Practice for Round 2 of the 2026 MotoGP season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, concluded at Goiânia International Circuit on March 20. Johann Zarco led with a 1:21.257, with Marc Márquez 0.125 seconds behind and Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 0.308 seconds adrift.
The decisive window came before the rain intensified. With damp patches still on the track, riders were already rushing to set lap times on slick tyres; Binder, Miller and home rider Moreira crashed in succession at Turn 4. Martín and Marc Márquez took turns at the top before Zarco moved into first place with a 1:21.257.
Razgatlıoğlu seized the limited dry-track opportunity to move up to third, securing a direct Q2 place for Pramac Racing. With around half an hour remaining, the rain intensified, leaving riders who had yet to set a sufficiently fast lap without their main opportunity to improve their positions. Bezzecchi was only 20th at that point. He tried slick tyres again in the final ten minutes but returned to the pits after running wide on the entry to Turn 10, and ultimately still had to go through Q1.
Martín and Acosta finished fourth and fifth respectively, with Álex Márquez sixth. Quartararo’s seventh place gave Yamaha two bikes advancing directly to Q2, while Aldeguer, Bagnaia and Ai Ogura claimed the remaining three top-ten places. The key to this Practice session was not just who could go fast, but who completed a valid flying lap before the weather window closed.
2026 MotoGP Round 2, Brazilian Grand Prix Practice Results
| Position | Number | Rider | Team | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 1'21.257 | 7 |
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Ducati Team | 1'21.382 | 17 |
| 3 | 7 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pramac Racing | 1'21.565 | 16 |
| 4 | 89 | Jorge Martín | Aprilia Racing | 1'21.566 | 14 |
| 5 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'21.750 | 15 |
| 6 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing | 1'21.795 | 16 |
| 7 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha Team | 1'21.825 | 17 |
| 8 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini Racing | 1'21.882 | 13 |
| 9 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team | 1'21.967 | 15 |
| 10 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 1'22.067 | 17 |
| 11 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda Team | 1'22.088 | 14 |
| 12 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 1'22.130 | 14 |
| 13 | 42 | Álex Rins | Yamaha Team | 1'22.132 | 15 |
| 14 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 1'22.226 | 15 |
| 15 | 11 | Diogo Moreira | Honda LCR | 1'22.355 | 11 |
| 16 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda Team | 1'22.392 | 18 |
| 17 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'22.692 | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 Racing Team | 1'22.733 | 12 |
| 19 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 Racing Team | 1'22.890 | 16 |
| 20 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 1'23.300 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing | 1'23.901 | 14 |
| Not qualified (over 105%) | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 1'25.963 | 13 |
