MotoGP Thailand, the Practice classification
MotoGP Thailand, the Practice report
Aprilia is truly scary (to the competition). This is the first signal coming from the pre-qualifying of the Thailand GP, the first truly competitive session of this 2026 that defined the direct entries to tomorrow’s Q2. On a track made particularly tricky by a few light drops of water that started falling in the second half of the session, Marco Bezzecchi outclassed the competition, setting the fastest time and putting 4 tenths on the closest pursuer: Marc Marquez. The reigning world champion still defended second place, ahead of the VR46 team Ducati of Fabio Di Giannantonio.
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The quality of the RS-GP26’s performance is evidenced by one fact: three out of four Aprilias qualified directly for Q2. In addition to Bezzecchi, an impressive Jorge Martin, fifth, and Ai Ogura, author of the ninth fastest time, are also smiling. A performance to remember also for Pedro Acosta, fourth with the KTM which places both factory bikes in the top 10 with Brad Binder’s eighth place. Also qualified for Q2 are Alex Marquez (sixth), Joan Mir (seventh), and Johann Zarco (tenth).
One name is missing from the roll call among the big names: that of Pecco Bagnaia. The three-time world champion’s 2026 started poorly: P15 for him, just ahead of Fabio Quartararo’s Yamaha, and therefore the need to go through tomorrow’s very tricky Q1 hurdle. Not what was expected from #63 after good pre-season testing.
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MotoGP Thailand, the Practice live coverage
You can relive the excitement of the Buriram Practice with our live report.
The schedule
MotoGP returns to the track tomorrow at 04.10 (Italian time), when FP2 will begin, followed by Qualifying (Q1 at 04.50, Q2 at 05.15), then the Sprint at 9 in the morning. On Sunday, the first race of the year will start at 09.00.
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