2026 MotoGP US Grand Prix: Saturday Qualifying Lap Times Revealed

Fabio Di Giannantonio captured pole at the Circuit of the Americas. It was his second straight pole after Brazil last week.

Qualifying overview

Di Giannantonio posted a 2:00.136 to lead Q2. He beat championship leader Marco Bezzecchi by 0.193 seconds.

Pedro Acosta completed the front row in third with a 2:00.485. Francesco Bagnaia and Joan Mir took fourth and fifth.

Marc Marquez was only sixth at the circuit where he enjoyed past Honda success. Jorge Martin will start seventh on Sunday.

Alex Marquez and Luca Marini join Martin on row three. Fermin Aldeguer rounded out the top ten.

Saturday qualifying lap times at the 2026 MotoGP US Grand Prix revealed close margins across the top riders. Several factory Ducatis sat mixed through the grid.

Full Qualifying Results (Q2 and Q1 combined)

• 1 Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA) — Pertamina Enduro VR46 — Ducati GP26 — 2:00.136
• 2 Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) — Aprilia Racing — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:00.329
• 3 Pedro Acosta (ESP) — Red Bull KTM Factory Racing — KTM RC16 — 2:00.485
• 4 Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) — Ducati Lenovo Team — Ducati GP26 — 2:00.563
• 5 Joan Mir (ESP) — Honda HRC Castrol — Honda RC213V2 — 2:00.591
• 6 Marc Marquez (ESP) — Ducati Lenovo Team — Ducati GP26 — 2:00.637
• 7 Jorge Martin (ESP) — Aprilia Racing — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:00.696
• 8 Alex Marquez (ESP) — Gresini Racing — Ducati GP26 — 2:00.765
• 9 Luca Marini (ITA) — Honda HRC Castrol — Honda RC213V2 — 2:00.891
• 10 Fermin Aldeguer (ESP) — Gresini Racing — Ducati GP25 — 2:01.014
• 11 Ai Ogura (JPN) — Trackhouse Racing — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:01.419
• 12 Enea Bastianini (ITA) — Red Bull KTM Tech3 — KTM RC16 — 2:01.477
• 13 Raul Fernandez (ESP) — Trackhouse Racing — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:01.228
• 14 Diogo Moreira (BRA) — Pro Honda LCR — Honda RC213V2 — 2:01.306
• 15 Johann Zarco (FRA) — Castrol Honda LCR — Honda RC213V2 — 2:01.445
• 16 Fabio Quartararo (FRA) — Monster Energy Yamaha — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:01.553
• 17 Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) — Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:01.745
• 18 Brad Binder (RSA) — Red Bull KTM Factory Racing — KTM RC16 — 2:01.865
• 19 Jack Miller (AUS) — Prima Alpine Pramac Yamaha — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:01.893
• 20 Franco Morbidelli (ITA) — Pertamina Enduro VR46 — Ducati GP25 — 2:02.117
• 21 Alex Rins (ESP) — Monster Energy Yamaha — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:02.366

FP2 highlights

Jorge Martin led FP2 with a 2:01.563 best lap. Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia followed him in second and third.

Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the FP2 top five. The session showed consistent race pace among frontrunners.

FP2 Top 21

• 1 Jorge Martin (ESP) — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:01.563
• 2 Marc Marquez (ESP) — Ducati GP26 — 2:01.714
• 3 Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) — Ducati GP26 — 2:01.763
• 4 Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:01.789
• 5 Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA) — Ducati GP26 — 2:01.983
• 6 Pedro Acosta (ESP) — KTM RC16 — 2:02.013
• 7 Fermin Aldeguer (ESP) — Ducati GP25 — 2:02.132
• 8 Joan Mir (ESP) — Honda RC213V2 — 2:02.344
• 9 Alex Marquez (ESP) — Ducati GP26 — 2:02.378
• 10 Raul Fernandez (ESP) — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:02.392
• 11 Enea Bastianini (ITA) — KTM RC16 — 2:02.422
• 12 Diogo Moreira (BRA) — Honda RC213V2 — 2:02.488
• 13 Brad Binder (RSA) — KTM RC16 — 2:02.640
• 14 Luca Marini (ITA) — Honda RC213V2 — 2:02.720
• 15 Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:02.803
• 16 Ai Ogura (JPN) — Aprilia RS-GP — 2:02.955
• 17 Fabio Quartararo (FRA) — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:02.969
• 18 Johann Zarco (FRA) — Honda RC213V2 — 2:03.071
• 19 Franco Morbidelli (ITA) — Ducati GP25 — 2:03.104
• 20 Alex Rins (ESP) — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:03.441
• 21 Jack Miller (AUS) — Yamaha YZR-M1 — 2:03.460

Notes and outlook

Di Giannantonio’s back-to-back poles give him momentum ahead of race day. Expect a tight battle for the podium at COTA.

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