MotoGP – Hungary Practice LIVE: Acosta dominates, Marc Marquez 7th and Bagnaia in Q1, Moreira impresses!

He was still reported to be physically hampered. It was explained that Balaton Park would primarily serve to continue his rehabilitation. It was reiterated that the real battle for the title now pitted the two Aprilias of Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin against each other. Marc Marquez responded in his own way, with the fastest time in FP1 in Hungary.

The pilot Ducati dominated the first free practice session of the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, setting a time of 1'38.626, achieved on his twelfth of twenty laps, without ever changing tires during the entire session.

A performance that earned him no points, but which sent a clear message to the entire paddock: even when diminished, Marc Marquez remains Marc Marquez.

What's most impressive about this performance is the manner in which it was executed. While several drivers opted to fit new front tires at the end of the session to improve their lap times, the driver Ducati kept exactly the same set of tires from the first to the last lap. Despite this, no one managed to do better.

Raul fernandez, winner of Sprint at Mugello and second in the session on theAprilia Trackhousefails by 0,169 seconds. Pedro Acosta, always spectacular at the handlebars of his KTM, completes the provisional podium, nearly three tenths of a second behind. Three Spaniards in the top three places. A scenario that has become almost commonplace in MotoGP.

Aprilia still in the game in Hungary

Si Marquez achieved the best time, Aprilia nevertheless continues to display an impressive bench depth.

Raul fernandez confirms its excellent momentum after its success in the Mugello wheras'Ai Ogura finished seventh despite a different tire strategy.

Marco Bezzecchi, leader of championnat, finished ninth after a discreet but controlled session. George MartinHis main rival in the title fight, meanwhile, is in twelfth place. Neither man tried to impress on Friday morning. But no one in the paddock has forgotten them.

Behind Marquez, Ducati place also Fabio DiGiannantonio et Pecco Bagnaia in the Top 6.

Fifth, Diggia continues its remarkable season within the VR46 Racing Team. As for bagnaiaFinishing sixth, just 83 thousandths of a second behind his compatriot, he continues to confirm the progress seen during his podium finish at the Mugello.

The gap with Aprilia However, it remains visible. For the first time in several seasons, Ducati no longer systematically appears as the absolute reference point on the plateau.

On the Yamaha side, Toprak Razgatlioglu continues his adaptation to MotoGP. The three-time Superbike world champion sets an encouraging tenth fastest time, just ahead Fabio QuartararoAn interesting result for the Turk, who is still discovering many circuits and continues to learn the subtleties of MotoGP prototypes.

For Yamaha However, the situation remains complicated. Quarterly is only eleventh and Alex Rins twentieth. Positions which confirm the difficulties mentioned in recent days by the Frenchman, who himself admitted to no longer expecting any significant evolution of the M1 before the end of the season.

At Honda, satisfaction comes from Luca mariniThe Italian driver placed his RC213V in eighth position, ahead of... Joan mir and especially in front of the promising Diogo Moreirathirteenth. A further demonstration of the progress of the Japanese manufacturer, even if the gap with the leaders remains significant.

However, the weekend is off to a difficult start for Cal Crutchlow. The replacement of Johann zarco closes the gap by more than three and a half seconds Marquezconfirming the difficulties already observed upon his return to Mugello.

Even before the weekend began, Marc Marquez had warned that he did not yet consider himself capable of winning. According to him, if he were to win at Balaton ParkThis would mainly mean that the pilots Aprilia would have made mistakes.

A few hours later, however, there he was, topping the first timesheet. Nothing yet suggested he was the favorite for the Grand Prix. But one thing was already clear: the Spanish champion was gradually regaining his form. And when Marc Marquez is starting to regain his form, the rest of the paddock knows perfectly well what that means.

Will this trend continue during this Practice with the air of pre-qualifications MotoGP ? Before finding out, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

MotoGP™ Hungary, Balaton Park	2025	2026
FP1	1'37.956 Marc Marquez (See here)	1'38.626 Marc Marquez (See here)
Practice	1'37.061 Pedro Acosta (See here)	1'36.827 Pedro Acosta (See here)
FP2	1'37.355 Marc Marquez (See here)	(See here)
Q1	1'36.800 Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	(See here)
Q2	1'36.518 Marc Marquez (See here)	(See here)
Sprint	Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Franco Morbidelli (See here)	(See here)
Warm Up	1'37.354 Marc Marquez (See here)	(See here)
Course	Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta, Marco Bezzecchi (See here)	(See here)
All time lap record	1'36.518 Marc Marquez (See here)

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