2026 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date1 March 2026
Official namePT Grand Prix of Thailand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.554 km (2.830 mi)
Thailand  2026 Thailand Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 22 races in the
2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 March 2026
Official namePT Grand Prix of Thailand
LocationChang International Circuit
Buriram, Thailand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.554 km (2.830 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Time 1:28.652
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Time 1:30.487 on lap 5
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Second Spain Pedro Acosta KTM
Third Spain Raúl Fernández Aprilia
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Australia Senna Agius Kalex
Time 1:34.576
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Manuel González Kalex
Time 1:35.379 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Manuel González Kalex
Second Spain Izan Guevara Boscoscuro
Third Spain Daniel Holgado Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain David Almansa KTM
Time 1:40.088
Fastest lap
Rider Argentina Valentín Perrone KTM
Time 1:41.228 on lap 3
Podium
First Spain David Almansa KTM
Second Spain Máximo Quiles KTM
Third Argentina Valentín Perrone KTM

The 2026 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the PT Grand Prix of Thailand) was the first round of the 2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram on 1 March 2026.

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid
Row
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia Qualified to Q2 1:28.652 1 1
2 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:28.687 2
3 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 1:28.784 1:28.876 3
4 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:28.918 4 2
5 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia Qualified to Q2 1:29.001 5
6 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:29.061 6
7 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati Qualified to Q2 1:29.077 7 3
8 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia Qualified to Q2 1:29.211 8
9 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 1:29.090 1:29.321 9
10 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda Qualified to Q2 1:29.385 10 4
11 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:29.402 11
12 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda Qualified to Q2 1:29.532 12
13 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1:29.348 N/A 13 5
14 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 1:29.446 N/A 14
15 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 1:29.489 N/A 15
16 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 1:29.683 N/A 16 6
17 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1:29.774 N/A 17
18 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1:29.834 N/A 18
19 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 1:30.067 N/A 19 7
20 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1:30.078 N/A 20
21 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1:30.165 N/A 21
22 51 Italy Michele Pirro BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 1:31.361 N/A 22[a] 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 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.576 1 1
2 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 1:34.604 2
3 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.625 3
4 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.693 4 2
5 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Sync Group SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 1:34.746 5
6 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.788 6
7 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.796 7 3
8 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.830 8
9 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:34.835 9
10 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 1:35.141 1:34.860 10 4
11 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:35.007 11
12 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:35.040 12
13 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:35.181 13 5
14 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 1:34.896 1:35.191 14
15 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 1:35.120 1:35.200 15
16 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex Qualified to Q2 1:35.544 16 6
17 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 1:35.013 1:35.888 17
18 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward Qualified to Q2 No time set 18
19 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 1:35.170 N/A 19 7
20 32 Italy Luca Lunetta Sync Group SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 1:35.188 N/A 20
21 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 1:35.189 N/A 21
22 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 1:35.256 N/A 22 8
23 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 1:35.315 N/A 23
24 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 1:35.453 N/A 24
25 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 1:35.505 N/A 25 9
26 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 1:35.549 N/A 26
27 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 1:35.644 N/A 27
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 22 Spain David Almansa Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM Qualified to Q2 1:40.088 1 1
2 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Qualified to Q2 1:40.518 2
3 31 Spain Adrián Fernandéz Leopard Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 1:40.693 3
4 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:40.697 4 2
5 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda Qualified to Q2 1:40.877 5
6 64 Spain David Muñoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 1:41.565 1:41.091 6
7 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.198 7 3
8 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.291 8
9 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 1:41.319 9
10 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Qualified to Q2 1:41.337 10 4
11 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.363 11
12 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.426 12
13 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1:41.822 1:41.694 13 5
14 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.752 14
15 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 1:41.476 1:41.761 15
16 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 1:41.800 1:41.788 16 6
17 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda Qualified to Q2 1:41.794 17
18 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM Qualified to Q2 1:41.903 18
19 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM 1:41.839 N/A 19 7
20 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 1:41.856 N/A 20
21 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM 1:41.902 N/A 21
22 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 1:42.026 N/A 22 8
23 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 1:42.230 N/A 23
24 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 1:42.327 N/A 24
25 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 1:42.429 N/A 25 9
26 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 1:42.648 N/A 26
Official Moto3 Qualifying 1 Report
Official Moto3 Qualifying 2 Report
Official Moto3 Grid Report

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 28 February 2026.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 19:39.155 6 12
2 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 +0.108 2 9
3 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 13 +0.540 3 7
4 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 13 +2.100 8 6
5 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 13 +3.851 5 5
6 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 +4.612 11 4
7 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 13 +4.924 10 3
8 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 +5.748 4 2
9 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 +6.910 13 1
10 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 13 +7.796 14
11 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 +8.504 7
12 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 13 +8.577 12
13 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 13 +11.970 15
14 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 +12.395 9
15 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 13 +13.467 18
16 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 13 +15.079 16
17 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 13 +15.452 20
18 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 13 +15.876 19
19 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 13 +21.445 17
20 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 13 +25.860 21
21 51 Italy Michele Pirro BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 +27.892 22
Ret 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 1 Crashed out 1
Fastest sprint lap: Spain Marc Márquez (Ducati) – 1:29.922 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT

