The final day of the 2026 MotoGP pre-season is underway at Buriram in Thailand.

Session 1 began half an hour earlier than on Saturday, at 9:30am, but again ends at 1pm. 

Session 2 will now finish at 5:30pm instead of 6pm.

There are practice starts at the end of each Session.

Opening practice for the Thai season-opener then begins on Friday.

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2pm

Alex Marquez was the only rider to set a lap time during the opening hour of Session 2. 

Race simulations are expected to start during the next hour.

————- End of Session 1 ————-1pm

Session 1 ends with Ducati team-mates Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia on top of the timesheets, followed by the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi.

Gresini’s Alex Marquez is the only other rider in the 1m 28s.

Pedro Acosta was the top KTM in fifth, Luca Marini the leading Honda in 11th and Fabio Quartararo the fastest Yamaha in 17th….

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2026 Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Day 2 (2pm)  RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1=Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:28.836s17/45338.52=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.047s12/31342.83=Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.116s9/35337.54=Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.125s31/44337.55=Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.185s8/39334.36=Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.235s18/41336.47=Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.331s14/36336.48=Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.382s12/43338.59=Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.466s7/35333.310=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.575s10/32337.511=Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.615s9/34337.512=Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.617s12/34333.313=Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.733s14/30333.314=Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.772s14/41334.315=Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+1.084s12/34336.416=Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.176s14/25335.417=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.370s18/28334.318=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.398s14/29331.219=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.419s12/34333.320^1Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.092s21/40332.321˅1Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.186s7/28328.222=Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP26)+3.023s28/35332.3

^X Rider has improved X positions since previous hour.
= Rider has the same position as previous race.
Ë…X Rider has dropped X positions since previous hour.
* Rookie

Fastest 2026 Buriram Test Day 1 lap time:
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 29.262s.

Fastest 2025 Buriram Test lap time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.855s (Day 2)

Official Buriram MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.700s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 30.637s (2025)

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12pm

Midday and the top three places on the timesheets remain unchanged, but Saturday leader Alex Marquez is now up to fourth…

2026 Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Day 2 (Sunday – 12pm)  RiderNatTeamTime1=Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:28.836s2=Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.047s3=Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.116s4^10Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.125s5Ë…1Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.185s6Ë…1Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.235s7Ë…1Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.331s8Ë…1Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.382s9Ë…1Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.466s10Ë…1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.575s11Ë…1Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.615s12Ë…1Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.617s13Ë…1Maverick VinalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.733s14Ë…1Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.772s15=Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+1.084s16=Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.176s17=Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.370s18=Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.398s19=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.419s20=Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.186s21=Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.395s22=Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP26)+3.104s

^X Rider has improved X positions since previous hour.
= Rider has the same position as previous race.
Ë…X Rider has dropped X positions since previous hour.
* Rookie

Fastest 2026 Buriram Test Day 1 lap time:
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 29.262s.

Fastest 2025 Buriram Test lap time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.855s (Day 2)

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Official Buriram MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.700s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 30.637s (2025)

11am Marc Marquez, 2026 Buriram test

Marc Marquez, 2026 Buriram test

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Ducati Lenovo team-mates Francesco Bagnaia and then Marc Marquez move ahead of Marco Bezzecchi to lead the timesheets…

2026 Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Day 2 (Sunday – 11am)  RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1^11Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)1:28.836s17/18338.52^3Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.047s12/15338.53Ë…2Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.116s9/22337.54Ë…2Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.185s8/19334.35^2Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.235s18/19336.46^2Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.331s14/16334.37Ë…3Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.382s12/20335.48Ë…5Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.466s7/19333.39=Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.575s10/12335.410^8Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.615s9/19333.311Ë…1Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.617s12/14333.312^1Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.733s14/20333.313Ë…2Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.772s14/16334.314Ë…8Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.860s5/18336.415^4Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+1.084s12/13336.416Ë…2Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.176s14/15335.417Ë…1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.370s18/19330.218Ë…1Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.398s14/15330.219Ë…4Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.419s12/19332.320^2Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+2.186s7/9328.221=Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.395s5/10328.222Ë…2Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP26)+3.104s10/18331.2

^X Rider has improved X positions since previous hour.
= Rider has the same position as previous race.
Ë…X Rider has dropped X positions since previous hour.
* Rookie

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Fastest 2026 Buriram Test Day 1 lap time:
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 29.262s.

Fastest 2025 Buriram Test lap time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.855s (Day 2)

Official Buriram MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.700s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 30.637s (2025)

10am Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Buriram MotoGP Test (Gold&Goose).

Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Buriram MotoGP Test (Gold&Goose).

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Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi sets the first 1m 28s lap of the test to lead after the opening half hour…

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2026 Official Buriram MotoGP Test: Day 2 (Sunday – 10am) RiderNatTeamTimeLapMax (km/h)1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)1:28.952s9/10337.52Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.069s8/9334.33Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.350s7/10333.34Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.469s8/9334.35Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.623s7/7337.56Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.744s5/7336.47Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+1.196s5/10335.48Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+1.219s3/6334.39Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+1.344s3/3334.310Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+1.577s5/6333.311Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+1.584s4/6332.312Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+1.588s6/7337.513Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.651s5/11331.214Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.921s4/5332.315Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.972s4/5332.316Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.221s4/8330.217Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.348s8/10330.218Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+2.457s3/5331.219Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+3.403s3/3330.220Michele PirroITADucati Test Rider (GP26)+3.428s6/7329.221Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+4.352s2/2328.222Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+5.323s3/3327.2

Fastest 2026 Buriram Test Day 1 lap time:
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati, 1m 29.262s.

Fastest 2025 Buriram Test lap time:
Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.855s (Day 2)

Official Buriram MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 28.700s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati Lenovo, 1m 30.637s (2025)

Fastest 2025 Malaysian MotoGP qualifying laps – by manufacturer:
Ducati: Marc Marquez, 1m 28.782s.
Yamaha: Jack Miller, 1m 29.090s.
Aprilia: Ai Ogura, 1m 29.134s.
KTM: Pedro Acosta, 1m 29.320s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 29.422s.

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Fastest 2025 Thai MotoGP race laps – by manufacturer:
Ducati: Marc Marquez, 1m 30.637s.
Aprilia: Ai Ogura, 1m 30.942s.
Honda: Joan Mir, 1m 31.206s.
Yamaha: Jack Miller, 1m 31.211s.
KTM: Brad Binder, 1m 31.442s.

2025 Thai MotoGP Maximum speeds – by manufacturer:
KTM: Acosta, 341.7km/h (Sprint)/Average 332.9km/h Binder.
Aprilia: Fernandez, 341.7km/h (Q2)/ Average 331.7km/h Ogura.
Ducati: Bagnaia, 340.6km/h (Q2)/Average 334.9km/h Bagnaia.
Yamaha: Quartararo, 340.6km/h (Q2)/Average 330.6km/h Quartararo.
Honda: Marini, 335.km/h (Q2)/ Average 328.0km/h Chantra.

(Race Average = Top 5 speeds).
 

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