The pre-season for the 2026 MotoGP season has now ended with Marco Bezecchi filling the time sheets with a new lap record at the Buriram International sector.
The final pre-season test session for the 2026 premier class campaign is now in the books, with the MotoGP grid converging at Buriram next weekend for the season opener.
Alex Marquez Set the pace in Thailand on the first day of the test, while the world champion; Mark MarquezHe had two crashes as he set the fourth fastest time of the day.
It was another tough day at Buriram on Sunday, and most of the teams were focused on securing some race simulation data as well as getting some qualifying rounds to fly.
Marc Marquez completes pre-season despite another crash at Buriram test
The second and final Test at Buriram started 30 minutes ago yesterday and the field wasted no time in getting a strong round on the board.
Marco Bezecchi He started the process in only two and a half tenths. Francesco Bagnaia 2024 lap record, which was later broken by Ducati The driver during qualifying simulations.
However, at the front of the test was Marc Marquez, who finished the morning half a tenth off Bagnaya’s time despite feeling ill.
As track temperatures rose in the afternoon, the teams took to the track to complete some race simulations.
Bezecchi dominated for much of the afternoon and Marquez’s morning pace was out of reach for those involved in the longer sprints.
The Spaniard took another crash out of GP26 while taking part in his own race simulation, marking his third drop in two days of testing.
His brother took a break minutes later and both riders were cleared at the medical center to resume their part in the test.
Bezeci’s late effort earned him the top spot and a new lap record. The Italian rider went half-tenths off his pre-Bagnaia benchmark, leading Apria one-two as Ai Ogura set the second fastest time of the test.
Two results for MotoGP’s 2026 Buriram test day
| POSITION | RIDER | group | TIME/GAP | SESSION |
| 1 | Marco Bezecchi | Aprilia | 1:28.668 | PM |
| 2 | No. Ogura | Tracking house | +0.097 | PM |
| 3 | Mark Marquez | Ducati | +0.168 | M |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | +0.215 | M |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | Gresini | +0.293 | M |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | +0.353 | M |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 | +0.403 | M |
| 8 | George Martin | Aprilia | +0.499 | M |
| 9 | Fabio D’Giantantonio | VR46 | +0.505 | PM |
| 10 | Joan Mir | Honda | +0.628 | PM |
| 11 | Raul Fernandez | Tracking house | +0.634 | M |
| 12 | Brad Binder | KTM | +0.724 | PM |
| 13 | Luca Marini | Honda | +0.783 | M |
| 14 | Maverick Vinales | Tech3 | +0.901 | M |
| 15 | Johann Zarko | LCR | +0.940 | M |
| 16 | Jack Miller | Pramak | +1.004 | PM |
| 17 | Fabio Quatararo | Yamaha | +1.033 | PM |
| 18 | Ine Bastianini | Tech3 | +1.060 | PM |
| 19 | Diogo Moreira | LCR | +1.252 | M |
| 20 | Alex Rin | Yamaha | +1.454 | M |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Pramak | +2.104 | PM |
| 22 | Michelle Piro | Gresini | +3.109 | M |
