MotoGP 2026

Round 13 – MotorLand Aragon

Bezzecchi wins record-breaking three-way fight on Friday

Marco Bezzecchi emerged on top of an extraordinary Friday at MotorLand Aragón, his 1m45.455s establishing a new all-time lap record and beating Álex Márquez by just 0.010s. Marc Márquez completed the closest Friday top three in MotoGP history, only 0.038s covering the trio.

Marc had led FP1 and controlled much of the afternoon before the order changed during the time attacks. Bezzecchi’s performance was not built around one outstanding section: he ranked fourth in Sector One and second through each of the remaining three sectors. His 1m45.396s ideal lap was only 0.059s quicker than the lap he completed, making his Friday benchmark a particularly well-assembled effort.

The physical demands of Aragón’s predominantly left-handed layout did, however, aggravate the knee problem Bezzecchi brought into the weekend.

Marco Bezzecchi

“It was a good day and I’m happy. It’s only Friday, but it was important to start off on the right foot. FP1 began on a positive note. We worked hard between the sessions, and the afternoon session went well too. Physically, my shoulder isn’t bad, whereas my knee is still bothering me quite a bit. There are a lot of left-handers on this track which unfortunately makes it painful.”

Marc Márquez forgoes fresh rubber for final attack

Marc Márquez’s third place requires some context. His 1m45.493s was recorded on lap 17 of 20 with a new medium front and soft rear, briefly putting him beneath his own previous lap record.

When the field launched its final attacks, Márquez did not fit fresh rubber. Both tyres had four laps on them when he began his last run, yet he still produced a 1m45.965s. His earlier benchmark was also identical to his theoretical ideal lap and contained all four of his best sectors, including the fastest Sector Three of the session.

The representative runs offered no evidence of a runaway favourite. On a medium rear, Márquez recorded successive 1m46.645s and 1m46.761s laps. Bezzecchi’s opening medium-medium run included 1m46.682s and 1m46.719s, while Fabio Di Giannantonio and Pedro Acosta also circulated in the low-to-mid 1m46s on soft rears. Those programmes were not completely comparable, but all pointed towards a competitive Sprint rather than a one-rider procession.

Marc Márquez

“Today I rode well and in a consistent way; it’s true that Marco and Alex were quicker than me in the time attack, but the important thing for us is to continue in this direction. We knew that the time set in the first quick lap attempt would have granted us a direct seed to Q2, so we chose not to take any risks and instead focused on the tyres.”

Álex Márquez knows exactly where the time is

Álex Márquez was the fastest rider in Sectors One, Two and Four, but ranked only 11th through Sector Three. He conceded 0.221s to Marc in that section alone, yet recovered enough elsewhere to beat his brother by 0.028s.

His 1m45.422s ideal lap was only 0.043s faster than the time he completed, so improvement will depend more on resolving that specific weakness than simply joining his best sectors together.

Álex Márquez

“I can’t hide the fact that Sector 3 is our weak point. I usually struggle there, but today it was even more difficult than on other days. On top of that, it’s the sector where Marc makes the biggest difference. There are four corners, and the positive thing is that we know where we need to work.”

Three Aprilias advance directly to Q2

Bezzecchi’s lap headed a broadly encouraging Aprilia performance. Raúl Fernández finished sixth for Trackhouse despite reporting less confidence than he had enjoyed at recent rounds, while Jorge Martín progressed from 18th in FP1 to seventh in Practice.

Martín’s 1m45.823s ideal was 0.204s quicker than his completed lap, suggesting more was available on his first Aragón appearance aboard the Aprilia. He had climbed as high as second before the final sequence of laps.

Lorenzo Savadori completed the order in 22nd while deputising for the injured Ai Ogura. Savadori was readjusting to the current 1000cc machine and Michelin tyres after spending much of his recent testing programme on the incoming 850cc prototype.

Ducati depth extends to fifth—but Bagnaia faces Q1

Five Ducatis occupied positions inside the top nine. Di Giannantonio recovered from a Turn Three crash in FP1 to finish fourth, with a sequence of 1m46.644s, 1m46.618s and 1m46.796s underlining the pace behind his time attack.

Fermín Aldeguer was fifth and followed his 1m45.895s with a 1m45.900s, indicating his result was not founded on one isolated lap. The Gresini rider had limited his runs to five or six laps while assessing his physical condition but declared himself fit to complete the weekend. Franco Morbidelli secured the second VR46 direct-Q2 berth in ninth.

