2026 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date22 March 2026
Official nameEstrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.835 km (2.383 mi)
Brazil  2026 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 22 races in the
2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date22 March 2026
Official nameEstrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil
LocationAutódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna
Goiânia, Brazil
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.835 km (2.383 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati
Time 1:17.410
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Time 1:18.654 on lap 11
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Second Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia
Third Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Daniel Holgado Kalex
Time 1:20.711
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Daniel Holgado Kalex
Time 1:21.920 on lap 5
Podium
First Spain Daniel Holgado Kalex
Second Spain Daniel Muñoz Kalex
Third Spain Manuel González Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Joel Esteban KTM
Time 1:26.241
Fastest lap
Rider Argentina Marco Morelli KTM
Time 1:26.252 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Máximo Quiles KTM
Second Argentina Marco Morelli KTM
Third Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda

The 2026 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil) was the second round of the 2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia on 22 March 2026.

This event marked the return of the Brazilian Grand Prix to the MotoGP calendar for the first time since 1992, and the first time any race has been held in Brazilian soil since the 2004 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix.

The circuit in Goiânia underwent renovations to meet FIM safety standards for the 2026 season. It replaces the previous attempts to host the race in Rio de Janeiro or Brasília.

Qualifying

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid
Row
1 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 1:17.531 1:17.410 1 1
2 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 1:17.408 1:17.480 2
3 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:17.491 3
4 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha Qualified to Q2 1:17.561 4 2
5 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia Qualified to Q2 1:17.630 5
6 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia Qualified to Q2 1:17.702 6
7 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:17.715 7 3
8 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:17.799 8
9 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM Qualified to Q2 1:18.034 9
10 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda Qualified to Q2 1:18.065 10 4
11 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:18.122 11
12 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Qualified to Q2 1:18.422 12
13 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 1:17.710 N/A 13 5
14 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 1:17.812 N/A 14
15 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 1:17.815 N/A 15
16 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 1:17.964 N/A 16 6
17 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 1:17.975 N/A 17
18 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1:18.022 N/A 18
19 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 1:18.169 N/A 19 7
20 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1:18.176 N/A 20
21 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1:18.237 N/A 21
22 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1:18.479 N/A 22 8
Official MotoGP Qualifying 1 Report
Official MotoGP Qualifying 2 Report
Official MotoGP Grid Report

Moto2

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid
Row
1 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 1:20.874 1:20.711 1 1
2 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.728 2
3 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward Qualified to Q2 1:20.754 3
4 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.790 4 2
5 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.803 5
6 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.946 6
7 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.949 7 3
8 13 Italy Celestino Vietti HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 1:20.970 8
9 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:20.982 9
10 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:21.025 10 4
11 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:21.058 11
12 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:21.071 12
13 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 1:21.168 13 5
14 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 1:21.329 1:21.216 14
15 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 1:21.473 1:21.269 15
16 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 1:21.153 1:21.298 16 6
17 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:21.327 17
18 53 Turkey Deniz Oncu Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 1:21.558 18
19 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 1:21.476 N/A 19 7
20 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 1:21.494 N/A 20
21 99 Spain Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 1:21.508 N/A 21
22 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 1:21.565 N/A 22 8
23 8 Italy Dennis Foggia HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 1:21.652 N/A 23
24 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 1:21.663 N/A 24
25 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 1:21.686 N/A 25 9
26 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 1:21.765 N/A 26
27 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 1:21.976 N/A 27
28 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 1:22.049 N/A 28 10
Official Moto2 Qualifying 1 Report
Official Moto2 Qualifying 2 Report
Official Moto2 Grid Report

Moto3

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid
Row
1 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.241 1 1
2 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.447 2
3 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.448 3
4 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda Qualified to Q2 1:26.506 4 2
5 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.560 5
6 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.835 6
7 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 1:26.967 7 3
8 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 1:27.379 1:26.970 8
9 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 1:26.990 9
10 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1:27.070 1:27.000 10 4
11 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:27.013 11
12 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Leopard Racing Honda 1:27.373 1:27.036 12
13 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Qualified to Q2 1:27.041 13 5
14 22 Spain David Almansa Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM Qualified to Q2 1:27.044 14
15 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 1:27.405 1:27.061 15
16 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 1:27.171 16 6
17 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Qualified to Q2 1:28.131 17
18 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM Qualified to Q2 1:28.502 18
19 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 1:27.416 N/A 19 7
20 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM 1:27.502 N/A 20
21 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 1:27.562 N/A 21
22 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 1:27.762 N/A 22 8
23 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 1:27.798 N/A 23
24 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 1:27.811 N/A 24
25 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 1:28.825 N/A 25 9
Official Moto3 Qualifying 1 Report
Official Moto3 Qualifying 2 Report
Official Moto3 Grid Report

