Joan Mir returns to the top of the timesheets during warm-up for the 2026 Catalan MotoGP.
The factory Honda rider, quickest in Saturday’s final practice, could only qualify tenth and then didn’t get beyond turn one of the Sprint after being hit by Brad Binder’s fallen bike.
Mir finished Sunday’s ten-minute warm-up 0.142s clear of Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo (13th in the Sprint) with Aprilia’s title leader Marco Bezzecchi in third.
Fabio Quartararo, 2026 Catalunya MotoGP.
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Pole qualifier and Sprint runner-up Pedro Acosta was fourth for KTM, with Sprint winner Alex Marquez only 15th for Gresini Ducati.
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Bezzecchi starts the race two points clear of team-mate Jorge Martin, who suffered his fourth crash of the weekend in the Sprint. Martin was twelfth in warm-up.
However, the emphasis in warm-up was on controlling tyre wear, already an issue in the Sprint and set to be a critical factor for the 25-lap grand prix.
All riders moved from the soft to medium rear tyre for warm-up, with a mix of soft and medium fronts.
2026 MotoGP Catalunya – Warm-up Results PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax1Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1’39.624s4/6355k2Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.104s6/6354k3Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.151s6/6354k4Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.226s5/6359k5Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.352s4/6358k6Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.422s6/6354k7Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.448s6/6358k8Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.453s6/6354k9Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.472s5/6353k10Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.480s4/6355k11Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.499s4/6358k12Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.668s6/6354k13Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.706s4/6355k14Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.760s4/6356k15Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.782s4/6356k16Augusto FernandezSPAYamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)+0.942s5/6351k17Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.025s6/6352k18Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+1.060s5/6354k19Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.091s5/6358k20Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+1.292s5/6356k21Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+1.298s6/6355k22Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+1.726s4/4350k
* Rookie
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Official Barcelona MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Alex Marquez, Ducati, 1m 37.536s (2025)Fastest race lap: Pedro Acosta, KTM, 1m 39.664s (2024)
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is missing this weekend after undergoing shoulder surgery to remove two damaged screws and a bone fragment that had been compressing the radial nerve in his arm.
Marquez’s foot fracture suffered at Le Mans was also stabilised.
Tech3’s Maverick Vinales is returning to action after missing the past three grands prix due to a similar screw issue.
Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez is making his second wildcard entry of the season.
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Who will win the 2026 Catalan MotoGP race?Pedro Acosta
6% (7 votes)
Marco Bezzecchi
20% (24 votes)
Pecco Bagnaia
3% (4 votes)
Fabio di Giannantonio
2% (2 votes)
Jorge Martin
34% (41 votes)
Alex Marquez
29% (34 votes)
Ai Ogura
4% (5 votes)
Other (tell us in the comments section)
2% (2 votes)
Total votes: 119
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