Zarco's Time Off To Heal Worked Well--French Rider Makes it Into the Top Ten in Second MotoGP Practice at Qatar
he's also the fastest Japanses bike in the session
by Scookie Shaffner
Friday, August 28, 2026
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Bike | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Factory | Aprilia | 1:45.455 |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini | Ducati | 1:45.465 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo | Ducati | 1:45.493 |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati | 1:45.754 |
| 5 | Fermin Aldeguer | Gresini | Ducati | 1:45.895 |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia | 1:45.959 |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Factory | Aprilia | 1:46.027 |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory | KTM | 1:46.064 |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati | 1:46.218 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda | 1:46.298 |
| 11 | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | Honda | 1:46.308 |
| 12 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1:46.376 |
| 13 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | Ducati | 1:46.487 |
| 14 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:46.618 |
| 15 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1:46.623 |
| 16 | Roger Lee Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:46.704 |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:46.949 |
| 18 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory | KTM | 1:47.009 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:47.093 |
| 20 | Pol Espargaro | KTM Factory | KTM | 1:47.188 |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Prima Pramac Yamaha | Yamaha | 1:47.357 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1:47.709 |
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