Sunday MotoGP Race
After a poorer start on Saturday, Bezzecchi nailed it on Sunday to take the holeshot, with Di Giannantonio slotting into second from pole and Marc Marquez holding third. Martin was fourth, with one big mover off the line proving Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) as he went from P9 to P5.
Onto Lap 2, Marc Marquez took over in second, and not long after that, Acosta found a way past Martin. At the front though, Bezzecchi had the hammer down, with the gap starting to go out as the laps ticked on.
On Lap 6, a big move came in from Di Giannantonio – a big lunge, and with a big effect on more than just his own position. The #49 steamed up the inside of Marc Marquez and both went wide – with Martin needing no second invitation to pick their pockets. The Aprilia swept past both into second place, around 2 seconds off his teammate’s lead. Diggia ultimately remained where he was but with a different bike ahead, and Marc Marquez was shuffled down into fourth.
The fight in the group behind was getting close too. Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was past Acosta into fifth, and by over half distance Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) had joined the party too.
Up at the front, Bez was holding station and Martin cut some tenths off his lead before he seemed to settle into second. The fight for third was about to reignite though – a Sprint re-run.
With five to go, Marc Marquez sliced up the inside of Diggia at Turn 6 – brutal but clean – and the #93 was back into third. But he retained a yellow shadow and next lap around out of Turn 11, Marc Marquez was deep – and the #49 shot straight through the open door. The battle rolled on, but on take two, the number 93 had no reply.
Bezzecchi crossed the line to win a stunning fourth Grand Prix in a row and with that takes the Championship lead. It’s the first time he or Aprilia have won four in a row – and Aprilia also lead the constructors. Martin followed up his emotional Saturday rostrum with a Grand Prix podium in second on Sunday, making it a 1-2 for Aprilia in the race and the rider standings.
Di Giannantonio held onto his sweet revenge on Sunday, taking third for his first Grand Prix podium of the year, with Marc Marquez relegated to fourth. Ogura got past Alex Marquez and held him off, with Acosta forced to settle for seventh. With that he moves down to third in the championship. Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) took eighth on his return, ahead of Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) in tenth. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crashed out, as did Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol).
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 30m 19.76s |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +3.231s |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +3.780s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +4.089s |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +8.403s |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +8.918s |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +10.687s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +11.359s |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +12.907s |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +16.370s |
Moto2 Race
Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) secured a hard-earned victory at the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil as a two-way battle for the win unfolded between the new title race leader and second place finisher Daniel Muñoz (Italtrans Racing Team). Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completed the rostrum after the Thai GP winner passed Alex Escrig (KLINT Factory Team) on the final lap to collect 16 points in Goiania.
Having earned a debut front row a few hours prior, Escrig grabbed the holeshot, with Muñoz also off to a flyer from P11 to P2 on Lap 1. Polesitter Holgado was third, while David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) dropped to P7 from second on the grid.
On Lap 2, Muñoz led with a nice move up the inside of Escrig at Turn 6, and then at the beginning of Lap 3, Holgado carved his way up to P2. And half a lap later, the #96 passed Muñoz to lead for the first time in Brazil.
At the end of Lap 6, the top five – Holgado, Muñoz, Escrig, Alonso and Gonzalez – were over a second clear of the chasing pack, and on Lap 10, Gonzalez repassed Alonso into P4 with the duo now 1.4s away from Escrig’s rear tyre. Work to do for the championship leader and Colombian.
Instead of going forward, Alonso dropped into the clutches of Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), and soon enough, the Thai GP podium finisher and Tony Arbolino (REDS Fantic Racing) demoted the #80 to P7. And up front, the other Aspar bike was not dropping Muñoz and Escrig. The trio were split by 1.2s with 11 laps left, as Gonzalez struggled to reel the top three in – the #18 was 2.2s away from the podium scrap.
With five laps to go, it was Holgado vs Muñoz for Brazilian GP victory. 0.3s split the Spaniards, with Gonzalez reeling in Escrig for P3 too. And in the fight for the 25 points, Muñoz struck with two and a half laps to go. Now, what did Holgado have in response?
