GP Great Britain 2026, the report of the Qualifying and FP1 sessions

Bezzecchi at the top on Silverstone Friday

As for the report on the Practice sessions, that’s all, thank you for being with us. Have a good rest of the day with FormulaPassion.it.

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Here is the final picture at the end of the Practice, Bezzecchi finished ahead of everyone with a great lap, Acosta saved himself. Bagnaia outside the top 10.

Checkered flag

17:59 – Raul Fernandez displaces teammate Ogura from the top with a 1’56″615.

17:57 – Crash also for Pedro Acosta. He is in tenth position, at risk of missing Q2.

17:55 – Bagnaia crashes now, no consequences for the rider. Front end lock-up at Brooklands.

17:53 – Riders return to the track for the last and decisive run. Bagnaia grabbed the tenth time excluding Mir.

17:50 – The situation with 10 minutes remaining, Bagnaia is currently outside the top 10. Noteworthy performance by Jack Miller.

17:49 – Everyone pushes, now Ai Ogura returns to the top in 1’56″810, then Di Giannantonio, Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi.

17:48 – Marc Marquez goes ahead in 1’57″035, then Alex Marquez and Di Giannantonio.

17:46 – Pedro Acosta takes the lead in 1’57″535.

17:45 – Crash without consequences for Brad Binder.

17:40 – Bagnaia with a set of soft tires rises to fourth position just behind teammate Marc Marquez. So now behind the two Aprilia Trackhouse are the two official Ducatis.

17:36 – Marc Marquez has moved up to third position behind the two Trackhouse riders.

17:33 – Ogura improves again and takes the lead in 1’57″628.

17:30 – We are halfway through the session, this is the situation, Franco Morbidelli has moved up to second position, Ogura in fourth, both with new soft rear tires.

17:28 – Marc Marquez, still with used medium rear tires, is third with the same time to the thousandth as Alex Marquez. Applause for Lecuona, eighth with a set of soft tires.

17:27 – Raul Fernandez returns to the lead in 1’57″779, he has new soft rear tires.

17:25 – Sky reports that Francesco Bagnaia does not have his historic chief mechanic Christian Gabarrini by his side because he suffered a minor injury that prevents him from flying. Bezzecchi is still a bit sore regarding injuries.

17:20 – Among the big names, Ai Ogura continues to struggle a bit, currently only 16th.

17:17 – Misunderstanding between Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio.

17:15 – Below is the picture after the first 15 minutes of Practice.

17:13 – Small risk for Marc Marquez while following Alex.

17:10 – Alex Marquez returns to the front as in FP1, 1’58″201 for the Ducati Gresini rider who has medium rear tires.

17:05 – Riders are running with hard front and soft rear tires, for now the fastest is Raul Fernandez in 1’58″273 ahead of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, fourth Marc Marquez.

17:00 – Green light at the end of the pit-lane, Practice begins. Air temperature 23°C, track temperature 46°C.

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As for the report on FP1, that’s all, thank you for being with us. We say goodbye with the complete results of this session, see you at 17:00 for the Practice report, the session that will determine the top-10 riders directly qualified for Q2.

Alex Marquez has always had a great feeling with the Silverstone circuit and his weekend started on the right foot.

Below is the final picture at the end of FP1, Alex Marquez was the fastest.

Checkered flag

13:30 – New medium front tire for Raul Fernandez, who does not improve.

13:29 – Acosta improves again, who has two sets of medium tires and now sets the third fastest time behind Alex Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi.

13:27 – Acosta has moved up to eighth position behind Franco Morbidelli.

13:25 – Among the big names only Ogura has mounted new tires, for now the Trackhouse rider is tenth. Acosta has returned to the track with the second bike.

13:20 – This is the situation with 10 minutes to the checkered flag.

13:17 – Di Giannantonio has moved up to fourth position, Marc Marquez fifth, the VR46 rider is also running with soft front tires.

13:15 – Bezzecchi rises to second position 173 thousandths behind Alex Marquez.

13:10 – Crash for Pedro Acosta at Stowe, he lost the front. No consequences for the rider.

13:05 – Bezzecchi returns to the track for the second run.

13:00 – Below is the situation after the first 15 minutes of practice. Alex Marquez has returned to the front.

12:58 – Raul Fernandez drops to 1’59″021, Martin is second, Bezzecchi third and thus it’s an Aprilia trio.

12:56 – Bezzecchi starts ‘strong’ immediately after returning from injury: 1’59″372 and best time.

12:55 – For now Alex Marquez is the fastest 1’59″436.

12:50 – Marc Marquez started with a set of medium tires, soft front for Bagnaia, Bezzecchi and Martin.

12:45 – Green light at the end of the pit-lane, the first free practice session of the British GP begins. Air temperature 19°C, track temperature 33°C.

Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back to the live text coverage of FP1 and Practice of the 2026 British GP in the MotoGP class.

After the summer break, MotoGP teams and riders return to the track at Silverstone to start the second half of the season that will decide who will win the 2026 World Championship.

Jorge Martin, Ai Ogura, Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio are packed within just 24 points and there is great curiosity to see how the battle between Aprilia and Ducati will go on the Silverstone circuit which in the past has exalted riders equipped with bikes from the Noale factory.

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