Francesco Bagnaia was the major Ducati casualty. His theoretical 1m46.198s ranked tenth on the ideal-lap sheet, but he failed to combine those sectors and ran wide at the final corner of his last flying lap. The resulting 1m46.487s left him 13th and facing Q1.

Francesco Bagnaia

“I was expecting a different type of feeling and performance here at Aragón. Since Silverstone, we’re having a difficult time: it’s true that even in the previous races I wasn’t able to shine, but I had still managed to be in the top ten. We’re trying to understand the reason behind the further loss of grip at the rear end. Generally speaking, it was a challenging day as I took many risks and nearly crashed several times.”

Zarco returns directly to Q2

Johann Zarco produced one of Friday’s most impressive performances on his first day of competition in three months. Returning from a left-knee injury, the Frenchman immediately found competitive speed and secured the final direct-Q2 position.

Zarco’s 1m46.298s beat LCR team-mate Diogo Moreira by just 0.010s. Moreira acknowledged making a mistake during his decisive lap but was otherwise encouraged by the Honda’s performance.

Luca Marini was another 0.068s behind Moreira in 12th, while Joan Mir ended the day 15th. Mir said the Silverstone-derived set-up had compromised braking, normally one of his strongest areas.

Johann Zarco

“As for the leg, there’s no pain, but the muscles need some time to adapt to the position. I’m taking care of my recovery after the sessions to feel as good as possible. The pace in the afternoon was faster and more intense, and I thought, ‘Yes, we are back!’ It’s really cool to be in Q2 tomorrow.”

Miller’s promising start unravels

Jack Miller had been sixth in FP1 and remained around the top ten before crashing at Turn Two as he began his first time attack. He returned to the garage and switched to a second motorcycle carrying a different setting, without another equivalent front tyre available.

Miller improved to 1m47.093s on his final lap but finished 19th. The crash clearly compromised his preparation, although his 1m46.847s ideal time shows that further performance and not merely a clean lap would still have been required to reach Q2.

Jack Miller

“Overall, I’m happy with the performance today. Obviously, the timing wasn’t ideal with that small crash at the end of the session on my first tyre. Not having another front tyre available and having a different setting on the second bike made it difficult to improve the lap time, but we still managed to make some progress.”

Fabio Quartararo evaluated a new Yamaha chassis but finished 14th. His 1m46.563s ideal was only 0.055s faster than his completed lap, suggesting the position was fairly representative of Friday’s available performance rather than the product of one major mistake.

Álex Rins placed 16th, Miller 19th and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 21st, leaving Yamaha without a direct Q2 representative. Razgatlıoğlu remained confident under braking but continued to search for rear grip and cornering confidence.

Acosta carries KTM’s Q2 hopes

Pedro Acosta finished eighth as the only KTM rider to secure direct passage into Q2. A 1m46.627s during an earlier soft-rear run also offered some encouragement beyond his eventual time attack.

Enea Bastianini was 17th, immediately ahead of Brad Binder. Bastianini reported that the rear was pushing the front and creating understeer, while insufficient grip prevented him from sliding the rear into corners as he wanted.

Pol Espargaró finished 20th as he continued deputising for Maverick Viñales. Espargaró recorded the day’s highest top speed at 350.6 km/h, but identified Sector Three and time-attack performance as his principal weaknesses.

Aragon MotoGP Friday Practice Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	T.Speed
1	M. Bezzecchi	Apr	1m45.455	348.3
2	A. Marquez	Duc	+0.010	348.3
3	M. Marquez	Duc	+0.038	345.0
4	F. Di Giannantonio	Duc	+0.299	346.1
5	F. Aldeguer	Duc	+0.440	342.8
6	R. Fernandez	Apr	+0.504	342.8
7	J. Martin	Apr	+0.572	347.2
8	P. Acosta	KTM	+0.609	348.3
9	F. Morbidelli	Duc	+0.763	346.1
10	J. Zarco	Hon	+0.843	349.4
11	D. Moreira	Hon	+0.853	348.3
12	L. Marini	Hon	+0.921	348.3
13	F. Bagnaia	Duc	+1.032	349.4
14	F. Quartararo	Yam	+1.163	343.8
15	J. Mir	Hon	+1.168	347.2
16	A. Rins	Yam	+1.249	345.0
17	E. Bastianini	KTM	+1.494	348.3
18	B. Binder	KTM	+1.554	348.3
19	J. Miller	Yam	+1.638	339.5
20	P. Espargaro	KTM	+1.733	350.6
21	T. Razgatlioglu	Yam	+1.902	340.6
22	L. Savadori	Apr	+2.254	343.8

