MotoGP San Marino GP: Bezzecchi beats Marquez brothers to top practice
Bezzecchi used a late soft-tyre run to edge Marc Márquez by 0.103 seconds, with Álex Márquez third and VR46 riders fourth and fifth.
- On Friday, Marco Bezzecchi topped practice for the 2026 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano World Circuit, edging reigning champion Marc Marquez by just over a tenth of a second.
- Renewing their duel from 12 months ago at Misano, Bezzecchi and Marquez remained closely matched throughout Friday's 45-minute opening practice following Thursday's heavy rain.
- Championship leader Jorge Martin secured a direct Q2 place in 10th, while former Misano winner Pecco Bagnaia struggled, finishing 19th on his factory Ducati.
- Martin currently leads the championship by 19 points over Marquez, with Bezzecchi closing in 24 points adrift ahead of Sunday's race.
- The MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix marks the final Italian-based round, with reigning champion Marquez positioned between title leader Martin and Bezzecchi atop the standings.
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Sassuolo 2000MISANO ADRIATICO (ITALPRESS) Marco Bezzecchi is the fastest in practice at the Grand Prix of San Marino, an appointment valid for the MotoGp World Championship. The Rimini driver of Aprilia turns in 1'30′144, preceding the Ducati of Marc Marquez (+0′103) and the Ducati Gresini of Alex Marquez (+0′185), respectively second and third. Following the two Ducati VR46 of Franco Morbidelli (+0′241) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (+0′271). Tenth and qualifie…
MotoGP San Marino GP: Bezzecchi beats Marquez brothers to top practice
Marco Bezzecchi edged out Marc Marquez by a tenth of a second to top practice for MotoGP’s San Marino Grand Prix on Friday.The factory Aprilia rider set a best time of 1m30.144s in the closing stages of the session, beating the Ducati of reigning world champion Marc Marquez by just over a tenth of a second.Gresini’s Alex Marquez ended up fractionally behind in third place, while VR46 ...Keep reading
Writing sports, 11 Sep (EFE).- The Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) took the best time of the official practice of the San Marino Grand Prix of MotoGP played in the circuit Marco Simoncelli of Misano Adriatic, in the final minutes, to the Spanish Marc Márquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26). Bezzecchi stopped the chronometer in 1:30.144, with [...] The entry Marco Bezzecchi snatches the best time from Marc Márquez in the final minutes was first…
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