Sunday MotoGP Race
Marco Bezzecchi converted pole position into victory at Mugello after overcoming an early challenge from teammate Jorge Martin and race-long pressure from Francesco Bagnaia.
Martin grabbed the lead at Turn 1, while Sprint winner Raul Fernandez ran wide and dropped from third to 17th. Bezzecchi quickly reclaimed the advantage before Bagnaia surged into contention, passing both riders to lead by Lap 3.
The leading trio soon established themselves at the front, with Martin sitting just over a second behind Bagnaia and Bezzecchi. Further back, Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer battled fiercely for fourth, allowing the leaders to pull clear.
At half distance, Martin began closing on the front two as Bezzecchi increased the pressure on Bagnaia. With 10 laps remaining, the Aprilia rider swept into the lead at Turn 1 and immediately opened a gap. Martin followed him through six laps later, demoting Bagnaia to third.
From there, Bezzecchi controlled the race, securing a memorable home victory for both himself and Aprilia. Martin completed an Aprilia 1-2 finish after a strong recovery ride.
The fight for the final podium position went down to the final corner. Ai Ogura charged through the field from 13th on the grid and closed rapidly on Bagnaia in the closing laps. The Japanese rookie briefly nosed ahead at Bucine on the final lap, but Bagnaia responded immediately and won the drag race to the finish by just 0.034 seconds.
Ogura finished fourth after another impressive comeback, ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Acosta. Marquez marked his return from shoulder surgery with seventh, while Fernandez recovered from his opening-lap mistake to finish eighth. Aldeguer and Diogo Moreira completed the top 10, with Brad Binder, Joan Mir, Luca Marini, Franco Morbidelli and Jack Miller rounding out the points scorers.
2026 Italian MotoGP Results
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 40m 57.347s |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +3.559s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +5.098s |
| 4 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +5.132s |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +5.453s |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.467s |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +10.762s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +14.644s |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez*** | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +13.380s |
| 10 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +21.366s |
Moto2 Race
David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) claimed pole position for the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy after a tightly contested Moto3 qualifying session at Mugello. The Spaniard’s best lap of 1:54.862 put him just 0.018 seconds clear of Hakim Danish (AEON Credit–MT Helmets–MSI), while a late charge from Joel Kelso (GRYD–MLav Racing) secured third and completed a Spain-Malaysia-Australia front row.
Almansa set the pace early in Q2, leading Danish and Q1 graduate Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) after the opening runs. Despite a flurry of late attempts as riders searched for improvements, neither of the top two times was bettered, leaving Almansa on pole and Danish a close second as he continued his strong recent form.
Kelso was one of the final riders to cross the line and his last-gasp effort bumped Uriarte from the front row. The Spaniard will start fourth and lead the second row, joined by Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP–MTA), who also improved late in the session.
David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Marco Morelli (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) secured positions on the third row, while Friday pace-setter Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) completed the top 10.
One of the biggest surprises of qualifying was championship leader Max Quiles (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team). The Spaniard could manage only 15th on the grid and will face an uphill battle if he hopes to make up ground in Sunday’s race.
2026 Italian Moto2 Results
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 35m 12.315s |
| 2 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Beta Tools SpeedRS Team (Boscoscuro) | 5.327s |
| 3 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | 5.462s |
| 4 | Senna Agius | AUS | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 5.479s |
| 5 | Filip Salac | CZE | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | 7.568s |
| 6 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | ITALJET Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | 9.987s |
| 7 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | 10.952s |
| 8 | Barry Baltus | BEL | REDS Fantic Racing (Kalex) | 15.463s |
| 9 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | 16.428s |
| 10 | Deniz Oncu | TUR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team (Boscoscuro) | +19.587s |
Moto3 Race
Brian Uriarte capped off a breakthrough weekend at Mugello by claiming his first Moto3 victory, the reigning MotoJunior and Red Bull Rookies Cup champion prevailing in a classic last-lap battle. Red Bull KTM Ajo teammate Alvaro Carpe finished second to complete a 1-2 for the team, while Malaysia’s Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) secured his first Moto3 podium in third.
