MotoGP heads to Barcelona for the 6th round of the 2026 FIM MotoGP Championship. After the French Grand Prix, Marco Bezzecchi sits just one point ahead of 2024 Rider Champion Jorge Martin in the championship, putting both Aprilia riders right at the top of the standings.
MotoGP Catalonia GP: Free Practice 1 and Practice Results
Alex Marquez has topped the first session of free practice for the MotoGP class at Barcelona. The Gresini Ducati rider put in a fast lap at the end of the session to be the only rider to get into the 1’39s after fitting new tyres for his final run.
Jorge Martin was second fastest, but the Factory Aprilia Racing rider had a massive crash halfway through the session and did not lap after that, only going out again to do his practice starts. Martin was checked over by the doctors and given the all clear.
Heavy tumble for @88jorgemartin at Turn 12 💥#CatalanGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/49lhpXJAcL
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) May 15, 2026
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Pos. |
No. |
Rider |
Bike |
Time |
Diff |
Prev |
|
1 |
73 |
Alex Marquez |
Ducati |
1:39.950 |
— |
— |
|
2 |
89 |
Jorge Martin |
Aprilia |
1:40.299 |
+0.349 |
+0.349 |
|
3 |
49 |
Fabio Di Giannantonio |
Ducati |
1:40.343 |
+0.393 |
+0.044 |
|
4 |
37 |
Pedro Acosta |
KTM |
1:40.388 |
+0.438 |
+0.045 |
|
5 |
72 |
Marco Bezzecchi |
Aprilia |
1:40.422 |
+0.472 |
+0.034 |
|
6 |
23 |
Enea Bastianini |
KTM |
1:40.436 |
+0.486 |
+0.014 |
|
7 |
54 |
Fermin Aldeguer |
Ducati |
1:40.443 |
+0.493 |
+0.007 |
|
8 |
43 |
Jack Miller |
Yamaha |
1:40.466 |
+0.516 |
+0.023 |
|
9 |
21 |
Franco Morbidelli |
Ducati |
1:40.513 |
+0.563 |
+0.047 |
|
10 |
5 |
Johann Zarco |
Honda |
1:40.544 |
+0.594 |
+0.031 |
|
11 |
11 |
Diogo Moreira |
Honda |
1:40.566 |
+0.616 |
+0.022 |
|
12 |
33 |
Brad Binder |
KTM |
1:40.602 |
+0.652 |
+0.036 |
|
13 |
10 |
Luca Marini |
Honda |
1:40.703 |
+0.753 |
+0.101 |
|
14 |
20 |
Fabio Quartararo |
Yamaha |
1:40.719 |
+0.769 |
+0.016 |
|
15 |
25 |
Raul Fernandez |
Aprilia |
1:40.733 |
+0.783 |
+0.014 |
|
16 |
36 |
Joan Mir |
Honda |
1:40.770 |
+0.820 |
+0.037 |
|
17 |
63 |
Francesco Bagnaia |
Ducati |
1:40.890 |
+0.940 |
+0.120 |
|
18 |
79 |
Ai Ogura |
Aprilia |
1:40.942 |
+0.992 |
+0.052 |
|
19 |
12 |
Maverick Viñales |
KTM |
1:40.979 |
+1.029 |
+0.037 |
|
20 |
47 |
Augusto Fernandez |
Yamaha |
1:41.345 |
+1.395 |
+0.366 |
|
21 |
42 |
Alex Rins |
Yamaha |
1:41.467 |
+1.517 |
+0.122 |
|
22 |
7 |
Toprak Razgatlioglu |
Yamaha |
1:41.940 |
+1.990 |
+0.473 |
|
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Moving forward towards the Practice session, which also decides the Qualifying scenarios, took place. Le Mans winner Jorge Martin, who crashed heavily while leading the timesheets this morning, fell again at the end of the afternoon – and will need to take part in Saturday’s Qualifying Pecco Bagnaia was also left outside the top ten in a session that saw Yamaha riders Jack Mille and Fabio Quartararo claim direct Qualifying 2 access. Martin’s Aprilia team-mate and title leader Marco Bezzecchi is also safely through to Q2, in seventh.
