Jorge Martin was the top Aprilia rider in Friday practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming fourth with a lap of 1 minute 21.566 seconds, just one thousandth of a second behind Toprak Razgatlioglu in third. The 2024 world champion admitted it was not easy to build confidence immediately on a track with wet patches but managed to find the right balance before most of his rivals.
Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins completed their first laps around the Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna on Friday at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Quartararo defied worsening rain conditions in the middle stages of practice to claim seventh and secure automatic Q2 access. Rins ended Friday in 13th, narrowly missing Q2 after initially holding a top ten position before the rain intensified and locked the order.
Marco Bezzecchi endured a nightmare Friday at the Brazilian Grand Prix, finishing 20th and over two seconds off the pace to miss automatic Q2 access for the first time this season. The Thailand race winner revealed something was not right with the Aprilia during the crucial first run when conditions were at their best, though the team is still trying to identify the problem.
Marc Marquez has admitted the Autodromo Ayrton Senna in Goiania is not the ideal circuit for his riding style, citing the nine right hand corners as a concern following his 2020 arm injuries. The reigning champion said he needs to separate whether it is a good layout for him personally from whether it is a good circuit overall, admitting the right corners remind him of Barcelona.
Johann Zarco topped Friday afternoon practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix with a fastest lap of 1 minute 21.257 seconds, leading Marc Marquez and a brilliant Toprak Razgatlioglu into automatic Q2 access. Jorge Martin was fourth and Pedro Acosta fifth, while Thailand race winner Marco Bezzecchi missed the top ten cutoff and must fight through Q1 on Saturday.
Fabio Quartararo delivered his best performance of the 2026 season in Friday practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming seventh place to secure automatic Q2 access. The Frenchman set a personal best lap within 0.7 seconds of Friday pacesetter Johann Zarco. After a miserable Thailand opener, Quartararo’s Brazil Friday represents a genuine turning point for the struggling Yamaha rider.
Toprak Razgatlioglu delivered his strongest MotoGP performance yet at the Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming third in Friday practice to secure direct Q2 access for the very first time. Fabio Quartararo also impressed with a personal best lap to go seventh and within 0.7 seconds of the top time. Jack Miller finished 15th while Alex Rins was 14th, both missing out on automatic Q2.
Jack Miller delivered a stunning late move in Free Practice 1 at the Brazilian Grand Prix, switching to slick tyres in the closing stages to claim second place just 0.087 seconds behind championship leader Pedro Acosta. Miller was the only rider to make a significant improvement on slicks as the circuit dried out in the final minutes. The Pramac Yamaha rider looks a genuine dark horse this weekend.
Pedro Acosta topped Free Practice 1 at the Brazilian Grand Prix with a stunning late lap of 1 minute 26.688 seconds at the Autodromo Ayrton Senna in Goiania. The championship leader proved his Thailand form was no fluke, with Jack Miller delivering a superb second place and Marco Bezzecchi completing the top three. Acosta looks ominously quick on a circuit nobody has previously raced.
Fabio Quartararo has delivered a damning verdict on the new Yamaha M1 ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, insisting the V4 powered machine has no single strong point. The Frenchman cited engine power and front end feel as the biggest weak points, admitting Yamaha tested at Jerez but nothing meaningful was tried, leaving the situation identical to Thailand. No new engine is expected until after the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.