MotoGP practice results as Pedro Acosta fastest in Hungarian Grand Prix but Francesco Bagnaia in Q1

Ducati reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the pace in FP1 at Balaton Park Earlier on Friday, he set the fastest time in the opening practice session with a lap of 1:38.626. Acosta broke Marquez’s mark with a 1:36.827, while the Ducati rider settled for seventh.

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Pedro Acosta set the pace in MotoGP timed practice in the 2026 Hungarian GP.

Knight of Gresini Fermin Aldeguer Set the previous benchmark speed during the timed pre-qualifying practice at the Hungarian GP aboard the Ducati GP25. The 21-year-old enjoyed a strong finish to secure P4 in FP1, and picked up where he left off, posting a 1:38.162.

KTM Pedro Acosta and Aprilia pair Jorge Martin and Marco Bezecchi He soon calmed down, though his focus was not on flight time. But it didn’t last long. Mark Marquez The Ducati rider joined the party as he moved up to third.

At the start of practice, high winds in the Balaton Park area caused a large number of drivers to run off the track. Despite the circumstances, Pramac ace Toprak Razgatlioglu He showed he can compete in the top 10 in the Hungarian GP, ​​once again emerging as the top Yamaha.

Bezeci was on the move near the middle of the session as the Aprilia rider fed into Aldeguer’s advantage. The 2026 championship leader initially got within 0.134s of the fastest times before reducing the Spaniard’s margin to just 0.013s.

Ai Ogura demonstrated the capabilities of the Aprilia RS-GP around Balaton Park as Trackhouse Racing moved into the top four. But eclipse honors went to Aldeguerre’s KTM Acosta by 0.421s in the first 1:37.741 lap – despite his teammate Brad Binder It is placed in P21.

Binder soon followed Acosta’s lead to move up to P9, but the Spaniard was going fast as Bezecchi set a 1:37.418 to move into second. Jack Miller Pramac Racing joined Razgatlioglu in the top 10 positions as he was on the move with the Yamaha M1.

The mid-session composure was not without problems as the riders began to turn their attention to the automatic Q2 position. Ducati star Francesco Bagnaia He appeared frustrated aboard the GP26 after coming under braking for a loss of speed.

Bagnaia entered the closing stages of the Hungarian GP in P16 and faces a Q1 berth in qualifying at Balaton Park on Saturday. Meanwhile, before Aldeguer and Marquez traded P2, Tech3’s Maverick Vinales was the first rider to break into the top 10.

Aldeguer looked the smoothest aboard the Ducati GP25 all day, and moved just 0.022s off Acosta’s benchmark pace. Acosta threatened a response, setting a new fastest split time in the third sector, but had to give up a lap after a big sudden burst in braking.

Even Iker Lecuona was in action on his return to MotoGP due to his injury at Gresini. Alex Marquez has recovered from the injuryWith an edge in the 10th cost of Vinales as a world superbike star. All the while Bagnaya continued to fall to a weak P20.

Bagnaia and Ducati chose to wait for the last six minutes before returning to the track for the flying run. Bezechim made up his time to take first place out of the six, and with five minutes to go with one lap to go, he immediately moved up to third.

Ducati’s changes to the Bagnaia bike during the break didn’t do the Italian much favours. The two-time champion was lucky to move up to seventh in the first flying race, losing the front and running away to a higher position after struggling with his bike in the chicanes.

Bagnaia’s time quickly fell out of the top 10, with trackhouse star Raul Fernandez taking his Aprilia to the top of the order. Binder KTM threatened to climb down the order to bring more excitement, but suffered a costly wreck at Turn 11.

Yamaha started to dream of having two bikes in the top 10 and Fabio Quattararo joined Miller in potential Q2 positions shortly after. But Márquez’s improvement to P7 helped Quatararo back into the top 10 in the final laps of practice at the Hungarian GP.

Razgatlioglu threatened the top 10 as well, but a crack at Quatararo at the end of the final lap meant the Turks had no place in Q2 and it went to Pramac teammate Miller. VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio also improved and finished practice with the Ducati in second.

Full MotoGP practice time sheet for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix