As Marc Marquez returns to the field with the factory Ducati team, Fabio Di Giantantonio sets the pace in first free practice at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.
All eyes were on the LCR garages before the first session of the weekend, with Cal Crutchlow returns to MotoGP Machines instead of the injured Johan Zarko.
Mark Marquez He was also back in action in FP1 at Mugello. The reigning world champion was absent from the previous race in Barcelona after undergoing two separate operations following a crash at the French Grand Prix last month.
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Once the grid gets their first round on the board, the championship leader Marco Bezecchi 1:47 to the bottom, when it sneaked in early, set the previous parameters Francesco Bagnaia.
Knight of Gresini Fermin Aldeguer Then he broke in 1:46 in the fifth lap of the session, followed by Bagnaia as the two Ducatis took the top positions in the last 10 minutes.
The lap times kept dropping as the drivers looked for some qualifying laps. Bagnaia ended up having one off on the turn, as Fabio D’Giantantonio He stole the top spot on the leaderboards.
Back on two wheels, Marquez set the 15th fastest time of the season as he looked to get back on pace with his rivals. Considering Bezecic’s excellent lap, it wasn’t a terrible effort as he only secured P14 in FP1.
Full FP1 time sheet for the 2026 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix
| POSITION | RIDER | group | TIME/GAP |
| 1 | Fabio D’Giantantonio | VR46 | 1:46.242 |
| 2 | George Martin | Aprilia | +0.369 |
| 3 | No. Ogura | Tracking house | +0.438 |
| 4 | Maverick Vinales | Tech3 | +0.452 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | Pramak | +0.502 |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | KTM | +0.552 |
| 7 | Fermin Aldeguer | Gresini | +0.674 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | +0.729 |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | Tracking house | +0.830 |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 | +0.996 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | Honda | +1.004 |
| 12 | Brad Binder | KTM | +1.035 |
| 13 | Joan Mir | Honda | +1.150 |
| 14 | Marco Bezecchi | Aprilia | +1.173 |
| 15 | Mark Marquez | Ducati | +1.177 |
| 16 | Michel Pirro | Gresini | +1.180 |
| 17 | Ine Bastianini | Tech3 | +1.206 |
| 18 | Diogo Moreira | LCR | +1.278 |
| 19 | Fabio Quatararo | Yamaha | +1.308 |
| 20 | Alex Rin | Yamaha | +1.501 |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Pramak | +1.823 |
| 22 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR | +3.671 |
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