MotoGP San Marino GP: Bezzecchi beats Marquez brothers to top practice
Bezzecchi used a late soft-tyre run to edge Marc Márquez by 0.103 seconds, with Álex Márquez third and VR46 riders fourth and fifth.
- Marco Bezzecchi topped Friday practice for the 2026 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano World Circuit, edging reigning champion Marc Marquez by just over a tenth of a second.
- Renewing their duel from 12 months ago at Misano, Bezzecchi and Marquez remained closely matched throughout Friday's 45-minute opening practice following Thursday's heavy rain giving way to dry conditions.
- Championship leader Jorge Martin narrowly held onto a direct Q2 place in 10th, while former Misano winner Pecco Bagnaia struggled, finishing 19th on his factory Ducati nearly a second off the pace.
- Martin currently leads the championship by 19 points over Marquez, with Bezzecchi closing to 24 points adrift as Sunday's race approaches on the final Italian-based MotoGP round.
- The Marquez brothers ended second and third on the timesheets, with Marc ahead of Alex, positioning Ducati competitively at the sharp end as the championship battle tightens ahead of qualifying.
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Sassuolo 2000MISANO ADRIATICO (ITALPRESS) Marco Bezzecchi is the fastest in practice at the Grand Prix of San Marino, an appointment valid for the MotoGp World Championship. The Rimini driver of Aprilia turns in 1'30′144, preceding the Ducati of Marc Marquez (+0′103) and the Ducati Gresini of Alex Marquez (+0′185), respectively second and third. Following the two Ducati VR46 of Franco Morbidelli (+0′241) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (+0′271). Tenth and qualifie…
Writing sports, 11 Sep (EFE).- The Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) took the best time of the official practice of the San Marino Grand Prix of MotoGP played in the circuit Marco Simoncelli of Misano Adriatic, in the final minutes, to the Spanish Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26). Bezzecchi stopped the chronometer in 1:30.144, with [...] The entry Marco Bezzecchi snatches the best time from Marc Márquez in the final minutes was first…
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