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Points
1	J. Martin	240
2	M. Bezzecchi	209
3	A. Ogura	203
4	M. Marquez	200
5	F. Di Giannantonio	199
6	R. Fernandez	184
7	P. Acosta	163
8	F. Bagnaia	143
9	A. Marquez	106
10	L. Marini	86
11	F. Aldeguer	76
12	E. Bastianini	76
13	B. Binder	72
14	F. Quartararo	55
15	D. Moreira	54
16	F. Morbidelli	53
17	J. Zarco	34
18	J. Mir	29
19	J. Miller	23
20	A. Rins	21
21	T. Razgatlioglu	14
22	M. Viñales	10
23	I. Lecuona	9
24	A. Fernandez	6
25	P. Espargaro	3
26	C. Crutchlow	0
27	J. Folger	0
28	M. Pirro	0

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Moto2

Ortolá pips Holgado as the Moto2 record falls

Iván Ortolá set a new Moto2 lap record at MotorLand Aragón, his 1m49.791s edging Daniel Holgado by 0.058s. Senna Agius completed the top three, 0.182s from Ortolá and the only other rider to finish within four-tenths of the benchmark.

Ortolá backed up his record with a 1m49.802s on the following lap, while his 1m49.634s ideal indicated another 0.157s remained across his best sectors.

Holgado’s finishing sequence was equally notable. He recorded a 1m50.040s, 1m49.921s and finally 1m49.849s while riding alone, having made significant progress with the rear of the CFMOTO between the morning and afternoon sessions. His 1m49.694s ideal was only 0.060s slower than Ortolá’s theoretical best.

Daniel Holgado

“Today has been a positive day here in Aragón and we got off to a very good start. I struggled a bit in the first session because I didn’t feel quite right on the bike, particularly at the rear. Even so, I’m very happy because we’ve worked really well; we’ve taken a big step forward as a team, especially after the first session. The pace has been very good and I’ve always been riding on my own.”

Agius third after an accomplished Friday

Agius’ third place was a well-rounded performance rather than the product of one exceptional split. The Australian ranked third in Sectors One and Two, fourth in Sector Three and sixth in Sector Four, producing the third-fastest ideal lap at 1m49.864s.

He also backed his ultimate 1m49.973s with earlier laps of 1m50.009s and 1m50.082s. It leaves Agius firmly in the leading group without overstating what remains only Friday practice.

Alonso López and Celestino Vietti completed the top five, Vietti producing a late lap to secure his direct-Q2 position. Championship leader Manuel González was sixth, while principal title rival Izan Guevara finished tenth.

Silverstone winner Filip Salač ended the session 15th, only 0.034s outside the direct-Q2 cut after Alex Escrig’s late improvement displaced him.

Alonso has more speed than 18th suggests

David Alonso will contest Q1 after finishing 18th with a 1m50.761s, but the partial-time sheet offered a more encouraging assessment. His 1m50.413s ideal ranked 12th and was 0.348s faster than the lap he completed—quick enough for direct Q2 had he assembled the sectors.

That points towards confidence and precision being the immediate limitations rather than a complete absence of speed. Alonso believes the additional Q1 track time may help him rediscover the feeling he has lacked over recent rounds.

David Alonso

“We were a few laps short of making it through to Q2 today. I’m feeling better and better, but I need a bit more time to regain the confidence I had a few races ago. I’m getting there step by step, and I think it’ll be good for me to go through Q1 so I can spend more time on the track and get a better feel for the bike.”

