Practice for the Catalan Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2026 MotoGP season, concluded at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 15. Pedro Acosta led with a 1:38.710, with Álex Márquez 0.018 seconds behind and Brad Binder 0.070 seconds adrift.
Just 0.269 seconds covered the top 10, with five manufacturers and nine teams sharing the direct places in Q2. Acosta and Binder put both factory KTMs in the top three, with Álex Márquez between them, just 0.018 seconds off the top spot. Raúl Fernández moved up to fourth on his final flying lap.
Midway through the session, Binder was the first to break into the 1:38s before Acosta took over the lead. Ai Ogura had crashed at Turn 2 earlier and needed to use his spare bike to continue the session, while Bezzecchi continued after running off the track at Turn 4. The leading riders kept improving their times, with changes in position over the final ten minutes directly affecting their route through Saturday’s qualifying.
Martin crashed again at Turn 2 in the closing stages, finishing 17th and heading into Q1. Bagnaia had briefly moved into tenth, but Zarco and Quartararo subsequently improved their times, pushing him down to 12th. Miller was ninth and Quartararo tenth, securing two Q2 places for Yamaha. Bastianini in 11th and Ogura in 13th both missed out on direct qualification.
2026 MotoGP Round 6, Catalan Grand Prix Practice Results
| Position | Number | Rider | Team | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'38.710 | 22 |
| 2 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Gresini Racing | 1'38.728 | 22 |
| 3 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'38.780 | 20 |
| 4 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | Trackhouse Racing | 1'38.788 | 23 |
| 5 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 1'38.789 | 21 |
| 6 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | VR46 Racing Team | 1'38.819 | 22 |
| 7 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 1'38.831 | 24 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda Team | 1'38.846 | 19 |
| 9 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 1'38.911 | 23 |
| 10 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha Team | 1'38.979 | 23 |
| 11 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 1'39.059 | 20 |
| 12 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team | 1'39.060 | 19 |
| 13 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 1'39.115 | 19 |
| 14 | 11 | Diogo Moreira | Honda LCR | 1'39.174 | 20 |
| 15 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | VR46 Racing Team | 1'39.295 | 23 |
| 16 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Gresini Racing | 1'39.322 | 20 |
| 17 | 89 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | 1'39.389 | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda Team | 1'39.390 | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pramac Racing | 1'39.531 | 24 |
| 20 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 1'39.711 | 24 |
| 21 | 42 | Álex Rins | Yamaha Team | 1'39.752 | 17 |
| 22 | 47 | Augusto Fernández | Yamaha Team | 1'39.935 | 22 |
Results source: Official MotoGP Practice timing sheet (© MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, 2026).
