Overview
- Ogura took his first MotoGP pole in Saturday qualifying at Brno with a 1:51.139s lap, shaving further off the new practice benchmark he set on Friday.
- Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia join Ogura on the front row while Marc Marquez recovered from a deleted lap to qualify fifth.
- Jorge Martin carried a double long‑lap penalty from Hungary into Brno, failed to secure direct Q2 on Friday and will start around 10th after winning Q1, a position that makes his sprint and Sunday strategy harder.
- Marquez showed top speed all weekend but suffered two practice crashes on Friday and walked away uninjured, and Alex Marquez returned from injury to start in the mid‑pack under medical review earlier in the weekend.
- Times fell dramatically across Friday and Saturday as Aprilia (Trackhouse and factory) pushed to the front, a shift that raises questions about race tyre life, sprint tactics and the championship battle heading into the afternoon sprint and Sunday’s grand prix.