Well, it was a rapid response. Holgado powered back past down the 0.9km long start/finish straight, and then began to gap the #17. Heading onto the last lap, Holgado held a 0.7s lead, with Escrig and Gonzalez locked together in the bronze medal chase. And at Turn 4, Gonzalez moved up the inside of the slightly wide Escrig to pinch P3 on the final lap.
Holgado, after a Muñoz-style wake-up call, pulled the pin to clinch his first Moto2 win of the year, as Muñoz settled for a brilliant P2 ahead of Gonzalez, who did break Escrig’s heart in the closing stages – but a P4 for the latter is still a personal best Moto2 result.
Alonso held off the challenge of Guevara and Arbolino for P5 to get points on the board in 2026; that trio closed out the top seven, with Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Celestino Vietti (HDR SpeedRS Team), and Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – PONT GRUP – MSI) the top 10 finishers.
2026 Brazilian Moto2 Results
| 1 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | 35:46.382s |
| 2 | Daniel Munoz | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +1.226s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +3.916s |
| 4 | Alex Escrig | SPA | KLINT Racing Team (Forward) | +4.497s |
| 5 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +8.652s |
| 6 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +8.778s |
| 7 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | REDS Fantic Racing (Kalex) | +9.683s |
| 8 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +11.198s |
| 9 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | HDR SpeedRS Team (Boscoscuro) | +11.890s |
| 10 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – PONT GRUP – MSI (Kalex) | +12.718s |
Moto3 Race
A sensational fightback from Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) saw the 18-year-old take victory in Goiania, after an early red flag stoppage became a five-lap dash for glory. He was kept honest by teammate Marco Morelli who had to settle for second but with it, achieved a first-ever Moto3 podium, whilst there was big history made in P3: Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) took his first-ever podium and thus Indonesia’s first in any class of Grand Prix racing. Heading into the round as Championship leader, David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) crashed out from the lead on Lap 14 before the red flag, and ws ineligible to restart.
On the first start, polesitter Joel Esteban (LEVELUP-MTA) grabbed the holeshot but by the halfway point on Lap 1, it was an Argentine 1-2 as Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Morelli took over at the front. Quiles had worked his way up to P2 and Championship leader Almansa moved into the top five from 14th on the grid, before Lap 7 saw Esteban crash out of the top three and on Lap 13 Almansa suffered a shock crash from the lead. Not long after that, Scott Ogden (CIP – Green Power) took a tumble and clearing his bike saw the red flags come out. Everything was reset – and Almansa was ok, but not allowed to take the restart.
At lights out for the five-lap dash, Quiles reasserted his authority and grabbed the holeshot as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) and Guido Pini (Dynavolt Intact GP) all battled hard behind.
It was all chopping and changing, but Quiles was out front – as he had been with even more margin on the first start. But onto the last lap, Morelli had the hammer down in second and, going into the last sector, was right with Quiles. Still, there was nothing that was going to stop the #28 from taking victory in Goiania, with Quiles first over the line for the GP win and the Championship lead in one.
Morelli made it an Aspar 1-2, and history was made on their tail: Pratama, who already impressed in Buriram, took his first podium in Grand Prix racing and the first ever for Indonesia. To do so he held off Carpe and Pini, with rookie Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in a mighty sixth. Perrone, Fernandez, Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top ten.
2026 Brazilian Moto3 Results
| 1 | Maximo Quiles | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | 7:19.821s |
| 2 | Marco Morelli | ARG | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.143s |
| 3 | Veda Pratama | INA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +1.650s |
| 4 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +1.741s |
| 5 | Guido Pini | ITA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +1.786s |
| 6 | Rico Salmela | FIN | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +1.842s |
| 7 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +1.949s |
| 8 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +2.522s |
| 9 | Casey O’Gorman | IRL | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +2.894s |
| 10 | Hakim Danish | MAL | AEON Credit- MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +3.083s |
2026 Brazilian MotoGP News—Saturday
Sink hole delays Sprint
After rain complicated matters at the first Brazilian Grand Prix since 2004 on Friday, Saturday took an unexpected turn at lunchtime when a sink hole was discovered on the inside of the start-finish straight soon after MotoGP qualifying.