|
Pos. |
No. |
Rider |
Team |
Gap (1st / Prev.) |
Time |
|
1 |
37 |
Pedro Acosta |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
— |
01:38.710 |
|
2 |
73 |
Alex Marquez |
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP |
+0.018 / +0.018 |
01:38.728 |
|
3 |
33 |
Brad Binder |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
+0.070 / +0.052 |
01:38.780 |
|
4 |
25 |
Raul Fernandez |
Trackhouse MotoGP Team |
+0.078 / +0.008 |
01:38.788 |
|
5 |
5 |
Johann Zarco |
Castrol Honda LCR |
+0.079 / +0.001 |
01:38.789 |
|
6 |
49 |
Fabio Di Giannantonio |
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team |
+0.109 / +0.030 |
01:38.819 |
|
7 |
72 |
Marco Bezzecchi |
Aprilia Racing |
+0.121 / +0.012 |
01:38.831 |
|
8 |
36 |
Joan Mir |
Honda HRC Castrol |
+0.136 / +0.015 |
01:38.846 |
|
9 |
43 |
Jack Miller |
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP |
+0.201 / +0.065 |
01:38.911 |
|
10 |
20 |
Fabio Quartararo |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team |
+0.269 / +0.068 |
01:38.979 |
|
11 |
23 |
Enea Bastianini |
Red Bull KTM Tech3 |
+0.349 / +0.080 |
01:39.059 |
|
12 |
63 |
Francesco Bagnaia |
Ducati Lenovo Team |
+0.350 / +0.001 |
01:39.060 |
|
13 |
79 |
Ai Ogura |
Trackhouse MotoGP Team |
+0.405 / +0.055 |
01:39.115 |
|
14 |
11 |
Diogo Moreira |
Pro Honda LCR |
+0.464 / +0.059 |
01:39.174 |
|
15 |
21 |
Franco Morbidelli |
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team |
+0.585 / +0.121 |
01:39.295 |
|
16 |
54 |
Fermin Aldeguer |
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP |
+0.612 / +0.027 |
01:39.322 |
|
17 |
89 |
Jorge Martin |
Aprilia Racing |
+0.679 / +0.067 |
01:39.389 |
|
18 |
10 |
Luca Marini |
Honda HRC Castrol |
+0.680 / +0.001 |
01:39.390 |
|
19 |
7 |
Toprak Razgatlioglu |
Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP |
+0.821 / +0.141 |
01:39.531 |
|
20 |
12 |
Maverick Viñales |
Red Bull KTM Tech3 |
+1.001 / +0.180 |
01:39.711 |
|
21 |
42 |
Alex Rins |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team |
+1.042 / +0.041 |
01:39.752 |
|
22 |
47 |
Augusto Fernandez |
Yamaha Factory Racing |
+1.225 / +0.183 |
01:39.935 |
MotoGP Catalonia GP: Race Schedule Ahead and Where to Watch in India
Here are the full MotoGP 2026 Catalan Grand Prix timings for the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, listed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
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Day & Date |
Session |
Time |
|
Friday, May 15 |
Catalunya MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 |
02:15 PM |
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Friday, May 15 |
Catalunya MotoGP Practice |
06:30 PM |
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Saturday, May 16 |
Catalunya MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 |
01:40 PM |
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Saturday, May 16 |
Catalunya MotoGP Qualifying |
02:20 PM |
|
Saturday, May 16 |
Catalunya MotoGP Sprint |
06:30 PM |
|
Sunday, May 17 |
Catalunya MotoGP Race |
05:30 PM |
The Fancode streaming platform will carry every on-track session, including practice, qualifying, the Sprint race, and Sunday’s main race. Fans will also have access to race highlights, rider interviews, and analysis across the weekend. They can also watch the live race on television via the Eurosport channel.
(With inputs from the MotoGP Website)
