A monstrous lap from Marco Bezzecchi on the Aprilia put him top of the pile the first Friday of the 2026 MotoGP season, as Pecco Bagnaia found himself in Q1 for the Thailand GP for the second year running
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Long run data from the final 2026 MotoGP pre-season test suggests Aprilia is a true rival to Ducati
Marco Bezzecchi led an Aprilia 1-2 in the final MotoGP 2026 pre-season test at Buriram
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has finally admitted that the delay in announcing his new Ducati MotoGP contract has been connected to the two parties favouring deals of different lengths
Alex Marquez led his brother Marc on the opening day of MotoGP's final pre-season test in Thailand, despite two crashes for Marc
Pecco Bagnaia's decision to go with Aprilia for MotoGP's next ruleset means Yamaha must pivot to other targets for 2027
Pecco Bagnaia is understood to have decided on Aprilia over Yamaha's bigger-money offer for his 2027 MotoGP move
