An hour-long main practice session began among the drivers. Alex Rins lost control of his motorcycle at turn 3 and went into the pit lane. After that, Rins got up and started running quickly towards the track. Luca Marini reached the apex with a time of 1:44.841, but he had an accident immediately after finishing his lap. After the accident, he got up on his own effort and Marini left his motorcycle in the pit lane and headed towards the garage. Pedro Acosta secured the apex with a time of 1:44.397, and Bezzecchi took second place by a narrow margin.
Technical Issues and Track Cleaning
At the 51st minute of the session, heavy smoke rose from Ai Ogura's motorcycle. The stewards stopped the session with a red flag after noticing oil leaking on the track, and track cleaning procedures began. Ogura calmly pulled his motorcycle to the edge of the track and stopped it, and then moved away. The smoke from Ogura's motorcycle did not turn into flames. After about 10 minutes of cleaning work, a green flag was shown and the session continued. Ogura continued the session using his backup motorcycle. Pedro Acosta improved his time with 1:44.386. In the next lap, he took 1:43.866, moving his position higher on the apex once again. Zarco took second place by a narrow margin.
Changes in the Standings
Marco Bezzecchi gained a strong pace, overtaking Acosta's time and securing the apex with a lap time of 1:43.742. Marc Marquez moved up to third place behind Acosta. Acosta achieved a time of 1:43.758 but could not advance his position, remaining in second place by a very narrow margin. In the laps that advanced, Marc Marquez rose to the apex with a time of 1:43.623. Bezzecchi took second place by a difference of 0.119 seconds. When the first half of the session lagged behind, Jorge Martin improved his pace and moved to second place. Quartararo secured fifth place.
Pedro Acosta overtook Marc Marquez with a lap time of 1:43.589 and reached the apex. Fermin Aldeguer returned to the garage for all drivers' data analysis and adjustments during the last 20 minutes of the session. Aldeguer reached the apex with a time of 1:43.586 on the laps where he was in the lead. After short laps, the drivers returned to the track and started improving their lap times. Bezzecchi took 1:43.276, but Marc Marquez, who completed the same lap, matched him with 1:43.138. In the next lap, Bezzecchi improved his time to 1:43.029 and took the apex. Pedro Acosta overtook Marc Marquez with a time of 1:43.093 and moved to second place. When the last ten minutes of the session arrived, Zarco crashed hard into the pit lane. After staying on the ground for a while, Zarco got up with the help of track officials and headed to the garage. Alex Marquez reached the apex with a record time of 1:42.811. No driver significantly improved their time in the laps completed after the flag. Aldeguer was outside Q2 by a very narrow margin. Our representative Toprak Razgatlıoğlu completed the main practice session in 21st place.
Figures
- Alex Rins is competing in 20th place with 24 points in the 2026 Moto GP season (Yamaha Factory Racing).
- Archive: Luca Marini struggled in Austria, praised reserve rider Nakagami (September 25, 2026)
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