The hole was soon filled and resurfaced. The Sprint was delayed by 80 minutes, with Moto3 qualifying pushed back to later afternoon. The sessions that determine the Moto2 grid will now be held on Sunday morning.
“Due to the heavy rains in the past days, there has been a depression in the track surface caused by soil movement,” said Safety Officer Tome Alfonso. “It is off the racing line and we already repaired the problem.” Neil Morrison
Marquez still seeking ideal feeling
Marc Marquez served up a double warning to his rivals on Saturday. His late attack on Fabio Di Giannantonio was enough to win his first Sprint since suffering a serious right shoulder injury last October. But there was also the line about being some way from comfortable on this year’s Ducati.
“Me and Fabio (Di Giannantonio) have completely different riding styles. Looks like I’m struggling a bit more this year. We’re trying to understand with Ducati how to take profit with my riding style,” said the nine-time Champ.
“It’s always a consequence. When you’re fighting with the bike, you use more energy. Then the fact in Thailand I was far from my level and I feel a step here. But for me today the biggest help was yesterday. Yesterday we rode in rain and you don’t use energy. Today I was fresher.” Neil Morrison
Martin’s comeback ‘difficult to compare to 2021’
Jorge Martin said it was tough to compare his recent comeback from “27 bone” fractures to 2021, when he last suffered serious injury, and feels there is more to come after securing a first Sprint podium for Aprilia.
A crash at the third round of his rookie MotoGP season put him out of four races as he recovered from multiple broken bones. But ordeals in 2025 were worse. “It’s difficult to rate it,” he said. “For sure comparing to 2021, at that point I was younger and I had just the hunger of winning and winning and winning, and now that I’m already a world champion, the approach is completely different. For sure I want to win again, that’s why I’m here.
“But it’s quite different. Also the injury, back to back, back to back again. It was really tough again. But I think this one was much more tough. After 27 bones, five surgeries, it’s much more than the Portimão one, but Martinator bounces back, and I hope to start building more and more confidence from here.” Neil Morrison
MotoGP Sprint Race
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) vs Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) went to the wire in the Tissot Sprint in Brazil, with the duo split by just two tenths over the line after a cat-and-mouse showdown and a tense final lap. Completing the Sprint podium it was an emotional afternoon for Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) as the 2024 World Champion got back on the box for the first time since the Solidarity GP in 2024, impressing once again as he comes out swinging on his return to full fitness.
Diggia took the holeshot after a solid start from pole, and it was a stunning start from Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as the Frenchman moved up into third and then quickly attacked Marc Marquez for second. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) lost out down to fourth, and further back there was drama for the returning Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) off the line as his machine slid before launching and those behind streamed past. But it was a clean start as the freight train settled in for battle.
Up ahead though, Diggia in the lead had just over half a second in hand as they started Lap 3, with Marc Marquez then attacking Quartararo back before Turn 1 to reclaim second. The Frenchman was then slightly wide, allowing Bezzecchi to pick his pocket, before Martin did the same next time down the straight as Lap 4 began.
Meanwhile at the front, Diggia was 1.2 seconds clear. Marc Marquez was second, Bezzecchi third and Martin fourth, but the #72 was then deep through Turns 10 and 11 – allowing his #89 teammate through into third.
Meanwhile, Quartararo was stealing more of the limelight just behind, holding off Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) brutally but cleanly. The #20 was digging in, and so was Marc Marquez as he started to reel in Di Giannantonio in the lead.
By Lap 10 of 15, Ogura was past Quartararo and Marc Marquez was half a second off the lead. Action was hotting up slightly further back too as Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) attacked Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) for P8. He got past, Pecco returned the favor, and then the #63 started homing in on Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) in seventh.
