Overview
- Ai Ogura secured his first MotoGP pole in Brno with a lap of 1:51.139 after topping qualifying and edging Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia on the front row.
- MotoGP ran first practice starts without the holeshot (ride‑height) device on Friday and announced the device will not be used from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as part of a phase‑out that ends in a full 2027 ban.
- Riders split on the change with some saying the device's removal improved their braking and first‑corner feel while others, including Marco Bezzecchi, asked for more test time; Marc Marquez skipped the new‑setup tests and still qualified in the second row.
- Moto3 rider Eddie O'Shea was disqualified from Friday's session after scrutineering found the combined rider-plus‑bike weight at 149.8 kg, below the 152 kg minimum, promoting Veda Pratama in the order.
- Brno uses a 'Super‑Saturday' format with a 10‑lap MotoGP sprint that awards championship points later today, a schedule pressure that will test how quickly teams adapt bike setup and launch strategy without the holeshot device.