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 21 March 2026.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 15 19:41.982 3 12
2 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 15 +0.213 1 9
3 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 15 +3.587 5 7
4 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 15 +4.061 2 6
5 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 15 +4.994 6 5
6 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 15 +7.728 4 4
7 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 15 +8.153 8 3
8 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 15 +8.342 11 2
9 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 15 +9.096 9 1
10 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 15 +10.329 14
11 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 15 +11.106 19
12 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 15 +14.213 16
13 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 15 +15.090 17
14 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 15 +15.353 7
15 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 15 +15.528 21
16 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 15 +21.396 15
17 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 15 +22.706 22
18 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 15 +23.044 12
19 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 15 +23.807 18
Ret 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 10 Accident 20
Ret 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 7 Accident 10
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 1 Accident 13
Fastest sprint lap: Spain Marc Márquez (Ducati) – 1:18.136 (lap 6)
Official MotoGP Sprint Report

Race

MotoGP

The race was originally scheduled to run a total of 31 laps, but was reduced to 23 laps in a last-minute decision due to an asphalt surface break-up in turns 11 and 12.[1]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 23 30:19.760 2 25
2 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 23 +3.231 5 20
3 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 23 +3.780 1 16
4 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 23 +4.089 3 13
5 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 23 +8.403 6 11
6 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 23 +8.918 8 10
7 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 23 +10.687 9 9
8 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 23 +11.359 7 8
9 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 23 +12.907 10 7
10 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 23 +16.370 16 6
11 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 23 +18.529 19 5
12 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 23 +19.980 15 4
13 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 23 +21.322 14 3
14 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 23 +22.699 17 2
15 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 23 +23.840 22 1
16 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 23 +26.403 4
17 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 23 +30.287 12
18 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 23 +36.397 20
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 10 Accident 13
Ret 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 10 Accident 11
Ret 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 3 Accident 21
Ret 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1 Accident 18
Fastest lap: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) – 1:18.654 (lap 11)
Official MotoGP Race Report

Moto2

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 26 35:46.382 1 25
2 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 26 +1.226 11 20
3 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 26 +3.916 3 16
4 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward 26 +4.497 3 13
5 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 26 +8.652 2 11
6 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 26 +8.778 13 10
7 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Red Fantic Racing Kalex 26 +9.683 10 9
8 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 26 +11.198 6 8
9 13 Italy Celestino Vietti HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 26 +11.890 8 7
10 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex 26 +12.718 12 6
11 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 26 +16.218 7 5
12 99 Spain Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 26 +18.439 21 4
13 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 26 +18.932 9 3
14 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Red Fantic Racing Kalex 26 +19.696 14 2
15 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 26 +19.697 17 1
16 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 26 +20.722 15
17 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 26 +24.717 24
18 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 26 +24.880 16
19 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 26 +27.250 28
20 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 26 +28.303 18
21 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 26 +31.633 27
22 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 26 +33.355 25
23 8 Italy Dennis Foggia HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 26 +38.931 23
24 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 26 +40.307 22
Ret 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 18 Accident 20
Ret 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex 6 Accident 5
Ret 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 3 Accident 26
DNS 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 0 Technical 20
Fastest lap: Spain Daniel Holgado (Kalex) – 1:21.920 (lap 5)
Official Moto2 Race Report

Moto3

The race was scheduled to contest 24 laps, but was red-flagged on lap 14 following a crash from Scott Ogden. As less than two-thirds of the race distance had been completed at the time of the red flag, it was restarted and reduced to 5 laps.[2]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 5 7:19.821 11 25
2 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 5 +0.143 5 20
3 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda 5 +1.650 4 16
4 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 5 +1.741 10 13
5 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda 5 +1.786 16 11
6 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 5 +1.842 9 10
7 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 5 +1.949 2 9
8 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Leopard Racing Honda 5 +2.522 12 8
9 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 5 +2.894 13 7
10 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 5 +3.083 3 6
11 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 5 +3.158 6 5
12 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 5 +3.791 7 4
13 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 5 +4.001 25 3
14 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 5 +4.374 8 2
15 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 5 +4.750 22 1
16 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 5 +6.438 15
17 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 5 +6.595 23
18 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM 5 +12.823 18
Ret 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 2 Technical 21
Ret 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM 0 Accident 20
Ret 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 0 Accident 24
Ret 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 0 Did not restart 19
Ret 22 Spain David Almansa Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 0 Did not restart 14
Ret 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM 0 Did not restart 1
Ret 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 0 Did not restart 17
Fastest lap: Argentina Marco Morelli (KTM) – 1:26.252 (lap 2)
Official Moto3 Race Report

Championship standings after the race

References

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