Moto2 Friday Practice Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	T.Speed
1	I. Ortola	Kal	1m49.791	287.8
2	D. Holgado	Kal	+0.058	285.5
3	S. Agius	Kal	+0.182	285.5
4	A. Lopez	Kal	+0.436	283.2
5	C. Vietti	Bos	+0.505	287.8
6	M. Gonzalez	Kal	+0.513	291.7
7	D. Muñoz	Kal	+0.539	283.2
8	A. Escrig	For	+0.586	287.8
9	C. Veijer	Kal	+0.620	290.1
10	I. Guevara	Bos	+0.702	285.5
11	A. Sasaki	Kal	+0.746	287.8
12	B. Baltus	Kal	+0.761	287.0
13	A. Piqueras	Kal	+0.764	287.0
14	T. Furusato	Kal	+0.866	285.5
15	F. Salac	Kal	+0.900	285.5
16	A. Huertas	Kal	+0.909	285.5
17	M. Aji	Kal	+0.943	286.2
18	D. Alonso	Kal	+0.970	287.0
19	J. Roberts	Kal	+0.977	286.2
20	L. Lunetta	Bos	+0.992	284.0
21	J. Rueda	Kal	+1.028	286.2
22	T. Arbolino	Kal	+1.190	285.5
23	D. Öncü	Bos	+1.214	292.5
24	A. Ferrandez	Bos	+1.217	287.0
25	S. Garcia	Kal	+1.230	286.2
26	A. Canet	Bos	+1.289	285.5
27	M. Ramirez	For	+1.633	285.5
28	Z. vd Goorbergh	Kal	+1.638	283.2
29	X. Zurutuza	For	+1.866	287.8

Moto2 Championship Standings

POS	RIDER	POINTS
1	M. Gonzalez	197.5
2	I. Guevara	155
3	S. Agius	136
4	I. Ortola	133.5
5	D. Holgado	128
6	D. Alonso	116
7	C. Vietti	112
8	F. Salac	108
9	A. Lopez	67.5
10	C. Veijer	55.5
11	D. Muñoz	54
12	A. Escrig	50
13	T. Arbolino	42.5
14	J. Roberts	36
15	B. Baltus	35
16	J. Rueda	27
17	A. Huertas	26
18	D. Öncü	23.5
19	L. Lunetta	17
20	A. Sasaki	16
21	A. Ferrandez	15.5
22	T. Furusato	15
23	A. Canet	13.5
24	Z. Vd Goorbergh	12
25	S. Garcia	11
26	A. Piqueras	4
27	M. Aji	3
28	M. Ramirez	0
29	U. Orradre	0
30	J. Navarro	0
31	X. Zurutuza	0
32	D. Foggia	0
33	J. Roulstone	0
34	M. Pawelec	0

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Moto3

Almansa controls Moto3 Friday

David Almansa did considerably more than produce the fastest lap of Moto3 Practice. The Spaniard repeatedly circulated beneath 1m58.5s during his opening run, including laps of 1m57.874s, 1m57.845s and 1m57.917s, before lowering the benchmark to 1m57.473s.

His 1m57.212s ideal was also the fastest theoretical lap by almost three-tenths, giving Almansa the strongest combination of outright speed and repeatability on Friday.

Rico Salmela came closest with a late 1m57.552s, 0.079s behind, after previously recording a 1m57.963s. It was his most competitive Friday of the season. Team-mate Valentín Perrone set his 1m57.927s early in the session and remained third.

Adrián Fernández led the Honda contingent in fourth, followed by Álvaro Carpe and Casey O’Gorman. Jesús Ríos was seventh to make it three rookies inside the top ten.

Quiles passes his first physical test

Championship leader Máximo Quiles returned only two weeks after breaking his collarbone at Silverstone and undergoing surgery. Quiles approached the opening day cautiously but still finished eighth, securing direct entry into Q2 with a 1m58.114s.

His 1m57.923s ideal ranked seventh, suggesting there was more speed available once he was comfortable combining the lap. More importantly, the predominantly left-handed layout limited the strain on his recently repaired shoulder.

Máximo Quiles

“I took it easy today to see how my collarbone would respond. I felt great, and that’s the most positive thing. There are a few corners where I struggle a bit, the right-handers, but almost the entire circuit has left-handers, and that helps. I had some doubts about how I would feel because the surgery was still very recent, but as soon as I got on the bike and did a couple of corners, I thought, ‘It’s not going to bother me much.’”

CFMOTO Viel Aspar team-mate Marco Morelli also achieved the team’s primary Friday objective. Morelli finished 11th on his first Moto3 visit to Aragón despite never feeling completely comfortable with the motorcycle.

Marco Morelli

“The important thing today was to get into Q2 and we did it, but it hasn’t been easy to get a good feeling. I felt a bit uncomfortable on the bike, so we have to keep working to improve and find a solution that will allow me to ride more freely.”

Kelso advances directly despite untidy lap

Joel Kelso secured a direct-Q2 place in 13th with a 1m58.351s, only 0.011s inside the cut. The Australian’s sector times were considerably more promising than that narrow margin suggests.

