{"id":572866,"date":"2026-03-29T21:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/572866\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:37:08","slug":"2026-us-motogp-cota-warm-up-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/572866\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 US MotoGP, COTA – Warm-up Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marco Bezzecchi keeps Aprilia on top during warm-up for the 2026 US MotoGP at COTA.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi<\/a>, who lost the title lead to team-mate Jorge Martin<\/a> after crashing from second late in the Sprint, got the better of Marc Marquez<\/a> by 0.089s on his final lap of the ten-minute session.<\/p>\n

Seven-time COTA MotoGP winner Marquez has a long lap penalty to serve in this afternoon\u2019s race for taking down pole qualifier Fabio di Giannantonio on the opening lap of the Sprint.<\/p>\n

Marquez practised the penalty loop in warm-up before briefly moving to the top of the timesheets.<\/p>\n

After Jorge Martin, the only rider to pick the medium rather than soft rear tyre, swept past Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> on the final lap of the Sprint, all riders selected the medium rear (and front) for warm-up.<\/p>\n

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KTM\u2019s Pedro Acosta<\/a>, who lost a Sprint podium after a tyre pressure penalty, moves up to second on the grid while Bagnaia joins the front row.<\/p>\n

However, Acosta began the day with a fast crash at Turn 2 in warm-up, followed shortly after by a lowside for Jack Miller <\/a>at Turn 1.<\/p>\n

Miller’s Pramac Yamaha team-mate Toprak Razgatlioglu <\/a>was an impressive fifth in warm-up, behind di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini, who was promoted to third on Saturday after Acosta’s penalty.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi and Luca Marini have two-place grid penalties for obstructing Marc Marquez in qualifying, demoting them to fourth and eleventh on the grid.<\/p>\n

2026 US MotoGP, COTA – Warm-up ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime\/DiffLapMax1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)2’1.631s5\/5340k2Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.089s5\/5347k3Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.462s5\/5339k4Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.476s4\/5344k5Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+0.513s5\/5333k6Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.564s5\/5335k7Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.661s5\/5342k8Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.674s5\/5341k9Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.739s5\/5338k10Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.775s5\/5341k11Alex MarquezSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)+0.793s5\/5340k12Johann ZarcoFRACastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+0.848s5\/5344k13Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.853s5\/5344k14Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.010s5\/5331k15Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+1.061s5\/5337k16Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.160s5\/5337k17Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+1.366s5\/5341k18Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.368s3\/5334k19Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+1.569s3\/5336k20Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.983s4\/5336k21Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+2.316s2\/2339k<\/p>\n

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* Rookie<\/p>\n

Official COTA MotoGP Records:<\/p>\n

Best lap: Fabio di Giannantonio, Ducati, 2m 0.136s (2026)<\/p>\n

Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 2m 2.221s (2025)<\/p>\n

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