Race

MotoGP

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 26 39:36.270 1 25
2 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +5.543 6 20
3 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 26 +9.259 3 16
4 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 26 +12.182 5 13
5 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 26 +12.411 8 11
6 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 26 +16.845 4 10
7 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +17.363 11 9
8 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 26 +18.227 9 8
9 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 26 +18.340 13 7
10 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 26 +19.101 14 6
11 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 26 +19.903 12 5
12 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 +23.386 20 4
13 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 26 +24.686 15 3
14 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 26 +30.823 16 2
15 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 26 +32.955 19 1
16 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 +36.545 17
17 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 +39.194 21
18 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 +47.848 18
19 51 Italy Michele Pirro BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 26 +1:03.598 22
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 23 Retired in pits 10
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 21 Accident 7
Ret 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 Technical issue 2
Fastest lap: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) – 1:30.487 (lap 5)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

The race was scheduled to be run for 22 laps, but was red-flagged after 3 full laps due to a multi-rider crash involving Senna Agius, David Alonso, and Filip Salač at turn 9. The first restart was scheduled for 11 laps, but was also red-flagged after a full lap was completed due to a crash involving Sergio García and Luca Lunetta at turn 3. For the second restart, the race was scheduled for 7 laps and was completed without another red flag.[1]

Initially, the results were issued with full championship points because 11[b] total laps were completed, which is above the threshold for full championship points (must complete at least 50% of the original race distance). However, on 6 March 2026, FIM announced that the results of the Moto2 race would award half points as only 10 full laps were officially completed, less than 50% of the original distance. Per the regulations, the single completed lap from race 2 should have been considered null and void and should not have been added to the total laps completed because 3 full laps was not completed in race 2. FIM has said that the race control software, that normally issues a prompt that 50% of the original race distance has not been completed, erroneously added the single completed lap from part 2 to the results, leading to the initial full-points classification.[2]

Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 7 11:11.575 7 12.5
2 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 7 +0.099 2 10
3 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 7 +0.454 3 8
4 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex 7 +1.138 4 6.5
5 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 7 +2.667 6 5.5
6 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Sync Group SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 7 +3.211 5 5
7 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 7 +4.220 19 4.5
8 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 7 +4.340 14 4
9 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 7 +5.835 17 3.5
10 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 7 +6.180 12 3
11 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 7 +6.550 15 2.5
12 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward 7 +6.788 18 2
13 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 7 +7.103 21 1.5
14 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 7 +9.740 13 1
15 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 7 +9.776 26 0.5
16 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 7 +10.378 22
17 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 7 +12.326 27
18 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 7 +12.601 1
19 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 7 +17.958 8
Ret 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 1 Accident damage 23
Ret 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 0 Accident 24
Ret 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 0 Accident 25
Ret 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 0 Did not restart 16
Ret 32 Italy Luca Lunetta Sync Group SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 0 Did not restart 20
Ret 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Inde Aspar Team Kalex 0 Did not restart 10
Ret 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 0 Did not restart 9
Ret 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSi Kalex 0 Did not restart 11
DNS 99 Spain Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Did not start
Fastest lap: Spain Manuel González (Kalex) – 1:35.379 (lap 2)
Offical Moto2 Race Report

Moto3

Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Spain David Almansa Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 19 32'14.186 1 25
2 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 19 +0.003 4 20
3 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 19 +9.480 14 16
4 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 19 +9.573 2 13
5 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda 19 +9.687 5 11
6 31 Spain Adrián Fernandéz Leopard Racing Honda 19 +9.723 3 10
7 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 19 +11.068 12 9
8 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 19 +11.334 11 8
9 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM 19 +11.541 18 7
10 64 Spain David Muñoz Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 19 +11.657 6 6
11 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 19 +11.863 10 5
12 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 19 +13.732 8 4
13 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 19 +16.365 22 3
14 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 19 +17.264 16 2
15 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 19 +17.459 20 1
16 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 19 +25.668 23
17 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 19 +25.731 17
18 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 19 +25.810 15
19 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 19 +25.898 13
20 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda 19 +36.323 9
21 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 19 +36.854 25
22 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 19 +37.978 26
23 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 19 +54.641 24
24 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 18 +1 lap 7
Ret 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM 18 Accident damage 21
Ret 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM 2 Accident 19
Fastest lap: Argentina Valentín Perrone (KTM) – 1:41.228 (lap 3)
Offical Moto3 Race Report

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[3][4][5]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

References

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