By three to go though, Marc Marquez was in striking distance at the front – so he did. Alongside out of Turn 12 and then past, the #93 took the lead, but he retained very close company from the rider in yellow. It then looked like Marc Marquez had built a few tenths up to try and protect the gap but onto the last lap, the #49 was closing and closing.
Diggia looked for a way through at Turn 6 and found none, instead forced to stay glued to the back of the red machine ahead. But Marc Marquez kept it pitch perfect – right until the final corner where he suffered a twitch – and nothing was enough to stop him claiming that first Sprint win of the season. The #93 takes the gold on Saturday for his 16th Sprint win – putting him equal with Martin as the riders who have the most Sprint victories since the format was introduced.
Speaking of Martin, the #89 made a stunning return to the podium. Slipping past teammate Bezzecchi after the #72 headed slightly wide, Martin then knuckled down and kept it clean to the flag – getting back on the rostrum for the first time since the 2024 Solidarity Grand Prix. It was an emotional cool down lap after a rollercoaster since his Championship win. It’s also his first podium with Aprilia Racing.
Bezzechi took fourth and maintains second in the standings, now two points adrift of Acosta after the #37 came home ninth in the Sprint in Brazil. Ogura took fifth place for another impressive show of form from the sophomore, with an even more titanic performance just on his tail: Quartararo. The Frenchman grabbed his qualifying springboard as a huge opportunity and held onto sixth place to underline his elbows-out start to the Sprint.
Alex Marquez took P7 just ahead of Bagnaia, with Acosta taking that final point. Just outside the points but inside the top ten, Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) takes tenth after a stunning home performance from the rookie.
The was no Moto2 qualifying due to track conditions
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | 19m 41.982s |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.213s |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +3.587s |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +4.061s |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +4.994s |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.728s |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +8.153s |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +8.342s |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +9.096s |
| 10 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +10.329s |
Moto3 Qualifying
A dramatic Moto3 qualifying session took us into the sunset but it didn’t disappoint; a career-first pole was bagged by Joel Esteban (LEVELUP-MTA) whilst he’s joined by Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI), with the Malaysian taking a mighty career-first front row in Goiania.
After Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing), Ryusei Yamanaka (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) and Zen Mitani (Honda Team Asia) graduated from Q1, it was time for the pole position shootout. However, it was red-flagged due to track conditions after a massive highside for Cormac Buchanan (CODE Motorsports) at Turn 4 and a smaller front-end fall for Danish at Turn 6. Both were OK and after a brief pause, action quickly resumed. Lap times dropped all the way into the 1’26s with the likes of CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team duo Marco Morelli and Maximo Quiles both enjoying time at the top of the standings, along with Perrone. Before long though, it was Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) who found himself sitting pretty at the top as the final runs got underway.
However, there was drama for Quiles who fell at Turn 6 whilst in the closing moments, it was a fast fall for Uriarte at Turn 11 in what looked like a repeat of his teammate’s crash from the morning. Elsewhere though, it was Esteban who had timed it to perfection to take pole position, not just a first of his career but a first front row too. A fifth career front row went to Perrone in second, his first since he started from the same place at Motegi last year. It’s a first Malaysian front row since 2016 by Danish who seeks a first podium in Moto3. Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) took a career-best fourth on the grid, ahead of Morelli and Uriarte.
What about the top two in the Championship though? Quiles couldn’t recover from his crash despite getting back out and lines up 11th, whereas yellow flags continuously scuppered David Almansa’s (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) pole hopes. 14th is all the Championship leader could manage, making for big comebacks from the #28 and #22.
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Joel Esteban | SPA | LEVEL UP – MTA (KTM) | 1: 26.241s |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.206s |
| 3 | Hakim Danish | MAL | AEON Credit- MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.207s |
| 4 | Veda Pratama | INA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.265s |
| 5 | Marco Morelli | ARG | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.319s |
| 6 | Brian Uriarte | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.594s |
| 7 | Joel Kelso | AUS | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +0.726s |
| 8 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | +0.729s | |
| 9 | Rico Salmela | FIN | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.749s |
| 10 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.759s |
2026 Brazilian MotoGP News—Friday
Track ready, but only just
The Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia – Ayrton Senna made its return to the MotoGP World Championship, but only just. After substantial flooding around the 14-turn track in the lead up to the GP, Friday’s sessions were delayed by an hour as officials attempted to dry the surface.
