2026 Aragon MotoGP - Saturday Practice Results
Saturday's results from the 2026 Aragon MotoGP at MotorLand, round 13 of 22.
Marco Bezzecchi gets the better of Marc Marquez to stay on top of the timesheets during final practice for the 2026 Aragon MotoGP.
Beaten in an Aragon session for the first time since 2022 on Friday afternoon, Marc Marquez lost out again on Saturday morning - despite shooting from ninth to first in the closing stages.
However, Marquez did his best time on a fresh medium rear tyre, and an old front, while most others used the soft rear - including Marco Bezzecchi, who responded to go fastest by 0.232s.
Raul Fernandez, Pedro Acosta and Pecco Bagnaia completed the top five with title leader Jorge Martin only twelfth.
Johann Zarco, who stunned with the top Honda performance and direct Qualifying 2 access on his Friday MotoGP comeback, briefly topped the times on his way to 13th.
Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten on Friday, including Bagnaia, will now begin.
2026 Aragon MotoGP - Saturday Free Practice Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1'46.216s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.232s |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.421s |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.484s |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.494s |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.559s |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.570s |
| 8 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +0.623s |
| 9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.781s |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.785s |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.810s |
| 12 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.926s |
| 13 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.932s |
| 14 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.162s |
| 15 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +1.165s |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.273s |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.327s |
| 18 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.357s |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.404s |
| 20 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.491s |
| 21 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.765s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +2.499s |
* Rookie
Official Aragon MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia, 1m 45.455s (2026)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 46.705s (2025)
Jorge Martin holds a 31-pont title lead over factory Aprilia team-mate Marco Bezzecchi heading into the Aragon MotoGP.
However, all eyes will be on defending champion Marc Marquez, who lost ground last time at Silverstone but has won the last four races at Aragon (Sprint and Grand Prix) since joining Ducati.
In total, Marquez has won seven times in the premier-class in front of the home Aragon fans and will be under pressure to continue that trend after slipping 40-points from Martin with meagre 9-7 results at Silverstone.
Between them are Bezzecchi and Trackhouse Aprilia’s Ai Ogura – but the Japanese will miss this weekend after a training injury in Japan. Ogura, who could slip as low as sixth in the standings, will be replaced by Lorenzo Savadori.
Maverick Vinales will also be missing, for a second event in a row, due to his ongoing shoulder injuries. KTM test rider Pol Espargaro is again replacing Vinales at Tech3.
Aragon sees two injured riders attempt a return: LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco, absent since suffering knee injuries in a brutal Turn 1 restart accident in Catalunya, and Gresini Ducati’s Fermin Aldeguer, who fractured a vertebra at Assen.
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