Franco Morbidelli delivered one of the qualifying surprises of the 2026 MotoGP season at Barcelona. The VR46 Ducati rider came through Q1 and then shocked the field by claiming second on the grid, with Alex Marquez alongside him on the front row behind polesitter Pedro Acosta. Morbidelli topped Q1 with a 1m38.550s, with his fastest lap initially deleted for track limits before the result stood. Morbidelli starts front row.
