The morning warm-up in Buriram noticed the RS-GP return to the highest of the timesheets after Marco Bezzecchi’s dash error ended Aprilia’s Thai MotoGP dominance.
Nevertheless, it was trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez, not pole qualifier Bezzecchi, who set the tempo in the course of the 10-minute session, regardless of struggling some ache in his left arm or shoulder.
Fernandes, who was third within the dash race behind Pedro Acosta and Marc Marquez, appeared to have injured his arm when his bike kicked him as he braked.
Like all riders, Fernandes modified his rear tire from gentle to medium throughout warm-up forward of the afternoon’s 26-lap grand prix.
Raul Fernandez’s arm ache:
VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio was closest to Fernandes (+0.117s), with reigning champion Marc Marquez 0.167s off the lead.
Marquez chased down Acosta within the last phases as he dueled for victory within the dash, till he acquired a primary place penalty for a violent transfer towards the KTM rider.
This time it was attributable to Acosta trying to brake late on teammate Brad Binder, pushing the opposite rider apart on the last nook.
Whereas Acosta apologized to Binder, Marquez handed them each.
KTM tangled in entrance of Marc Marquez:
Alex Marquez, Ai Ogura and pole qualifier Marco Bezzecchi crammed out the remainder of the highest six throughout warm-up. Nevertheless, Bezzecchi was the one rider to begin warming up on a used medium rear slightly than a brand new one.
Fabio Quartararo’s difficult weekend continued with a front-end save en path to 18th place.
Fellow Yamaha riders Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatlioglu helped push a weak Diogo Moreira again into the pits on the finish of the session.
After the warm-up, the Pramac duo entertained followers on their approach to victory in a team-based tuk-tuk race.
Full warm-up outcomes for the 2026 Thailand MotoGP.