Starting from inherited pole after David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) withdrew through illness, Danish made the perfect launch before Joel Kelso (GRYD MLav Racing) took over at the front midway through the opening lap. Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP – MTA) moved into second soon after, while championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team) ended the first lap down in 14th.
Quiles quickly charged through the field and was up to second by the middle stages as the lead changed hands repeatedly among a tightly packed front group. A crash for Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) briefly split the field, but the chasing riders soon closed back in to re-form a large lead pack.
With three laps remaining, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) led a 15-rider battle for victory, while Eddie O’Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) had briefly enjoyed his first Moto3 lead after an impressive climb through the order.
The race turned on the penultimate lap when Quiles suffered a major rear-end moment at the final corner, dropping him out of contention. Uriarte seized the lead at Casanova-Savelli on the final lap and escaped the chaos behind to secure a memorable maiden Grand Prix victory.
Carpe won the battle for second ahead of Danish, while Fernandez narrowly missed the podium in fourth. Esteban completed the top five ahead of O’Shea, who earned a career-best sixth. David Muñoz, Veda Pratama, Kelso, and Jesus Rios rounded out the top 10, while Quiles recovered only to 11th after running wide in the final-corner scramble.
2026 Italian Moto3 Results
| 1 | Brian Uriarte | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | 33m 07.801s |
| 2 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.418s |
| 3 | Hakim Danish | MAL | AEON Credit- MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.456s |
| 4 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.482s |
| 5 | Joel Esteban | SPA | LEVEL UP – MTA (KTM) | +0.842s |
| 6 | Eddie O’Shea | GBR | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +0.970s |
| 7 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +1.069s |
| 8 | Veda Pratama | INA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +1.081s |
| 9 | Joel Kelso | AUS | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +1.085s |
| 10 | Jesus Rios | SPA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +1.091s |
2026 Italian MotoGP News—Saturday
Fernandez wins – but poised to lose ride
Raul Fernandez stormed to an incredible Sprint victory on Saturday before hinting that he could be on his way out of Trackhouse Aprilia in 2027.
Team Owner Justin Marks flew in to Barcelona at the previous GP to assure the team in light of Team Manager Davide Brivio’s departure to HRC at the end of the year. It’s believed the American is on the lookout for a native speaker and more marketable personality.
Fernandez, who was nurtured by Brivio, refused to deny he could be on the way out of the team. “I feel super emotional because when the result doesn’t come, you keep putting in the work and everything comes,” he said. “I will not think what will happen next year. I had a really nice conversation with Justin (in Barcelona)… I am very professional. Until 2026 I will be a Trackhouse rider and I will make my best for that.” Neil Morrison
MotoGP top speed record smashed
MotoGP’s top speed record was always going to come under threat this weekend. In the last year of the 1000cc prototypes, several names were pushing to break Brad Binder’s three-year old number of 366.1kph, set in the 2023 Sprint.
It was broken not just once but twice on Saturday. First by Jorge Martin, who clocked an incredible 368.6kph in Saturday morning’s FP2 session. Team-mate Marco Bezzecchi then equaled that number in the Sprint.
“I exited super good from the last corner,” said Martin. “I was behind (Luca) Marini and (Enea) Bastianini. There’s a bump that I really did it perfectly so I didn’t wheelie, and I started to catch them, and I said, OK, I won’t brake until the last moment. And I knew I was fast, because when I sat up I couldn’t see anything!” Neil Morrison
Riders against one-bike rule
As MotoGP and the MSMA edge toward a deal for 2027 and beyond, one possibility that has arisen from the discussions is that the series adopts a one-bike rule, similar to that in WorldSBK.
The idea was universally loathed by riders. “It’s a really bad idea,” said Pedro Acosta. “I understand the championship and brands want the costs to go down. The problem is now this means if you crash in warm up you won’t race. If you crash in FP2 you won’t make qualifying. And if you crash in FP1, which is quite easy to do because you’re not using the best tyre option, you destroy the bike and don’t go to PR.
