2026 Misano MotoGP - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2026 San Marino MotoGP at Misano, round 14 of 22.
Marco Bezzecchi gets the upper hand over Marc Marquez to lead Friday practice for his home Misano MotoGP.
After Ducati’s defending Misano winner Marquez had the edge in FP1, Bezzecchi and Aprilia turned the tables by 0.1s at the end of the afternoon.
Alex Marquez was best of the rest for Gresini Ducati, followed by the VR46 Desmosedicis of Fabio di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli.
Pedro Acosta was sixth for KTM, ahead of impressive performances by Honda riders Luca Marini and Johann Zarco.
A delighted Pol Espargaro also delivered a stand-out lap for ninth as a stand-in at Tech3.
Title leader Jorge Martin was among those in danger of a Q1 appearance in the closing stages, before salvaging the final Qualifying 2 transfer place in tenth.
However, fellow former champion Pecco Bagnaia was off the pace throughout the session on his way to 19th.
Alex Marquez led the early stages of the afternoon hour, before Bezzecchi and Franco Morbidelli moved ahead on new soft rear tyres in the middle stages.
Marc Marquez was pushed back to sixth as he worked with old medium front and soft rear tyres.
The time attacks began with VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio, Honda’s Luca Marini and then KTM’s Pedro Acosta taking turns at the top.
Morning leaders Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi then rose back to the top as the final ten minutes began. However, Bezzecchi saved his best for the last minute of the session...
2026 San Marino MotoGP - Practice Results | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max | |
| 1 | ^1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1'30.144s | 24/25 | 300k |
| 2 | ˅1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.103s | 18/23 | 299k |
| 3 | ^1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.185s | 25/27 | 299k |
| 4 | ^6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.241s | 25/25 | 298k |
| 5 | ^8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.271s | 21/21 | 298k |
| 6 | = | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.344s | 19/24 | 299k |
| 7 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.496s | 23/24 | 298k |
| 8 | ˅3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.510s | 24/27 | 301k |
| 9 | ^2 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.530s | 22/23 | 301k |
| 10 | ˅2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.546s | 23/26 | 299k |
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| 11 | ^4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.560s | 19/24 | 299k |
| 12 | ˅9 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.572s | 20/26 | 295k |
| 13 | ˅1 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.614s | 17/22 | 297k |
| 14 | ^5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.715s | 24/26 | 300k |
| 15 | ^1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.799s | 25/25 | 301k |
| 16 | ˅7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.034s | 26/26 | 293k |
| 17 | ^3 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +1.119s | 5/25 | 301k |
| 18 | ^3 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.137s | 20/21 | 295k |
| 19 | ˅1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +1.315s | 6/19 | 297k |
| 20 | ˅3 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.423s | 21/23 | 293k |
| 21 | ˅7 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.927s | 19/19 | 294k |
^X Rider has improved X positions from FP1.
= Rider has the same position as FP1.
˅X Rider has dropped X positions from FP1.
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP Records:
- Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.031s (2024)
- Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.877s (2024)
FP1:
Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi picked up where they left off last season by setting the pace during opening practice for the 2026 Misano MotoGP.
Reigning champion Marc Marquez got the better of the Aprilia rider on his penultimate lap, running used soft front and medium rear tyres.
Marco Bezzecchi was just 0.060s slower on medium tyres front and rear, the same combination picked by Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez in third.
Like his brother, Alex Marquez selected the soft front and medium rear on his way to fourth for Gresini.
Unlike those ahead, Johann Zarco, Pedro Acosta and Luca Marini fitted a new soft front in the closing stages to complete the top seven.
Aprilia's title leader Jorge Martin, Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio rounded out the top ten.
Jack Miller’s weekend got off to a bad start when he was ditched from his Pramac Yamaha as soon as he touched the front brake at Turn 4 on his out lap. Acosta later crashed at Turn 1.
Former Misano winner Pecco Bagnaia was only 18th, behind Miller.
2026 San Marino MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 1'31.468s | 18/18 | 298k |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.060s | 18/19 | 302k |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.133s | 19/19 | 296k |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.180s | 17/18 | 300k |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.182s | 17/18 | 299k |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.210s | 17/17 | 298k |
| 7 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.254s | 18/19 | 301k |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.267s | 19/20 | 298k |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.402s | 18/18 | 293k |
| 10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.509s | 19/19 | 298k |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.537s | 19/19 | 300k |
| 12 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.659s | 18/18 | 297k |
| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.703s | 14/16 | 298k |
| 14 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.737s | 16/18 | 293k |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.753s | 17/17 | 298k |
| 16 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.761s | 19/20 | 300k |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.900s | 16/16 | 295k |
| 18 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.993s | 17/17 | 298k |
| 19 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.153s | 14/16 | 297k |
| 20 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +1.170s | 20/20 | 299k |
| 21 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.854s | 9/11 | 296k |
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP Records:
- Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.031s (2024)
- Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.877s (2024)
MotoGP arrives for the final Italian-based round with Ducati’s reigning champion Marc Marquez sandwiched between title leader Jorge Martin and Aprilia team-mate Marco Bezzecchi at the top of the standings.
Any one of them could be on top of the world on Sunday evening, with Martin currently 19 points clear of Marquez, after the Spaniard’s double win at Aragon, and Bezzecchi closing to 24 points adrift.
Bezzecchi qualified on pole at Misano last season, then won the Sprint after a rare mistake by Marquez before a thrilling head-to-head battle in the grand prix.
Marc Marquez’s team-mate and former double Misano winner Pecco Bagnaia will be making his final Italian appearance in red, with Fabio di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez competing in their last Misano round for the local VR46 and Gresini Ducati teams.
Diggia starts the event 48 points behind Martin and five points clear of Ai Ogura, who dropped to fifth in the world championship after missing Aragon due to a hand injury in training.
Ogura will lose more ground after being ruled unfit to return at Misano.
Future factory Ducati rider Pedro Acosta now splits Trackhouse riders Ogura and Raul Fernandez, in sixth, after an impressive runner-up finish for KTM at Aragon.
Maverick Vinales is missing for a third event in a row, with his place at a Tech3 KTM again taken by test rider Pol Espargaro.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
