MotoGP In the MotoGP qualifying session for the Indonesian GP, Raul Fernandez took the first pole position in his MotoGP career with a lap time of 1:28.852 and will start the main race from the first grid. Marco Bezzecchi took the second position with a difference of 0.109 seconds, securing the first two spots for Aprilia. Fabio Di Giannantonio, celebrating his birthday, finished third, leaving championship rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin outside the first row.
Fernandez Reached the Peak in His Last Attempt
After the first fast laps in Q2, Marc Marquez was 0.025 seconds ahead of Bezzecchi. Fabio Di Giannantonio also completed the same lap time as Bezzecchi in his first attempt. Following him, Bezzecchi secured temporary pole with a lap time of 1:28.961. Raul Fernandez came in second, 0.211 seconds behind the Italian rider.
Fernandez moved to the first row by setting a lap time of 1:28.852 in the final session. Di Giannantonio, celebrating his 28th birthday, immediately pushed Marquez out of the first row. The Pertamina Enduro VR46 rider secured the last spot in the first row with a difference of 0.196 seconds.
Marquez and Martin in Second Place
Championship leader Jorge Martin did not perform as desired in his first two attempts and the Spanish rider finished seventh, 0.814 seconds behind his teammate Bezzecchi. Martin was behind Pedro Acosta in his first attempt. Marquez closely followed Martin on track in the last six minutes. Martin received the message that Marquez was behind him, but he did not overtake his rival, the MotoGP champion, from behind. Both riders improved their times in the final laps. Marquez was fourth with a difference of 0.266 seconds, and Martin was fifth, 0.034 seconds behind Marquez. Marquez captured the best time of the session in the first part of the last lap, but lost time in the second part and forfeited his chance at the lead. The Spanish rider dropped his lap after this time loss.
Ogura Crashed Despite Being Seventh
The Indonesian GP winner, Fabio Aldeguer, finished in seventh place in Q2 after crashing. Ai Ogura finished seventh despite her crash in Q1. Alex Marquez took eighth, and Pedro Acosta took ninth. Francesco Bagnaia was tenth, Franco Morbidelli eleventh, and Fabio Quartararo twelfth.
In the Q1 session, Fabio Aldeguer won with a lap time of 1:29.639. Ai Ogura passed the Spanish rider with a lap time of 1:29.729, but Aldeguer regained the lead by 0.090 seconds. Ogura crashed at Turn 12 towards the finish, but maintained second place and moved up to Q2 with Aldeguer. Johann Zarco went first in Turn 1, and Jack Miller nearly crashed at Turn 2 almost simultaneously. Enea Bastianini and Diogo Moreira also went down at Turn 1. Alex Rins missed Q2 by 0.105 seconds and finished third. Bastianini was fourth, Luca Marini fifth, and Brad Binder took sixth place. Miller was seventh, Maverick Vinales eighth. Zarco was tenth, Moreira eleventh, and Aleix Espargaro finished twelfth.
Starting from Tenth on Dry Track
Our representative had pulled his right shoulder after a crash in the second practice and only went onto the track in Q1 after more than an hour. [Toprak Razgatlıoğlu] completed Q1 in 1:30.532 and finished ninth, 0.893 seconds behind Aldeguer. According to the official results, our representative will start from the 19th position in the sprint and the main race. Miller, teammate of Prima Pramac Yamaha, finished 0.175 seconds ahead of our pride and took seventeenth place.
Sprint Starts at 10.00 TS
The Sprint race of the Indonesian GP will start at 10:00 UTC on Saturday. The first two contenders for the championship, Marquez and Martin, will start from second in the sprint.
SESSION RESULTS
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Lap | Time | Lap/sec | Speed Measurement Point | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | R. Fernandez | Aprilia | 25 | 1:28.852 | 8 | 174.627 | | 2 | M. Bezzecchi | Aprilia | 72 | 1:28.961 | 9 | 174.413 | +0.109 | | 3 | F. Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 49 | 1:29.048 | 9 | 174.243 | +0.196 | | 4 | M. Marquez | Ducati | 93 | 1:29.118 | 8 | 174.106 | +0.266 | | 5 | J. Martin | Aprilia | 89 | 1:29.152 | 9 | 174.039 | +0.300 | | 6 | F. Aldeguer | Ducati | 54 | 1:29.232 | 6 | 173.883 | +0.380 | | 7 | A. Ogura | Aprilia | 79 | 1:29.279 | 9 | 173.792 | +0.427 | | 8 | A. Marquez | Ducati | 73 | 1:29.386 | 8 | 173.584 | +0.534 | | 9 | P. Acosta | KTM | 37 | 1:29.408 | 9 | 173.541 | +0.556 | | 10 | F. Bagnaia | Ducati | 63 | 1:29.786 | 9 | 172.810 | +0.934 | | 11 | F. Morbidelli | Ducati | 21 | 1:29.790 | 9 | 172.803 | +0.938 | | 12 | F. Quartararo | Yamaha | 20 | 1:29.837 | 9 | 172.712 | +0.985 |
With Rivals
- Raul Fernandez is competing in seventh place with 236 points in the 2026 MotoGP season (Trackhouse Racing Team).
- Archive: Ai Ogura took sixth place: raced with Fernandez and Acosta (October 4, 2026)
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