“I understand MotoGP is expensive. But it’s not the way that 3 guys in the box rebuild the bike from zero in 3 hours. I can understand you only use 1 bike per session maybe. But you need to have a spare bike in the background. Just for these cases. If not, your weekend already ends on day 1.” Neil Morrison
MotoGP Sprint Race
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) claimed a commanding Tissot Sprint victory at Mugello, holding off Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) by 1.2 seconds to secure an Aprilia 1-2 finish on home soil. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) completed the podium after another strong ride in front of the Italian fans.
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), returning from injury, launched from the second row to grab the holeshot into Turn 1, but his time at the front was brief. Fernandez, Martin and rookie Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) quickly moved ahead, while Di Giannantonio also found a way past, dropping the reigning World Champion to fifth.
Polesitter Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) suffered a poor start and slipped to sixth before overtaking Marquez at the end of Lap 2. Up front, Fernandez began to edge away, leading Martin by half a second at the end of Lap 3. Di Giannantonio soon passed Moreira and settled into third, while Bezzecchi moved into fourth on Lap 4 but remained several seconds behind the leaders.
Further back, Enea Bastianini’s (Red Bull KTM Tech3) race ended with a crash at Turn 10 while battling Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) later crashed at the same corner.
Martin closed on Fernandez in the closing stages, reducing the gap to half a second with three laps remaining, but Fernandez responded each time. The Spaniard stretched his advantage back out on the final lap and crossed the line unchallenged for a flawless Sprint win.
Di Giannantonio finished a comfortable third, 1.1 seconds ahead of Bezzecchi. Marquez took fifth in his first Sprint appearance since Le Mans, followed by Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) recovered from a poor start to finish seventh, ahead of Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), while Acosta claimed the final point in ninth.
2026 Italian MotoGP News and Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | 19:28.408s |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +1.289s |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +3.287s |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +4.481s |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +9.055s |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +9.758s |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +10.983s |
| 8 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +11.411s |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +11.809s |
| 10 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V) | +12.932s |
MotoGP Qualifying
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) delivered a stunning qualifying performance at Mugello, becoming the first rider to break into the 1:43s at the circuit with a lap of 1:43.921. The pole position was his first since Buriram and put Aprilia at the head of the grid ahead of Q1 graduate Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and teammate Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing).
Q1 featured a fierce battle for the final two spots in Q2, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Ai Ogura and Fernandez all in contention. Fernandez secured progression with a late lap, while Acosta also advanced. Ogura narrowly missed out, falling just 0.087 seconds short of a place in the pole shootout.
In Q2, Jorge Martin set the early benchmark with a 1:44.284, just over a tenth shy of the all-time lap record. At the halfway mark, Aprilia riders occupied the top three positions, with Fernandez and Bezzecchi backing up Martin’s pace.
The final runs produced a flurry of improvements. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) climbed to fourth temporarily, but Bezzecchi stole the spotlight with a record-breaking lap that put him more than two tenths clear of the field. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) appeared capable of challenging for the front row but lost time after catching Acosta and ultimately settled for fourth.
No rider could threaten Bezzecchi’s pole effort, giving Aprilia its first Mugello pole since Tetsuya Harada in 1999. Fernandez completed an impressive run from Q1 to secure second on the grid, while Martin qualified third, 0.363 seconds behind his teammate.
Marquez headed the second row in fourth, followed by Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) in fifth and Bagnaia in sixth. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) qualified seventh despite technical issues in FP2, while Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) claimed a career-best eighth, becoming the first Brazilian since Alex Barros in 2007 to qualify inside the top 10. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was ninth, with Acosta rounding out the top 10. Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) completed the fourth row.
2026 Italian MotoGP News and Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 1:43.921s |
| 2 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.224s |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.363s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.373s |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.392s |
| 6 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.561s |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.577s |
| 8 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.713s |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.734s |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.789s |
Moto2 Qualifying
Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) smashed the Moto2 lap record at Mugello to secure pole position, firing in a late 1:48.474 that left him more than a quarter of a second clear of the field. The Spaniard’s final effort pushed Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing) off provisional pole and into second, while Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team) completed the front row in third.
Dani Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) continued his impressive form after advancing through Q1, qualifying fourth to lead the second row. He will be joined by Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in fifth and Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) in sixth, with just 0.020 seconds separating the pair.
Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) narrowly missed a second-row start, ending the session seventh and only 0.006 seconds behind Lopez. Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and David Alonso (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) secured eighth and ninth respectively, while Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR–Green Power–MSI) rounded out the top 10.
Fresh from his podium finish in Barcelona, local favorite Celestino Vietti (MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team) endured a more difficult qualifying session. The Italian crashed at Turn 10 during Q2 and was left 16th on the grid, giving himself plenty of work to do when the lights go out on race day.
2026 Italian MotoGP News and Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 1:48.474s |
| 2 | Filip Salac | CZE | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.249s |
| 3 | Alex Escrig | SPA | KLINT Racing Team (Forward) | +0.367s |
| 4 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.592s |
| 5 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.732s |
| 6 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | ITALJET Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.752s |
| 7 | Senna Agius | AUS | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.758s |
| 8 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.830s |
| 9 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.862s |
| 10 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – Green Power – MSI (Kalex) | +0.922s |
Moto3 Qualifying
David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) claimed pole position for the Brembo Grand Prix of Italy after a tightly contested Moto3 qualifying session at Mugello. The Spaniard’s best lap of 1:54.862 put him just 0.018 seconds clear of Hakim Danish (AEON Credit–MT Helmets–MSI), while a late charge from Joel Kelso (GRYD–MLav Racing) secured third and completed a Spain-Malaysia-Australia front row.
Almansa set the pace early in Q2, leading Danish and Q1 graduate Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) after the opening runs. Despite a flurry of late attempts as riders searched for improvements, neither of the top two times was bettered, leaving Almansa on pole and Danish a close second as he continued his strong recent form.
Kelso was one of the final riders to cross the line and his last-gasp effort bumped Uriarte from the front row. The Spaniard will start fourth and lead the second row, joined by Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Joel Esteban (LEVEL UP–MTA), who also improved late in the session.
David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Marco Morelli (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) secured positions on the third row, while Friday pace-setter Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) completed the top 10.
One of the biggest surprises of qualifying was championship leader Max Quiles (CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team). The Spaniard could manage only 15th on the grid and will face an uphill battle if he hopes to make up ground in Sunday’s race.
2026 Italian MotoGP News and Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | David Almansa | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | 1:54.862s |
| 2 | Hakim Danish | MAL | AEON Credit- MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.018s |
| 3 | Joel Kelso | AUS | GRYD – MLav Racing (Honda) | +0.125s |
| 4 | Brian Uriarte | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.230s |
| 5 | Jesus Rios | SPA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +0.311s |
| 6 | Joel Esteban | SPA | LEVEL UP – MTA (KTM) | +0.315s |
| 7 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.340s |
| 8 | Marco Morelli | ARG | CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.512s |
| 9 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.535s |
| 10 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +0.573s |
2026 Italian MotoGP News—Friday
Marquez is back
Marc Marquez made his comeback from the most recent corrective surgery on his right shoulder in Italy. And was pleased to note the issue with his radial nerve, which was impacted by two damaged screws, was mended.
“(I have no) Numbness in the hands, in the fingers in the elbows,” he said. “I’m super happy because it was the main target of the surgery. (But) now the nerves start to work in a normal way, we start to work with another muscles, the way to riding the bike. So I have other pains, I have another feeling on the bike, but step by step let’s see if we can improve.
And reigning champ hoped he would’ve felt stronger around Mugello. “Honestly speaking, I was thinking that I would feel better on the bike. But, still on the right corners, on the change direction, I’m losing a lot of time. It’s true that for one lap I can do it, but for the race distance, at the moment, I’m half second slower than the top riders.” Neil Morrison
Cal returns!
To the surprise of the MotoGP world, Cal Crutchlow made a shock return to replace the injured Johann Zarco in LCR Honda colours. The Brit, who won three races for Honda’s satellite team in 2016 and 2018, was asked to step in on the Monday before the race.
An interaction with wife Lucy led the Briton to accept the offer. “I had Lucio (Cecchinello – Team Owner) call. Finally, I spoke to Daco (Mamola -Team Coordinator) and he said, the team want you to come back and race. I went home and Lucy (Crutchlow – wife) said, ‘oh, did Daco call you?’ And I said, yeah, but I didn’t bring up the subject. And she said, because they called me first! To get the blessing!
