MotoGP title leader Marco Bezzecchi strikes back by leading an all-Aprilia front row in qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.
Bezzecchi shot to pole with the first-ever 1m 43s Mugello lap, putting him 0.224s clear of Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez, who fought through Qualifying 1.
Jorge Martin completes the front row while Ducati’s reigning champion Marc Marquez vaulted from ninth to fourth in the final minute.
Fellow Desmosedici riders Fermin Aldeguer and Pecco Bagnaia will join Marquez on row two of the grid.
VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio, fastest in all three practice sessions, could only manage seventh.
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The 11-lap Mugello Sprint race starts at 3pm local time (2pm UK).
2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Full Qualifying Results PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax1Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)1’43.921s5/8362k2Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.224s5/7359k3Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.363s2/7362k4Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.373s6/7359k5Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.392s6/8356k6Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.561s5/7358k7Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)+0.577s7/7355k8Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+0.713s2/8362k9Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.734s6/7358k10Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.789s6/7358k11Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+0.942s6/7365k12Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.128s2/7358k Qualifying 1: 13Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)1’44.852s7/8359k14Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)1’44.908s6/7360k15Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1’45.274s3/7356k16Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)1’45.279s2/7360k17Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)1’45.288s7/7354k18Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1’45.498s5/6352k19Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)1’45.873s6/7352k20Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*1’46.137s7/7352k21Michele PirroITABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)1’46.161s6/7352k22Cal CrutchlowGBRCastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)1’47.092s2/6355k
* Rookie
Official Mugello MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 44.169s (2025)Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 45.770s (2024)Free Practice 2: 
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2026 Italian MotoGP.
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Fabio di Giannantonio completes a perfect sweep of practice for the 2026 Italian MotoGP at Mugello, despite a technical issue in Saturday morning’s FP2.
The VR46 Ducati rider held off KTM’s Pedro Acosta and factory Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia, with Ai Ogura the top Aprilia in fifth.
Diggia will only have one GP26 available for the upcoming qualifying session.
Martin breaks MotoGP top speed record 
Jorge Martin, 2026 Italian MotoGP.
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Jorge Martin set a new all-time MotoGP top speed record of 368.6km/h (229.0mph) in final practice.
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That beat the old record of 366.1km/h (227.5mph) – set by KTM riders Brad Binder (2023) and Pol Espargaro (2024) – which was matched by Trackhouse Aprilia rider Ai Ogura on Saturday morning.
Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten on Friday afternoon, including KTM’s Pedro Acosta, will now begin.
2026 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Saturday Free Practice ResultsPosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax1Fabio Di GiannantonioITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)1’45.641s5/10356k2Pedro AcostaSPARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.244s10/11358k3Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.270s3/11359k4Fermin AldeguerSPABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+0.301s9/11354k5Ai OguraJPNTrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.347s10/11366k6Marco BezzecchiITAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.429s6/13365k7Franco MorbidelliITAPertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)+0.445s4/13352k8Jorge MartinSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP26)+0.463s4/13369k9Marc MarquezSPADucati Lenovo (GP26)+0.490s4/11361k10Diogo MoreiraBRAPro Honda LCR (RC213V)*+0.509s3/12362k11Raul FernandezSPATrackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)+0.712s4/9356k12Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.762s5/11361k13Luca MariniITAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.843s5/10362k14Joan MirSPAHonda HRC Castrol (RC213V)+0.854s6/9356k15Maverick ViñalesSPARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.019s7/8355k16Alex RinsSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.104s3/10351k17Enea BastianiniITARed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.160s11/12365k18Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.203s4/11354k19Jack MillerAUSPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.356s9/11352k20Toprak RazgatliogluTURPramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+1.700s3/11353k21Michele PirroITABK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25)+2.005s2/4351k22Cal CrutchlowGBRCastrol Honda LCR (RC213V)+2.909s4/11352k
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Official Mugello MotoGP Records:
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Best lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 44.169s (2025)Fastest race lap: Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 45.770s (2024)
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is returning this weekend after undergoing 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.
However, younger brother Alex and LCR’s Johann Zarco are both missing due to injuries sustained last time at Catalunya.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro is replacing Marquez at Gresini, with Cal Crutchlow making a surprise return to MotoGP and LCR in place of Zarco.
The Englishman won three grands prix for LCR during his full-time career. His most recent MotoGP start was as a Yamaha wildcard at Motegi in 2023.
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