2026 German MotoGP, Sachsenring - Saturday practice results

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Alex Marquez dominated closing apply for the 2026 German MotoGP on the Sachsenring.

The Gresini Ducati rider set the quickest time all through the 30-minute session, ending 0.321 seconds forward of the Aprilia squad of Raul Fernandes and Marco Bezzecchi.

KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Ducati Lenovo’s Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia rounded out the highest six.

Most riders opted for arduous tires within the entrance and gentle tires within the rear in preparation for this afternoon’s dash race.

Qualifying 1 begins Friday afternoon for gamers outdoors the highest 10, together with Bagnaia.

2026 German MotoGP, Sachsenring – Saturday Free Apply Outcomes
place	rider	nut	staff	time/distinction
1	Alex Marquez	spa	BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26)	1 minute 20 seconds 333
2	Raul Fernandez	spa	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)	+0.321 seconds
3	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26)	+0.326 seconds
4	Pedro Acosta	spa	Pink Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.383 seconds
5	Marc Marquez	spa	Ducati Lenovo (GP26)	+0.444 seconds
6	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP26)	+0.511 seconds
7	Ai Ogura	Japan	Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26)	+0.518 seconds
8	Fabio Quartararo	from	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.587 seconds
9	Jorge Martin	spa	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26)	+0.675 seconds
10	Toprak Razgatriol	ought to	Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)*	+0.687 seconds
11	Luca Marini	ITA	Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V)	+0.698 seconds
12	blood binder	RSA	Pink Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.727 seconds
13	joan mille	spa	Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V)	+0.734 seconds
14	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26)	+0.750 seconds
15	alex rins	spa	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.857 seconds
16	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Pink Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16)	+0.873 seconds
17	Diogo Moreira	bra	Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)*	+0.910 seconds
18	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25)	+0.985 seconds
19	jack miller	out of	Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.246 seconds
20	cal crutchlow	GBR	Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V)	+1.882 seconds
twenty one	maverick vinales	spa	Pink Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16)	+1.921 seconds

* Rookie

Official Sachsenring MotoGP data:

Finest lap: Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati, 1:19.071 (2025)

Quickest lap of the race: Jorge Martin, Ducati, 1 minute 20.667 seconds (2024)

Jorge Martin reclaimed the MotoGP title lead from Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi in Assen.

Nonetheless, trackhouse duo Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura outperformed the RS-GP riders from each factories, attaining one-two finishes in each races within the Netherlands, with Ogura taking his debut victory within the Grand Prix.

Martin completed on the rostrum in third place, whereas Bezzecchi suffered a pointy fall early on, leading to his fourth no-score in 5 races and was taken to hospital for assessments.

Martin at the moment leads the Italian by seven factors, with VR46 Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio in third place, simply 16 factors behind. Ogura additionally has a mathematical probability to take the lead on the earth championship rankings Sunday night time.

2026 Assen MotoGP, Marc Marquez’s leg got here off throughout the battle of Di Giannantonio.

After an “nameless” weekend in Assen, all eyes might be on Marc Marquez as he returns to the observe the place the reigning champion has been most profitable as he goals to shut the hole by 40 factors.

Pedro Acosta is competing in his first event since carpal tunnel surgical procedure on his proper wrist.

Alex Marquez wears a particular ‘Movistar’ retro livery for the 2026 German MotoGP.

Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer is lacking after struggling a fractured vertebrae throughout coaching on Friday in Assen.

The Spaniard is not going to get replaced this weekend and teammate Alex Marquez might be driving solo on Sunday in particular Movistar livery.

Johann Zarco has been sidelined as a consequence of a knee ligament damage sustained within the match towards Catalonia in Might. The Frenchman changed Cal Crutchlow once more within the LCR.

The Sachsenring would be the first occasion to characteristic a brand new grid format with wider spacing between rows, after the usage of entrance holeshot units was banned early on the earlier Assen occasion.