“I said, I’m not interested. And she said, why not? She said, you’ve done it your whole life, so I don’t understand why you’re not doing it. I wouldn’t have done it for another team. I did come to a point where I thought, why not?” As he last competed in MotoGP in September, 2023, Crutchlow tested the RC213V at Misano on Wednesday to get up to speed. “I felt like I’ve been hit by a truck today,” he said the following day.
Tech3 to plump for Moto2 rookie?
Tech3 is open to pairing a rookie alongside a more experienced name in 2027 with Maverick Viñales confident of extending his stay with KTM.
Tech3 boss Guenther Steiner told assembled journalists, “I’m pretty open to taking a chance on a Moto2 rider. We know we’re not going to be able to sign Marc Marquez. This is an opportunity for us. You can mix experience with somebody who could be next star.”
Senna Agius has been linked with Tech3 and is fancied to step up to the premier class next year.
Friday MotoGP
Following a spell of wet weather in the morning, Friday afternoon Practice at Mugello got underway in dry conditions and fronting the timesheets in the early stages was three-time Italian GP winner Bagnaia, with Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) inside the top two early doors.
Having come through FP1 unscathed, Marc Marquez was declared fit to participate in the rest of the weekend, and halfway through the session, the reigning World Champion was 11th fastest, 0.566s away from his teammate’s time, before some quicker laps began to fly in.
The first was for Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team); the second was for title race leader Bezzecchi. A 1:45.024 was Bez’s table-topper with just over 30 minutes to go, on fresh soft Michelin rubber, before the red flags came out after Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) crashed coming out of Turn 4. The Frenchman and his Yamaha slid down the road into Turn 5, kicking plenty of stones into the circuit, and with the stricken YZR-M1 parked in the middle of the apex, the short stoppage to the session was called. More importantly, Quartararo was up on his feet and swiftly made his way back to the box.
Once Practice resumed, it wasn’t long before another Yamaha star was on the deck. This time it was Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) crashing at Turn 1, with the Australian – who was P19 at the time – all OK too.
Coming into the final 12 minutes, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) encountered tech problems when coming out of the pit lane, and due to where the RC16 was ditched by the South African, leaning against the wall towards the end of the 1.1km long straight, the red flags were waved again to allow the marshals to recover the KTM.
Then, we strapped in for 11 minutes and 45 seconds of time attack action on Friday. Marc Marquez and Acosta were lingering outside the top 10, as were the likes of World Champions Quartararo and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), as Miller rose to P3 with just under eight minutes remaining to shove Bastianini out of the top 10.
With just over five minutes left, a familiar name rose to P1. A certain #93. Marc Marquez’s 1:45.010 saw the current champ jump from P16 to the summit, but a flurry of fast laps landed to quickly shuffle the Spaniard down to P5. Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) clocked faster times than the returning Marquez, as we then saw Martin lose a top 10 place with two minutes to go.
At the same time, Bezzecchi and Bastianini promoted themselves into the top five, as we locked eyes on Martin. P13, the title hunter was chasing a time. And he managed one, just, to go P8 at the chequered flag – but that’s all he needed. Fellow Aprilia rider Ogura was the one to lose out after Martin’s lung-busting late charge, the Japanese rider fell to P11, and another rider unable to get a Friday top 10 was Acosta. A mistake on his final lap meant the #37 finished P13 on Day 1, with Q1 awaiting the rider P4 in the World Championship.
No such worries for Di Giannantonio though. A double Friday P1 on home turf? Just what the doctor ordered. Literally. Bagnaia, Bastianini, and Morbidelli made it an Italian 1-2-3-4 at Mugello; the home faithful will be pleased with that, as Aldeguer closed out the top five.
Marc Marquez’s return was impressive; the champion sails into Q2 in P6, with Bezzecchi acting as the lead Aprilia in P7. Martin was P8, 0.3s off Diggia, as Rins held onto a top 10 in P9 to signal a job well done for the Yamaha rider on Friday. And speaking of top jobs, congratulations to rookie Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR), as the Brazilian earns his first automatic Q2 entry in P10.
