Official: Joan Mir penalised, loses Catalunya MotoGP podium

Joan Mir has lost his first MotoGP podium of the season to a tyre pressure penalty at the Catalan Grand Prix, promoting Pecco Bagnaia to third.

Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix was marred by two serious incidents, which resulted in red flags.

The first came on lap 12 of 24 of the original race, after Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta were involved in a sickening collision.

At the first restart, a multi-rider crash involving Johann Zarco, Luca Marini and Pecco Bagnaia left the former needing to be taken to hospital for checks on his leg.

The second restart was won by VR46 Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, with Honda’s Joan Mir finishing second for his first podium of the year.

However, after the chequered flag, he, along with Pecco Bagnaia, Raul Fernandez, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alex Rins, were noted for tyre pressure investigations.

The FIM stewards have now confirmed that Mir has been hit with a 16-second penalty, which drops him out of a podium place.

Trackhouse Aprilia rider Fernandez has also been found guilty, though he finished out of the points in 16th after a lap one tangle with Jorge Martin.

Pramac duo Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jack Miller both were hit with 16-second post-race penalties, as was Alex Rins on the factory team Yamaha.

Ducati's Bagnaia ultimately escaped a penalty, as his loss in pressure during the race was a result of a leaking wheel rim. 

The full explanation from the FIM stewards read: "The technical director advised during the race that the front tyre pressure of Bagnaia was under investigation. 

"After completing the post-race technical checks, the pressure was correct at the beginning of the race and the loss of pressure during the race was proven to be due to a leaking wheel rim.

"The technical director, together with the official tyre supplier, determined that no infraction of the regulations occurred, according to Article 2.4.4.9 of the technical regulations."

It means Bagnaia is officially classified in third, marking his and the factory Ducati team's first grand prix podium of the season. 

It is also Bagnaia's first since he won last year's Japanese Grand Prix, ending the Ducati factory team's longest podium drought in well over a decade. 

The change in result means Fermin Aldeguer is second instead of third, while Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi gains two more points in fourth. 

This means his championship lead grows from 13 points over Jorge Martin to 15.

The full updated 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix results can be found here