Kelso was third-fastest in Sector Two and sixth in Sector Four, but only 20th in Sector Three. Combining his four best splits produced a 1m57.944s ideal lap, eighth-fastest in the field and 0.407s beneath his completed time. Finding a clean lap, particularly through Sector Three, is therefore the clear target for qualifying.

Hakim Danish secured the final direct-Q2 position in 14th. British GP polesitter Scott Ogden missed the cut by just 0.010s and will have to progress through Q1.

New Zealander Cormac Buchanan’s 26th place did not reflect all of his available speed. He highsided at the final corner after completing only six laps and was unable to return, although he walked away and was declared fit.

Buchanan’s best completed lap was a 2m00.917s, but his separate best sectors added to 1m58.260s—inside the eventual direct-Q2 threshold. An ideal lap is not a completed lap, particularly after such a disrupted session, but it does indicate that his raw pace was better than the classification suggested.

Moto3 Practice Results

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	T.Speed
1	D. Almansa	KTM	1m57.473	243.5
2	R. Salmela	KTM	+0.079	242.9
3	V. Perrone	KTM	+0.454	242.4
4	A. Fernandez	Hon	+0.465	242.9
5	A. Carpe	KTM	+0.472	241.3
6	C. O’Gorman	Hon	+0.507	241.8
7	J. Rios	Hon	+0.638	241.8
8	M. Quiles	KTM	+0.641	241.8
9	M. Bertelle	KTM	+0.729	242.4
10	G. Pini	Hon	+0.729	242.9
11	M. Morelli	KTM	+0.820	242.9
12	A. Cruces	KTM	+0.860	246.3
13	J. Kelso	Hon	+0.878	244.6
14	H. Danish	KTM	+0.889	242.4
15	S. Ogden	KTM	+0.899	241.8
16	D. Gonzalez	KTM	+0.945	241.8
17	B. Uriarte	KTM	+0.992	241.3
18	R. Moodley	KTM	+1.030	242.9
19	E. O’Shea	Hon	+1.152	247.4
20	V. Pratama	Hon	+1.187	242.9
21	R. Yamanaka	KTM	+1.266	246.8
22	L. Rammerstorfer	Hon	+1.341	239.2
23	N. Carraro	Hon	+1.388	243.5
24	J. Esteban	KTM	+1.864	243.5
25	Z. Mitani	Hon	+3.390	241.8
26	C. Buchanan	KTM	+3.444	240.8

Moto3 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Points
1	M. Quiles	231
2	A. Carpe	146
3	D. Almansa	134
4	B. Uriarte	127
5	M. Morelli	115
6	V. Pratama	97
7	V. Perrone	95
8	H. Danish	86
9	M. Bertelle	66
10	R. Salmela	60
11	J. Esteban	59
12	G. Pini	52
13	D. Muñoz	52
14	A. Fernandez	51
15	E. O’Shea	50
16	J. Kelso	50
17	J. Rios	49
18	A. Cruces	46
19	C. O’Gorman	44
20	S. Ogden	27
21	R. Yamanaka	22
22	M. Uriarte	6
23	C. Buchanan	5
24	L. Rammerstorfer	4
25	D. Gonzalez	2
26	Z. Mitani	2
27	R. Moodley	1
28	K. Singhapong	1
29	N. Carraro	0
30	L. Abruzzo	0
31	E. Gutierrez	0

2026 MotoGP Calendar

Rnd	Date	Event	Circuit
1	01 Mar	Thai	Chang International Circuit
2	22 Mar	Brazil*	Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
3	29 Mar	US	Circuit of the Americas
4	26 Apr	Spain**	Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto
5	10 May	France	Le Mans
6	17 May	Catalonia	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
7	31 May	Italy	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
8	07 Jun	Hungary	Balaton Park Circuit
9	21 Jun	Czech	Automotodrom Brno
10	28 Jun	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen
11	12 Jul	Germany	Sachsenring
12	09 Aug	GB	Silverstone Circuit
13	30 Aug	Aragon	MotorLand Aragon
14	13 Sep	San Marino	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
15	20 Sep	Austria	Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
16	04 Oct	Japan	Mobility Resort Motegi
17	11 Oct	Indonesia	Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit
18	25 Oct	Australia	Phillip Island
19	01 Nov	Malaysia	Petronas Sepang International Circuit
20	08 Nov	Qatar	Lusail International Circuit
21	22 Nov	Portugal	Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
22	29 Nov	Valencia	Circuit Ricardo Tormo

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