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Fabio Di Giannantonio set the best time of FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix
Fabio Di Giannantonio, a VR46 MotoGP rider, led a Ducati 1-2-3 in FP1 at the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, with championship leader Marco Bezzecchi finishing fourth.
Following a nearly month-long break since the US Grand Prix, the 2026 MotoGP season resumes this weekend at Jerez after the Qatar race was postponed due to the war in Iran.
Although Aprilia has controlled the season so far, Ducati showed a strong start at the Spanish Grand Prix with Fabio Di Giannantonio setting the fastest time on new medium tires.
Di Giannantonio was followed by team-mate Franco Morbidelli and Alex Marquez, with Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez rounding out the top five in FP1.
Jorge Martin made headlines by crashing after the chequered flag, but walked away unharmed, while last year’s winner Alex Marquez initially set the pace before Di Giannantonio topped the session.
The FP1 results saw Jack Miller in seventh, Pedro Acosta in eighth, and Johann Zarco in ninth, while Pecco Bagnaia struggled in 11th place.
