laps.

The RS-GP is tipped to be the bike to beat, at least in the dry.

00:50

Tyres

More riders are on medium compound tyres front and rear for the start of FP1.

A few are on the soft front.

Last year saw the hard front favoured for the races, with the soft (Sprint) and medium (Grand Prix) rears.