Overview
- Marc Marquez claimed his first pole of 2026 at Jerez, beating Johann Zarco by 0.140s in a late Q2 duel on a drying track.
- Fabio Di Giannantonio starts third, with Marco Bezzecchi fourth, Alex Marquez fifth after an early Q2 crash, and Pedro Acosta sixth after coming through Q1.
- Jorge Martin qualified seventh but will line up 10th for Sunday due to a three-place penalty for impeding Alex Marquez on Friday, and he also fell during Q2.
- Friday’s key marker came from Alex Marquez, who led the timed practice with a 1:35.704 on his Ducati, as Francesco Bagnaia recovered from a heavy Turn 1 fall to reach Q2.
- In Moto3, home rider Maximo Quiles topped both Friday sessions to remain the pace-setter heading into qualifying.