Marc Marquez won a thrilling MotoGP Sprint race in Brazil after passing Fabio Di Giannantonio in the closing laps and holding him off to the finish. The Ducati rider crossed the line just two tenths ahead. Jorge Martin secured third on his return to the podium while early challenger Fabio Quartararo faded from the front group.

Fabio Quartararo enjoyed a fierce fight with Marc Marquez during the Brazilian MotoGP Sprint as Yamaha showed strong pace with its developing V4 package. Quartararo passed Marquez in a clean move and secured Yamaha’s best Sprint result so far this season. The French rider said the overtake proved he still has the speed and confidence to battle at the front.

Fabio Quartararo delivered Yamaha’s best result of the 2026 season with sixth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint, even passing Marc Marquez early in the race before eventually settling into sixth behind Ai Ogura. Despite the encouraging result, Quartararo remained cautious, insisting he has no concrete objectives before mid season and confirming the Yamaha still lacks top speed and cornering performance.

MotoGP’s Brazilian Grand Prix faces its latest crisis after a sinkhole opened on the main straight at the Autodromo Ayrton Senna following qualifying. Emergency crews are excavating a waist deep hole measuring approximately two metres by one metre, filling it with gravel before relaying fresh asphalt. Moto2 and Moto3 qualifying have been postponed while organisers race to save the MotoGP Sprint race scheduled for 3pm local time.

Marco Bezzecchi lines up second on the grid for the Brazilian GP, just 0.070 seconds behind pole man Fabio Di Giannantonio. Both men are on VR46 Ducatis. A front row lockout for the Valentino Rossi academy. Bezzecchi arrives in Brazil seven points behind championship leader Pedro Acosta. A win on Sunday would put him right in the title fight.

Marc Marquez put his Gresini Ducati third on the grid for the Brazilian GP, qualifying 0.081 seconds behind pole man Fabio Di Giannantonio. Starting from the front row gives Marquez his best chance to close down championship leader Pedro Acosta, who starts down in ninth. The gap at the top is already 28 points. Sunday cannot come soon enough.

Fabio Di Giannantonio storms to pole at the Brazilian GP, clocking 1:17.410 on his VR46 Ducati. Marco Bezzecchi lines up second, just 0.070 back. Marc Marquez qualifies third, 0.081 off pole. Quartararo takes fourth, Jorge Martin fifth. Championship leader Pedro Acosta starts ninth. Francesco Bagnaia qualifies 11th, Toprak Razgatlioglu 12th. Brazil’s first MotoGP grid in 22 years is set.

Marc Marquez finished second on the first day of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix, lapping in 1 minute 21.382 seconds — just 0.125 seconds behind Friday pacesetter Johann Zarco. The nine time world champion admitted the Goiania circuit is not ideal for his riding style due to its nine right hand corners, but said he felt good in all conditions and liked the track overall.