The 2.3-mile track, which has 14 turns, was well received by most of the riders. The facilities, however, left a lot to be desired. Construction was still very much ongoing to the car park and other parts of the facility, while toilets were limited and raw sewage was running through certain points.
There was even the surprising sight of prisoners from a local jail in the Goias region working on the track on Thursday in yellow jumpsuits. It’s believed the prisoners were not incarcerated for serious crimes.
Goiânia gets rider’s approval
Coming in at 2.3 miles, the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia – Ayrton Senna is the second shortest on the calendar, behind the Sachsenring. It promises to be the shortest in terms of lap time, with a dry lap believed to take 1m 17s (Sachsenring’s lap record is 1m 19s).
Sunday’s race will also be the highest in terms of laps (31) since 2013’s American GP at Laguna Seca (32 laps). Despite that, the layout quickly gained the approval of the MotoGP contingent. Despite the rain and dirtiness of the surface, grip was good. “It has very good grip in every situation,” confirmed Luca Marini.
“The track is super nice,” said Marc Marquez. “Some long right corners that are not good for my riding style, but they are nice.”
Aldeguer set for VR46 switch
Fermin Aldeguer made his 2026 debut on Friday after recovering from a broken left femur sustained in early January. And, according to Spanish publication AS, he will switch from the Gresini team to VR46 Ducati in 2027.
Friday was only the third time Aldeguer had ridden a bike in 2026. “The first one was 8th of January when I got the injury. And then last week (was the second).” It was also the first occasion he had sat aboard a MotoGP machine since last November.
Aldeguer had an option to extend his stay with Ducati for two more years. Despite interest from other manufacturers, he opted to stay with the Bologna factory and will move to its number two team. Gresini has yet to agree a deal to stay with Ducati beyond this year.
Asked about the move for Aldeguer, VR46 Team Manager Pablo Nieto said, “He can be one of the choices we have for the future. Why not?”
Friday MotoGP
It was dry, but for how long? There was no hanging about at the start of MotoGP Practice in Brazil with a looming threat of rain, and the slick tyre time attacks were slammed in right at the top of the session. Damp patches and a light drizzle made conditions far from ideal, and it caught out a few riders in the early running.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crashed very soon into the session at Turn 4, with Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) and home hero Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) also suffering similar incidents at the same corner while the heavy rain steered clear.
Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) and Marc Marquez were doing the early running at the timesheet summit, before Zarco pounced to go P1 with a 1:21.257. It was a real battle to get into the top 10 in the opening half an hour, with rookie Razgatlioglu arguably impressing the most. The Turk climbed to P3 behind Zarco and Marc Marquez, ahead of Martin and World Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), and then the downpour came.
With around 30 minutes of Practice left, heavier rain sprinkled the Autodromo Internacional de Goiania – Ayrton Senna, and that meant anyone needing an improvement would be left disappointed – including Bezzecchi, who was sitting in P20 when the wet weather arrived.
The Italian was the first rider back out on track in the final 10 minutes once the weather had eased somewhat, and the Thai GP winner was lapping on slick tyres too in an attempt to try and scramble his way into the top 10. However, as expected, an improvement wasn’t coming. After running wide on the entry into Turn 10, Bezzecchi pulled back into the box and it looked like that was all she wrote in terms of the automatic Q2 places. And the same can be said for Thailand’s double podium finisher Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) – the #25 was outside the top 20 on a disappointing day for half of the RS-GP fleet.
