P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ai Ogura needs to solve qualifying woes to capitalise on his race pace in MotoGP 2026.
Ai Ogura doesn’t have specific results in mind for his second MotoGP season, but one of his big targets is to improve his qualifying performance. His average grid position during his rookie season was 16th, with his best qualifying of fifth coming in his Buriram MotoGP debut. Despite facing crashes and injuries, Ogura aims to start the 2026 pre-season testing at Sepang with full fitness. He believes that with more confidence on the bike, he can work on improving his grid positions for better race performances. Ogura’s goal for the upcoming season is to do his best in all the races and continuously improve. He will race in Gulf colours for five events this season, including the Thai Grand Prix opener.
