GP France 2026, the qualifying report

Ducati double with Bagnaia and Marc Marquez

Regarding the report of the MotoGP class Qualifying at the French GP, that’s all, thank you for being with us. Have a good rest of the day with FormulaPassion.it, see you at 3:00 PM for the Sprint report, at 2:00 PM the 6 Hours of Spa will also start.

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11:33 – It will be a Sprint full of action and it will be dry, tomorrow it might rain.

11:31 – Ducati factory double with Bagnaia ahead of Marc Marquez, below is the final picture of a stunning Qualifying. The top four are within 65 thousandths.

Checkered flag

11:30 – Bezzecchi is third, Di Giannantonio is in contention for pole

11:29 – Bagnaia’s strike, 1’29″634, is pole ahead of Marc Marquez.

11:28 – Incredible chess game between Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, neither wants to pull the other, in the end Marc Marquez decided to close the throttle this lap because he can relaunch, in T1 Di Giannantonio also closed the throttle.

11:27 – Crash in Turn 3 for Alex Marquez, Marc Marquez has taken provisional pole in 1’29″646, Di Giannantonio is second at 53 thousandths, Quartararo is fourth behind Bezzecchi.

11:26 – There will be no measures for what happened between Di Giannantonio and Acosta. Martin and Marc Marquez currently have the biggest advantage in T1.

11:25 – The feeling is that the grid could change a lot, Bezzecchi’s time is not unreachable considering how strong Marc Marquez was in Q1.

11:24 – Everyone restarts for the second run, no particular operations on Bagnaia’s Ducati.

11:23 – Bagnaia asked if the Ducati box had adjusted the lowering device differently.

11:22 – Below is the picture at the end of the first run.

11:21 – What happened between Di Giannantonio and Acosta is under investigation, the VR46 rider is at risk because he braked suddenly (even if he was off the racing line).

11:20 – Bagnaia is still without a time, he had to return to the pits.

11:19 – Bezzecchi takes the lead in 1’29″825, Martin third.

11:18 – Di Giannantonio is currently the fastest in 1’29″876, Acosta is second and then goes wide in the gravel between Turn 2 and Turn 3, managing to stay on the bike.

11:17 – Di Giannantonio risked being rear-ended by Pedro Acosta in an attempt to have no one in his slipstream. The VR46 rider launches with the Spaniard in his wake.

11:16 – Marc Marquez has only one new tire to use, he will use it in the second run, not this one.

11:15 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, the hunt for pole begins.

11:12 – All brands will be represented in Q2, Pedro Acosta is the only KTM, there are two Yamahas (Rins and Quartararo) as well as two Hondas (Mir and Zarco). Completing the picture are three Aprilias (Bezzecchi, Martin and Ogura) and 4 Ducatis (Marc and Alex Marquez, Bagnaia and Di Giannantonio).

11:10 – Davide Tardozzi’s reaction after Marquez’s lap is eloquent.

11:08 – It will be a very high-level Q2, getting the first and second rows will be difficult for everyone.

11:06 – Below is the picture at the end of Q1.

11:05 – Checkered flag

11:04 – One minute left, but no improvements on the horizon.

11:03 – Quartararo is second at 431 thousandths from Marc Marquez, Raul Fernandez is third at 597 thousandths from Marquez.

11:02 – Marc Marquez secures passage to Q2 with a sensational 1’29″288, the new track record.

11:01 – Marc Marquez is under three tenths in T1 compared to Quartararo’s time, the advantage rises to 4 tenths in T2.

11:00 – Quartararo launches, with no one in his slipstream, in T1 he goes under 52 thousandths compared to his time.

10:58 – Everyone on track for the second and decisive run.

10:57 – Incredible how tight this Q1 is, but it was clear that for Marc Marquez it wouldn’t be a walk in the park. He will have to outdo himself in the second run.

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10:56 – Fabio Quartararo goes ahead of everyone in 1’29″967 with a sensational T4, 21 thousandths ahead of Marc Marquez who is currently outside Q2.

10:55 – Marc Marquez does not improve on the second lap, Raul Fernandez goes ahead in 1’29″972, 16 thousandths faster than Marc Marquez.

10:54 – Marc Marquez starts with 1’29″988, the fastest.

10:53 – Bastianini immediately falls in the Dunlop esses.

10:52 – It will be a very tight Q1 because only two among Marc Marquez, Bastianini, Fernandez, Quartararo and Aldeguer will go to Q2.

10:51 – Moreira immediately tries to take Marc Marquez’s wheel.

10:50 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, Q1 starts.

10:45 – In five minutes Q1 will start with among others Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo on track.

10:40 – Below is the picture at the end of FP2.

Checkered flag

10:39 – Bagnaia has closed to 66 thousandths from Quartararo with decidedly worn tires.

10:38 – Another 30.7 for Quartararo, excellent pace from the session leader.

10:37 – Ogura has moved up to fourth position.

10:36 – Crash for Johann Zarco. Marc Marquez would have moved up to second position, but the time was canceled due to the yellow flag.

10:35 – Bastianini has moved up to seventh position.

10:34 – Marc Marquez has dropped to 14th position.

10:33 – Raul moves up to fourth position, he also mounted a hard tire.

10:32 – Di Giannantonio has moved up to third position, he has a new soft rear tire.

10:31 – Marc Marquez has mounted a new soft rear tire, Bagnaia continues with the previous one, Bastianini and Binder try the hard front.

10:30 – Marc Marquez leaves the pits for the second and final run.

10:28 – Joan Mir is the best Honda so far in these FP2 in tenth position.

10:27 – Most riders are in the pits for the usual stop before the second run.

10:25 – Jorge Martin has moved up to fourth position.

10:23 – Quartararo drops to 1’30″580, El Diablo will have to go through Q1 unlike Alex Rins.

10:22 – So far Marc Marquez is not shining.

10:21 – This is the picture after the first 10 minutes of FP2.

10:20 – Bezzecchi has moved up to third position.

10:19 – Bagnaia has moved up to second position, then Acosta, Bastianini and Di Giannantonio.

10:18 – El Diablo lowers to 1’30″619.

10:17 – Quartararo goes under 1’30” in 1’30″878.

10:15 – Acosta is currently the fastest in 1’31″386 ahead of Di Giannantonio and Bastianini.

10:12 – All riders are on track with a pair of soft tires.

10:10 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, FP2 starts.

10:05 – Weather-wise there should be no surprises, certainly not this morning: qualifying will be held dry.

10:00 – 17°C air temperature, 13°C asphalt temperature, dry track.

Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back to the live written report of FP2 and Qualifying of the 2026 French GP in the MotoGP class.

Marc Marquez yesterday in Practice did not get direct access to Q2 and so will already be on track during Q1. Johann Zarco was the fastest with the Honda ahead of Di Giannantonio’s Ducati.

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