Jorge Martin topped Marc Marquez within the 2026 US MotoGP closing follow at COTA, however Aprilia teammate and title chief Marco Bezzecchi additionally suffered a sequence of crashes.
After Friday’s warmth, situations had been cloudy and funky for the 30-minute session, so most riders placed on comfortable rubber entrance and rear.
The exceptions had been Bezzecchi, Johann Zarco, Pedro Acosta and medium rear Luca Marini.
Martin was distinctive in that he began with a medium entrance, comfortable rear earlier than switching to a medium entrance to guide the session.
Fellow Aprilia rider Ai Ogura, who was the highest RS-GP rider on Friday, crashed on the closing nook through the session.
Gresini’s Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi, rookie Diogo Moreira and eventually Ogura once more crashed in fast succession within the closing phases.
Additional again, Yamaha’s high rider Toprak Razgatlioglu was fifteenth.
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Friday’s chief Marc Marquez was anxious he can be stiff and sore immediately after a critical accident in FP1, however he set the most effective time utilizing the brand new ‘Aprilia-style’ rear aero and leg wing.
Aprilia title chief Marco Bezzecchi will this weekend goal for his fifth straight Grand Prix victory, which started in Portimao on the finish of 2025.
Reigning champion Marc Marquez has gained the COTA MotoGP seven occasions. However his most up-to-date win was in 2021, when he fell from the lead finally yr’s Grand Prix, which was gained by Bagnaia.
Tech 3’s Maverick Vinales withdrew from the occasion after FP1 resulting from ache in his left shoulder brought on by a loosened screw from surgical procedure final yr.
Qualifying spherical 1, by which gamers exterior the highest 10 will take part, will start on Friday afternoon.
2026 US MotoGP, Kota – Saturday follow outcomes | ||||||
| place | rider | nut | workforce | time/distinction | wrap | max |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | spa | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | 2 minutes 01.563 seconds | 9/10 | 349k |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | spa | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.151 seconds | 9/12 | 344k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP26) | +0.200 seconds | 9/10 | 345k |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP26) | +0.226 seconds | 4/8 | 352k |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP26) | +0.420 seconds | 4/10 | 349k |
| 6 | Pedro Acosta | spa | Pink Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.450 seconds | 12/12 | 349k |
| 7 | Fermin Aldeguer | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP25) | +0.569 seconds | 8/9 | 342k |
| 8 | joan mille | spa | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.781 seconds | 11/11 | 346k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | spa | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP26) | +0.815 seconds | 5/7 | 349k |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | spa | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +0.829 seconds | 6/10 | 341k |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Pink Bull KTM Tech 3 (RC16) | +0.859 seconds | 4/11 | 340k |
| 12 | Diogo Moreira | bra | Professional Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +0.925 seconds | 5/8 | 344k |
| 13 | blood binder | RSA | Pink Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.077 seconds | 12/12 | 349k |
| 14 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.157 seconds | 8/12 | 347k |
| 15 | Toprak Razgatriol | ought to | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.240 seconds | 6/10 | 345k |
| 16 | Ai Ogura | Japan | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP26) | +1.392 seconds | 8/9 | 344k |
| 17 | Fabio Quartararo | from | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.406 seconds | 5/11 | 337k |
| 18 | Johann Zarco | from | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.508 seconds | 4/9 | 347k |
| 19 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +1,541 seconds | 5/8 | 346k |
| 20 | alex rins | spa | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.878 seconds | 3/10 | 345k |
| twenty one | jack miller | out of | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.897 seconds | 3/11 | 340k |
* Rookie
COTA MotoGP Official Data:
Greatest lap: Maverick Viñales, Aprilia, 2 minutes 0.864 seconds (2024)
Quickest lap of the race: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 2m 2.221s (2025)
