2026 British MotoGP, Silverstone - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2026 British MotoGP at Silverstone, round 12 of 22.
Alex Marquez opens the second half of the MotoGP season on top of the timesheets during Free Practice 1 at the 2026 British Grand Prix.
The Gresini Ducati rider, the Sprint winner a year ago, lapped the Silverstone circuit in a time of 1m 58.692s to sit 0.173s clear of last year’s grand prix winner Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia).
KTM’s Pedro Acosta, the first faller of the weekend at Stowe, rebounded with third on new rubber in the final minutes.
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia) used a new front tyre for fourth, ahead of Fabio di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) and reigning champion Marc Marquez (Lenovo Ducati).
Aprilia title leader Jorge Martin began the weekend with eighth, behind closest championship rival Ai Ogura.
Practice, which decides the top ten riders for direct Qualifying 2 access, starts at 4pm local time.
2026 British MotoGP, Silverstone - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | 1'58.692s | 7/17 | 334k |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.173s | 10/13 | 336k |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.282s | 11/12 | 336k |
| 4 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.310s | 16/16 | 335k |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.364s | 10/15 | 334k |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.488s | 11/16 | 335k |
| 7 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.573s | 18/18 | 335k |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.680s | 5/16 | 331k |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.876s | 11/15 | 330k |
| 10 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.954s | 7/14 | 335k |
| 11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.016s | 10/15 | 332k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.105s | 15/15 | 336k |
| 13 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.231s | 14/16 | 334k |
| 14 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.260s | 14/14 | 339k |
| 15 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.306s | 9/14 | 325k |
| 16 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +1.316s | 11/15 | 329k |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.529s | 12/15 | 331k |
| 18 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.601s | 14/15 | 330k |
| 19 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +1.603s | 15/15 | 331k |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) | +1.877s | 14/16 | 326k |
| 21 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.060s | 16/17 | 334k |
| 22 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +2.323s | 13/14 | 328k |
| 23 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +2.351s | 14/15 | 332k |
* Rookie
Official Silverstone MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 1m 57.233s (2025)
Fastest race lap: Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, 1m 58.895s (2024)
Jorge Martin leads the MotoGP standings by 14-points from fellow Aprilia rider Ai Ogura and with Ducati’s reigning Marc Marquez just 18 from the top as the 2026 season restarts after the summer break.
Martin’s factory team-mate and former title leader Marco Bezzecchi has been relegated to fourth as he makes his return to action after a collarbone fracture in Germany.
However, Tech3’s Maverick Vinales has withdrawn from the Silverstone round to undergo further treatment on his shoulder injury and is replaced by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro.
Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer remains absent due to a vertebra fracture at Assen, with his seat taken by Ducati WorldSBK race winner and former MotoGP rider Iker Lecuona.
Lecuona is making his second appearance for Gresini this season, after finishing seventh on his Ducati MotoGP debut at Balaton Park as an injury replacement for Alex Marquez.
This time Lecuona - who finally broke team-mate Nicolo Bulega’s unbeaten WorldSBK run at Donington Park - will be riding the satellite-spec GP25 rather than factory GP26.
Johann Zarco continues to be sidelined by knee ligament injuries at Catalunya in May, with LCR replacement Cal Crutchlow competing in a home British Grand Prix for the first time since 2021.
Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez is making his latest wildcard appearance.
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