MotoGP: Acosta tops timed practice in Barcelona, Jorge Martin to Q1
Updated: 16:36, 15 May
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Friday practice certainly delivered some unexpected results at the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona as championship contender Jorge martin will have to fight for a place in Q2 tomorrow.
Pedro Acosta topped the afternoon session with a time of 1:38.710. He edged out Gresini's Alex Marquez and his KTM teammate Brad Binder for the top spot.
Aprilia will be disappointed only to have one rider in the top five. Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez was the highest placed after Ogura crashed and Bezzecchi was placed in seventh. Jorge Martin still looked out of sorts after his heavy crash this morning in FP1, the Spaniard was off the pace and crashed in the final minutes of session, ultimately finishing __ and being relegated to Q1 tomorrow.
Ducati will likewise not be too happy with the fact that Francesco Bagnaia was narrowly eliminated and will have to compete in Q1 as well. Only two of the five Ducatis managed to make it into the top ten.
it was a mixed day for Honda as both Zarco and Mir made it to Q2, however Luca Marini and Diogo Moreira find themselves further down the order and will have a tall order on their hands tomorrow to overcome like likes of Martin, Ogura and Pecco in Q1.
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Yamaha will also be happy with their results today. Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo both made the top ten in P9 and P10 respectively. However, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alex Rins both struggled down in P19 and P21.
MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix 2026: Timed Practice Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | 1:39.950 |
| 2. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +0.018 |
| 3. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.070 |
| 4. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.078 |
| 5. | Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda) | +0.079 |
| 6. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.109 |
| 7. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.121 |
| 8. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.136 |
| 9. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.201 |
| 10. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +0.269 |
| 11. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +0.349 |
| 12. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.350 |
| 13. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.405 |
| 14. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +0.464 |
| 15. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.585 |
| 16. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.612 |
| 17. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.679 |
| 18. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +0.680 |
| 19. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.821 |
| 20. | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | +1.001 |
| 21. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.042 |
| 22. | Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.225 |
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Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix
Overview
Friday 12.06.26
Practice 1
11:30 AM
Practice 2
03:00 PM
Saturday 13.06.26
Practice 3
10:30 AM
Qualification
02:00 PM
Sunday 14.06.26
Race
01:00 PM
Friday 12.06.26
Practice 1
Fri 11:30 AM
Practice 2
Fri 03:00 PM
Saturday 13.06.26
Practice 3
Sat 10:30 AM
Qualification
Sat 02:00 PM
Sunday 14.06.26
Race
Sun 01:00 PM
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