00:31
Vinales medium
Maverick Vinales is the first rider to move over to the medium front. It looks like most others will stick with the softs.
Live updates for Saturday's MotoGP action at Phillip Island.
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Phillip Island MotoGP LIVE: Qualifying updates
Live Saturday qualifying and Sprint race updates for the 2026 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
Live coverage of all Saturday's MotoGP track action at Phillip Island.
Key Moments:
- Rain arrives on Saturday morning.
Saturday’s MotoGP schedule:
10:10am (local)/00:10am (UK) - MotoGP FP2
10:50am (local)/00:50am (UK) - MotoGP Qualifying
3:00pm (local)/5:00am (UK) - MotoGP Sprint
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.
After a sunny Friday practice, when Marc Marquez was the only rider to split the four Aprilias at the sharp end of the timesheets, rain arrived as forecast on Saturday morning.
24 Oct 2026
00:29
Standings - 20/30mins
1. Marc Marquez 1m 38.676s
2. Marco Bezzecchi +0.643s
3. Pedro Acosta +0.865s
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio +1.178s
5. Alex Marquez +1.185s
6. Jack Miller +1.502s
7. Jorge Martin +1.579s
8. Brad Binder +2.170s
9. Francesco Bagnaia +2.321s
10. Johann Zarco +2.325s
11. Franco Morbidelli +2.521s
12. Raul Fernandez +2.680s
13. Diogo Moreira +2.890s
14. Alex Rins +2.999s
15. Fabio Quartararo +3.007s
16. Maverick Viñales +3.121s
17. Iker Lecuona +3.465s
18. Enea Bastianini +3.635s
19. Augusto Fernandez +3.682s
20. Ai Ogura +4.835s
00:28
In the pits
Almost all riders are now back in the pits. Let's see if anyone changes over to the medium wets for the final part of FP2.
00:26
Bagnaia back out
Pecco Bagnaia is back out after the early tech issue and, despite expecting a continuation of his grip issues in the wet, is already in the top ten.
00:24
Bezzecchi, Acosta close the gap
Bezzecchi and Acosta are at least now within one-second of Marc Marquez. But the reigning champion is still 0.6s clear.
00:22
Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi climbs to second place, but still one-second behind Marc Marquez.
00:20
Marc Marquez responds: Standings - 10/30mins
1. Marc Marquez 1m 38.676s
2. Fabio Di Giannantonio +1.335s
3. Jorge Martin +1.595s
4. Pedro Acosta +1.746s
5. Jack Miller +2.119s
6. Marco Bezzecchi +2.301s
7. Johann Zarco +2.325s
8. Alex Marquez +2.339s
9. Brad Binder +2.705s
10. Alex Rins +2.999s
11. Maverick Viñales +3.121s
12. Raul Fernandez +3.257s
13. Diogo Moreira +3.404s
14. Iker Lecuona +3.465s
15. Fabio Quartararo +3.591s
16. Franco Morbidelli +3.843s
17. Augusto Fernandez +3.995s
18. Enea Bastianini +4.102s
19. Ai Ogura +6.985s
00:18
Martin on top
Title leader Jorge Martin is fastest after the opening laps.
00:14
Tyres
All riders are on soft wets, front and rear.
00:12
Technical - Pecco Bagnaia
Pecco Bagnaia's Ducati comes to a stop on his out lap.
00:11
Final Practice begins
The half-hour final MotoGP practice begins at Phillip Island. The sun is shining over a wet track.
00:02
Luca Marini out
HRC has just announced that Luca Marini, who missed Friday practice due to a virus, is out for the remainder of the weekend.
That means no HRC team riders for the rest of the weekend.
Dr Angel Charte, MotoGP Chief Medical Officer: "For the past week, Luca Marini has been suffering from a viral condition and a high fever for three to four days.
"For the last 48 to 72 hours, he has been suffering from muscle weakness caused by the virus, affecting both his upper and lower body.
"During the last examination, conducted on Saturday morning, he presented with the same symptoms and was declared unfit.
"His condition will be assessed again in Malaysia.”
The Sepang round takes place next weekend.
00:01
Who will suit the wet?
There haven't been many wet sessions in MotoGP this year, with the Jerez Sprint back in April (won by Marc Marquez, after crashing on slicks, then diving into the pits) the only fully wet race.
KTM's Pedro Acosta said he was hoping for wet weather, and could it play to home hero Jack Miller's advantage?
23:57
Chequered flag for Moto2
Moto2 ends with Izan Guevara ahead of home hero Senna Agius.
Plenty of water still on track.
MotoGP next!
23:46
Into the final ten minutes of Moto2 FP2 and the track is slowly drying, but there's still visible spray and it'll be wet tyres for the start of MotoGP final practice.
23:35
The sun is shining
In classic Phillip Island style, the sun is now starting to shine over the wet track.
23:33
Doohan corner
Adrian Huertas is the third rider down at Turn 1 in the opening minutes of Moto2 FP2, he clearly feels there's something on the track (other than water!).
23:31
Miller corner
Just as in Moto3, Miller corner (Turn 4 hairpin) is proving treacherous at the start of Moto2 final practice.
There's also been two separate accidents at Turn 1.
23:23
Rain has stopped
The track is still fully wet for the start of Moto2 FP2, but no more rain is currently falling.
So although the conditions are tricky, given the number of Moto3 falls, there's currently no risk of delays to the schedule due to the track conditions.
23:16
Forecast
This is the Phillip Island forecast for the remainder of the day by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology:
Possible rainfall: 4 to 15 mm
"Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s."
Sunday is even worse, with 15 to 30 mm of rain forecast.
23:12
Moto2 next
The Moto3 class have just completed their first wet session of the weekend, with a lot of riders caught out in the slippery conditions.
Moto2 is next and then MotoGP final practice starts at 10:10 local time (00:10 UK).
23:11
Rain
Good morning. The weather forecasts were right and after a dry and sunny Friday, heavy rain has arrived at Phillip Island for Saturday morning.