So behind the top three of Zarco, Marc Marquez and Razgatlioglu, we have Martin and Acosta, with Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) completing the top six. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) makes it two Yamahas inside the top 10 in P7, the Frenchman will be pleased with that, and chapeau to eighth place Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). No pre-season testing. Still needing crutches to get around. And he sticks his Ducati in P8 in very tricky conditions. Impressive.
The 2025 Rookie of the Year sails into Q2 ahead of ninth place Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), with Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) the final rider who will sleep a little easier tonight knowing they’re safely into the pole position shootout in Goiania.
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | 1’21.257s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.125s |
| 3 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.308s |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.309s |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.493s |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.538s |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.568s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.625s |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.710s |
| 10 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.810s |
Friday Moto2
Battle lines have been drawn on our groundbreaking opening day at Goiânia in Moto2 with Tony Arbolino (REDS Fantic Racing) leading the way and a pack of surprises. Behind him, Buriram winner Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) and David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) completed the top three in what turned out to be a Friday that featured all four seasons. A wet but drying morning followed by wind, spots of rain but overall dry running in the afternoon, Goiania’s unpredictability was mirrored by the weather.
An array of fresh names and faces made it into Q2 straight away but it was Arbolino who surprised the most by topping the day’s running. The Italian led the combined times courtesy of the afternoon’s Practice being the only dry track time but nonetheless, made the most of the evolving conditions to lead the Moto2 charge. Championship leader Gonzalez was right behind him, 0.170s off the #14 whilst it was Alonso who rounded out the top three.
Onto the surprises and it’s fair to say that Angel Piqueras (QJ MOTOR – PONT GRUP – MSI) was a headline-grabber in fourth as he took top rookie honours whilst Mario Aji (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) was fifth, repeating his efforts from Friday afternoon in Thailand. Celestino Vietti (HDR SpeedRS Team) rounded out the top six but suffered a late technical issue.
Notable names not in the top 14 such as Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) who was 16th, Aron Canet (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) in 18th and Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) in 20th, with the Spaniard struggling on day one in Goiania after his podium from Buriram. There was a late crash for Zonta Van den Goorbergh crash at Turn 13.
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | REDS Fantic Racing (Kalex) | 1: 23.709s |
| 2 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.170s |
| 3 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.366s |
| 4 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | QJMOTOR – PONT GRUP – MSI (Kalex) | +0.479s |
| 5 | Mario Aji | INA | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) | +0.561s |
| 6 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | HDR SpeedRS Team (Boscoscuro) | +0.562s |
| 7 | Daniel Munoz | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.588s |
| 8 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.666s |
| 9 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.735s |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | ITALJET Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.743s |
Friday Moto3
David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) went quickest in Friday Practice at the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil, but it’s just 0.050 covering the top three at the end of both the day and session. Second goes to New Zealand’s Cormac Buchanan (CODE Motorsports), just 0.003 off the top, with Indonesian rookie Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) 0.047 further back in third.
Almansa’s 1:30.260 to go quickest in the afternoon is down from a 1:32.812 set by rookie Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in FP1, with conditions improved by the time practice rolled around for it to be officially classed as dry. Uriarte was nearly four tenths clear at the top in the morning and P7 in the afternoon.
Joel Kelso (MLav Racing), rookie Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP – MTA) trailed Pratama in the afternoon overall, slotting in ahead of Uriarte in P7. Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) completed the top ten, with some of the less experienced riders finding plenty of space to shine at a track that’s brand new for all on the grid.
2026 Brazilian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | David Almansa | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | 1:30.260s |
| 2 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | CODE Motorsports (KTM) | +0.003s |
| 3 | Veda Pratama | INA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.050s |
| 4 | Joel Kelso | AUS | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +0.111s |
| 5 | Rico Salmela | FIN | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.221s |
| 6 | Joel Esteban | SPA | LEVEL UP – MTA (KTM) | +0.300s |
| 7 | Brian Uriarte | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.341s |
| 8 | Marco Morelli | ARG | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.510s |
| 9 | Leo Rammerstorfer | AUT | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.537s |
| 10 | Casey O’Gorman | IRL | SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) | +0.683s |
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