MotoGP Qualifying Results Pedro Acosta Beats Catalan GP Pole and Francesco Bagna in Q1

Ducati is riding solo. Francesco Bagnaia This weekend in the Catalan GP, ​​after being the rider’s champion Marc Marquez underwent a successful operation Last Sunday on his shoulder and leg. However, the VR46’s Franco Morbidelli on GP25 stopped Bagnaia from getting his GP26 into Q2.

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Pedro Acosta has secured pole position for the 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix

Franco Morbidelli And George Martin Both failed to take full advantage of their Q1 improvement to start with fastest lap times in Q2 in qualifying for the Catalan GP. The star of KTM Pedro AcostaVR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio set the early pace in GP26 and KTM’s Brad Binder instead.

Martin took a cautious approach at the start of Q1 following his third weekend crash at the start of Q2. Aprilia rider Martin is slightly concussed and injured in the shoulder. He crashed in FP1 this Friday and even crashed during practice.

In contrast, Acosta dropped the benchmark Q2 pace to edge Alex Marquez with a 1:38.118 just before the halfway point of the session as the Gresini rider began to gain speed in his GP26 qualifying session. Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez also rose to P3 aboard the Aprilia before the break.

He then saw Gresini warn Marquez that he was being followed by Di Giantantonio and Martin as the field packed back into the circuit, so they all took off. In the middle of the competition for the position, the leader of the championship Marco Bezecchi After a forehand loss, he fell on turn #2.

Eligibility b Catalan GP In the end it came down to two final flying laps for most of the drivers, with Martin the first to improve. But Morbidelli was a man on the move, the VR46 driver shooting into second place with a deficit of 0.233s on Acosta’s first lap time.

Morbidelli was the only rider to make a significant improvement in qualifying, with Jack Miller aboard Pramac’s Yamaha M1 and Bezecic dropping down the Q2 order to qualify for the 2026 Catalan GP. Martin also only managed to qualify in P9.

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Franco Morbidelli halts Francesco Bagnaia’s Q1 exit in Catalan GP qualifying

KTM Tech3 rider Maverick Vinales set a fast pace in qualifying for the Catalan Grand Prix as he returns from surgery on his shoulder. But the Spaniard’s lap time was soon disrupted, as team-mate Ine Bastianini pulled up.

Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia had a strong early pit in Q1, failing to secure an automatic Q2 position after his tough time on Friday, but was still slower than VR46. Franco Morbidelli On the GP25. Bagnaia edged his fellow Italian by 0.065s.

Aprilia Racing’s Jorge Martin didn’t get off to a strong start in qualifying for the Catalan GP, ​​with the 2024 champion failing to set the fastest lap time in his first race. So, for his second run, the Madrid native hid himself behind LCR Diego Moreira to get a straight slip.

Stealing from Moreira’s trailer helped Martin improve his pace, but the Aprilia rider didn’t produce a tidy lap. But still Bastianini improved from P8 to P2 in the same order with a 1:38.797.

Archery beginner Toprak RazgatliogluMeanwhile, the three-time World Superbike champion had a session to forget as he locked up his front brakes on lap 4 and soon crashed out on lap 5 without posting a competitive lap time. Martin also went into the gravel at Turn 5 shortly after.

Martin improved his pace to set the pace at 1:38.701, but tried to push too hard on the brakes and crashed at Turn 5. Morbidelli continued to gain more speed and briefly moved up the order, but lost his fastest lap as he exceeded track limits.

Not to be outdone, Morbidelli continued to mount on the Ducati GP25 and set a 1:39.550 to take the Q1 order at the Catalan GP ahead of Martin. The Italian’s fastest lap came at the expense of factory Ducati star Bagnaia, who briefly moved to P2 with a lap of 1:38.752.

Morbidelli took full advantage of running directly behind Bagnaia at the end of Q1 to steal vital slipstream from the denied rider. Gresini Racing’s Fermin Aldeguer could only set the fifth fastest time in GP25 after suffering a similar crash to Martin and Razgatlioglu.

Full 2026 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix qualifying results