Aprilia dominated the Brno 850cc test: Bezzecchi and Fernandez led the way.
At the 850cc/Pirelli special test held in Brno on Monday, Aprilia's two riders, Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez, unofficially set the fastest lap time with 1m 53.9s.
Marquez acknowledged he was in the title race, and drew attention to Assen.
Marc Marquez acknowledged after Brno that he is now in the MotoGP championship fight; however, he issued a cautious warning for the upcoming Assen race.
Top performers in MotoGP history after the Italian GP.
Following the 2026 Italian Grand Prix and the Brno Sprint race, MotoGP's all-time winners list has been updated. Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia, still actively competing, continue to be among the top contenders in history.
Marquez won in Brno, reducing the title gap to 40 points.
Marc Marquez won the 2026 MotoGP Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno, reducing his lead over championship leader Marco Bezzecchi to 40 points. Bezzecchi, however, was disqualified from the race for interfering with the stewards.
Ogura is at the top in Brno, Martin stays in Q1.
Ai Ogura of Trackhouse was the fastest rider in Friday's practice sessions at the 2026 Czech MotoGP. Champion Bezzecchi's teammate, Jorge Martin, failed to make it into the top 10 and will have to compete in Saturday's Q1 session.
Marquez: “Mentally I am stronger than ever.”
Marc Marquez, who won both the sprint and race stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix starting from pole position, is taking a cautious approach ahead of the Czech Grand Prix.
Pirelli: “Our aim is not to produce special tires for Marquez”
Barbier, Pirelli's head of MotoGP tire program, explicitly emphasized that development work for the 2027 season is not tailored to any specific rider.
Marquez pulled ahead in the Hungarian sprint; Acosta commented on his advantage.
Marc Marquez delivered a dominant performance at the MotoGP sprint race in Balaton Park, securing his third sprint victory of the season. Pedro Acosta described his rival's strength as "quite interesting.".
Acosta stole the show at Balaton Park today.
Pedro Acosta of KTM dominated Friday afternoon's timed practice session at the Hungarian round of MotoGP. Acosta finished the session at Balaton Park approximately half a second ahead of Fabio di Giannantonio in second place. This is the eighth race of the season…
Marquez's noteworthy comment: "The Bezzecchi-Martin rivalry is interesting."“
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez finds the championship battle between his Aprilia teammates Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin interesting.