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Fabio Di Giannantonio fastest in Jerez MotoGP FP1, Jorge Martin crashes after the flag
Fabio Di Giannantonio set the best time of FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix
VR46 MotoGP rider Fabio Di Giannantonio led a Ducati 1-2-3 in FP1 to kick off the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, as championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth.
The 2026 MotoGP season resumes this weekend at Jerez following a nearly month-long break since the US Grand Prix, after Qatar was postponed due to the war in Iran.
Aprilia has been in control of the season so far through the first three rounds, though Ducati appeared to start the Spanish Grand Prix on the front foot.
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio took advantage of new medium tyres to set a 1m36.954s in the closing stages of the 45-minute session to end it fastest overall.
He headed VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli, also on fresh rubber, while long-time session leader Alex Marquez completed the top three on a Gresini Ducati he did not fit fresh rubber to.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth, having also kept with used tyres, while Marc Marquez was fifth on the factory team Ducati as he believes he comes to Jerez in a better physical condition compared to the opening three rounds.
Jorge Martin grabbed headlines when he crashed after the chequered flag in Austin while celebrating a sprint victory.
He did the same again after the flag in FP1, after going down on his outlap to the grid for a practice start. He walked away unharmed.
Last year’s Spanish Grand Prix winner Alex Marquez set the pace at 1m37.332s, which stood as the benchmark for much of the session.
Di Giannantonio would finally top this with just under four minutes remaining, bringing the benchmark to 1m36.954s.
He would end the session 0.288s clear of the field, with Morbidelli slotting into second ahead of Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez.
Raul Fernandez was sixth, as Trackhouse debuts a new livery for this weekend, while Jack Miller put his Pramac Yamaha seventh after a final time attack on fresh rubber.
Pedro Acosta was eighth on the leading KTM, while Johann Zarco was the top Honda in ninth, as Martin completed the top 10 having elected against new rubber during FP1.
Pecco Bagnaia struggled with stopping his factory Ducati across the FP1 session and was 11th at the chequered flag.
Last year’s polesitter at Jerez Fabio Quartararo was 20th, while Pramac’s Toprak Razgatlioglu suffered a technical issue during the session.
Full 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix FP1 results
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Fabio Di Giannantonio set the best time of FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix
VR46 MotoGP rider Fabio Di Giannantonio led a Ducati 1-2-3 in FP1 to kick off the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, as championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth.
The 2026 MotoGP season resumes this weekend at Jerez following a nearly month-long break since the US Grand Prix, after Qatar was postponed due to the war in Iran.
Aprilia has been in control of the season so far through the first three rounds, though Ducati appeared to start the Spanish Grand Prix on the front foot.
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio took advantage of new medium tyres to set a 1m36.954s in the closing stages of the 45-minute session to end it fastest overall.
He headed VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli, also on fresh rubber, while long-time session leader Alex Marquez completed the top three on a Gresini Ducati he did not fit fresh rubber to.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth, having also kept with used tyres, while Marc Marquez was fifth on the factory team Ducati as he believes he comes to Jerez in a better physical condition compared to the opening three rounds.
Jorge Martin grabbed headlines when he crashed after the chequered flag in Austin while celebrating a sprint victory.
He did the same again after the flag in FP1, after going down on his outlap to the grid for a practice start. He walked away unharmed.
Last year’s Spanish Grand Prix winner Alex Marquez set the pace at 1m37.332s, which stood as the benchmark for much of the session.
Di Giannantonio would finally top this with just under four minutes remaining, bringing the benchmark to 1m36.954s.
He would end the session 0.288s clear of the field, with Morbidelli slotting into second ahead of Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez.
Raul Fernandez was sixth, as Trackhouse debuts a new livery for this weekend, while Jack Miller put his Pramac Yamaha seventh after a final time attack on fresh rubber.
Pedro Acosta was eighth on the leading KTM, while Johann Zarco was the top Honda in ninth, as Martin completed the top 10 having elected against new rubber during FP1.
Pecco Bagnaia struggled with stopping his factory Ducati across the FP1 session and was 11th at the chequered flag.
Last year’s polesitter at Jerez Fabio Quartararo was 20th, while Pramac’s Toprak Razgatlioglu suffered a technical issue during the session.
Full 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix FP1 results
VR46 MotoGP rider Fabio Di Giannantonio led a Ducati 1-2-3 in FP1 to kick off the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, as championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth.
The 2026 MotoGP season resumes this weekend at Jerez following a nearly month-long break since the US Grand Prix, after Qatar was postponed due to the war in Iran.
Aprilia has been in control of the season so far through the first three rounds, though Ducati appeared to start the Spanish Grand Prix on the front foot.
VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio took advantage of new medium tyres to set a 1m36.954s in the closing stages of the 45-minute session to end it fastest overall.
He headed VR46 team-mate Franco Morbidelli, also on fresh rubber, while long-time session leader Alex Marquez completed the top three on a Gresini Ducati he did not fit fresh rubber to.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was fourth, having also kept with used tyres, while Marc Marquez was fifth on the factory team Ducati as he believes he comes to Jerez in a better physical condition compared to the opening three rounds.
Jorge Martin grabbed headlines when he crashed after the chequered flag in Austin while celebrating a sprint victory.
He did the same again after the flag in FP1, after going down on his outlap to the grid for a practice start. He walked away unharmed.
Last year’s Spanish Grand Prix winner Alex Marquez set the pace at 1m37.332s, which stood as the benchmark for much of the session.
Di Giannantonio would finally top this with just under four minutes remaining, bringing the benchmark to 1m36.954s.
He would end the session 0.288s clear of the field, with Morbidelli slotting into second ahead of Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez.
Raul Fernandez was sixth, as Trackhouse debuts a new livery for this weekend, while Jack Miller put his Pramac Yamaha seventh after a final time attack on fresh rubber.
Pedro Acosta was eighth on the leading KTM, while Johann Zarco was the top Honda in ninth, as Martin completed the top 10 having elected against new rubber during FP1.
Pecco Bagnaia struggled with stopping his factory Ducati across the FP1 session and was 11th at the chequered flag.
Last year’s polesitter at Jerez Fabio Quartararo was 20th, while Pramac’s Toprak Razgatlioglu suffered a technical issue during the session.
Full 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix FP1 results
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