2026 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | 1:44.808s |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.091s |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.103s |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.151s |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.196s |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.202s |
| 7 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.216s |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.324s |
| 9 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.341s |
| 10 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Pro Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.354s |
Friday Moto2
Setting his fastest lap time on the 14th of his 16 laps, Vietti was once again mighty on Friday, whilst it was a Boscoscuro 1-2 with Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) showing strength behind his fellow Catalan GP podium finisher, just 0.011s adrift. Championship leader and Catalan GP winner Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was strong in third place as just 0.110s covered the top three.
Putting in a late lap towards the end of Practice, Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team) was a solid fourth place, whilst Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) continued his strong form of late to complete the Friday top five. In another stellar performance, Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team) was sixth.
Big names to miss the automatic Q2 cut included Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team), who, despite his best efforts, only managed 15th. ELF Marc VDS Racing Team duo Deniz Öncü and Aron Canet were only 16th and 18th respectively, whilst Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing) was only 19th.
2026 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | MB Conveyors SpeedRS Team (Boscoscuro) | 1:49.420s |
| 2 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.011s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.110s |
| 4 | Filip Salac | CZE | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.164s |
| 5 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | ITALJET Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.338s |
| 6 | Alex Escrig | SPA | KLINT Racing Team (Forward) | +0.587s |
| 7 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.632s |
| 8 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.634s |
| 9 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – Green Power – MSI (Kalex) | +0.722s |
| 10 | Senna Agius | AUS | LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.742s |
Friday Moto3
It was a fine Friday at the Mugello office for Scott Ogden (CIP GreenPower) who left it late to blast himself up the order and bag top spot on the opening day of action at the Italian GP. With the chequered flag already out, the #19 put himself in the driving seat to lead the Moto3 charge into the rest of the weekend.
Ogden’s 1’55.812 was just enough to see him fend of Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) for P1 honors, with the Argentinean in good form too. Yet to finish outside the top three so far this weekend after topping the opening session of the day, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) was third and had good pace across the course of the session, vital for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Behind the top three, David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was able to secure P4 whilst teammate David Almansa was sixth, the pair split by Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3). The #73 left it very late to elevate himself up the order, placing fifth having been down in 23rd. Further down the field, Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) scraped through to Q2 in 14th place but was disgruntled as he arrived to the box at the end of the session.
Headlining names in Q1 include Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who was on the front row last time out in Barcelona and missed out on an automatic Q2 spot by just 0.072s. For a fourth successive round, home-hero Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) find himself in Q1 after he took 17th whilst fellow countryman Matteo Bertelle (LEVELUP-MTA) will also face the Q1 music having managed only 20th. Hakim Danish (AEON-Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) suffered a big fall at Turn 14 but went back out but finds himself in Q1 after P21 on Friday.
2026 Italian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | 1:55.812s |
| 2 | Marco Morelli | ARG | CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.036s |
| 3 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.151s |
| 4 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.244s |
| 5 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.343s |
| 6 | David Almansa | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.383s |
| 7 | Joel Esteban | SPA | LEVEL UP – MTA (KTM) | +0.420s |
| 8 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | AEON Credit- MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.471s |
| 9 | Veda Pratama | INA | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.493s |
| 10 | Jesus Rios | SPA | Rivacold Snipers Team (Honda) | +0.529s |
Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup
Eric Granado secured pole position during Friday afternoon’s FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup qualifying session at Italy’s Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello. Riding the Joe Rascal Racing Harley-Davidson on Dunlop control tires, the Brazilian lapped the 3.26-mile (5.25 km) circuit in 1:56.704 to lead the 10-rider field.
Teammate Archie Mcdonald was second quickest with a best lap of 1:57.027.
Andrea Iannonce completed the front row after posting a 1:57.251 aboard his Niti Racing Harley-Davidson.
For Saddlemen Racing Harley-Davidson, American riders Jake Lewis (2:00.249), Travis Wyman (2:01.169), and Cory West (2:01.415) finished seventh, ninth, and 10th, respectively.
Cody Wyman claimed eighth place with a 2:00.733 on his Joe Rascal Racing Harley-Davidson.
