MotoGP Qualifying Results Marc Marquez scores Hungarian Grand Prix pole by 0.053 to Pedro Acosta

Qualifying was largely a Ducati performance, with four Desmosedicis closing out the top five positions interrupted by Acosta’s KTM RC16. Aprilia championship leader Marco Bezecic only set the sixth best time in qualifying, while team-mate George Martin could only manage P8.

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Marc Marquez scored a pole position for the Hungarian GP at Balaton Park

Balaton Park is widely disliked by MotoGP riders and offers very few redeeming features. Turn 1 is also very tight and flat right-hander, but the Ducati is caught Mark Marquez And Fabio D’Giantantonio He dropped out of VR46 early in Q1 to qualify for the Hungarian GP.

Marquez knew he didn’t have the best line going into Turn 1 and had very little speed into the top position, but he lost the front end of the Ducati GP26 as he tried to enter. Di Giannantonio also crashed into Turn 1 momentarily, as he lost the front of the GP26 on the inside.

When the Spaniard and the Italian gathered themselves, KTM ace Pedro Acosta Set the pace ahead of the Ducati star 1:37.419 Francesco Bagnaia At 0.331 s. Acosta continued to drop the pace with an improving 1:37.228 to take a 0.431s gap over Aprilia’s George Martin.

It takes some drivers time to build up their pace around Balaton Park over two laps, and that includes Márquez after his first crash. The reigning champion moved up to P2 before midway through the session, falling to 11th, as his rivals began to show their early hands.

Come the second run, it was Acosta who led the charge as he dropped the pace to 1:36.888. of Gresini Fermin Aldeguer Although he was 0.354s off Acosta’s fastest time, he was starting to show some potential on the Ducati GP25 and VR46’s Di Giannantonio moved up to third.

Even Di Giannantonio moved his Ducati GP26 into second with a 1.37.232, only for factory Ducati ace Marquez to take over provisional pole for the Hungarian GP with a 1.36.791 lap. Acosta tried to match Marquez’s time, but missed the final chicane by 0.047s.

Had it not been for the mistake, Acosta would have secured pole position for the Hungarian GP, ​​as Marquez could lower his own benchmark speed to 1:36.785. Aldeguer was on the move as he took third in 1:37.125, but no one could challenge Marquez on Saturday.

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Francesco Bagnaia passed Q1 at Balaton Park

Many of the riders who qualified for the 2026 Hungarian GP, ​​including Ducati Ace, had to pass up the chance to drop out of Q1. Francesco Bagnaia in training in Balaton Park after issues with the lack of rear grip On Friday two sessions.

pramac pilot Toprak Razgatlioglu Having enjoyed his trip to Balaton Park in last year’s World Superbike Championship, he proved to be the most competitive of his early MotoGP career this weekend. The Turks continued their promising performance.

Razgatlioglu set the first benchmark time of 1:38.074 in qualifying for the Hungarian GP, ​​while several rival riders, including Bagnaia, struggled to find their braking points early on. But KTM Tech3’s Enea Bastianini lowered the benchmark speed to 1:37.815.

Frustrations for the Yamaha rider also began to grow Fabio QuatararoThe 2021 champion’s YZR-M1 rear-end continued to slide and left him behind Razgatlioglu in the first order. Even Gresini’s injury-stopped Iker Lecuona was faster than Quattararo in the first races.

Lecuona is representing Gresini. Alex Marquez has recovered from his injury in Barcelona And 0.075s below the cut line after the first Q1 run. The Ducati World Superbike racer continued to gain time on his GP26 at the start of the second race.

But Honda’s Luca Marini was the first man to cross the benchmark with a 1:37.594, while Bagnaia only set the first fastest lap of the day with a 1:37.443. Qualifying for the KTM star is already over Brad BinderHowever, a slow-speed crash on turn 2 left him in the gravel.

Binder’s crash disrupted several drivers as they prepared to start their second flight. And while Honda’s Joan Mir managed to improve his pace, the Spaniard’s effort left him shy of P3 and 0.162s apart, while teammate Marini reached Q2 for the first time in five laps.

Quatararo improved his pace in the closing seconds of Q1, but failed to qualify for the second phase of the Hungarian GP. The Frenchman overcame his stability issues to become the leading Yamaha rider, but was just 0.059s off Lecuona’s fastest lap.

Full qualifying results of the 2026 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix at Balaton Park