Relive the Sprint of the 2026 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix with live text commentary

Three Aprilias will start from the front row of the grid for this Sprint race; will one of them manage to take the win? Find out from 15pm!

MotoGP 2026 – Italian Grand Prix
The sprint race in live text

15h27 - Thank you for following this Sprint, we'll see you again tomorrow from 13:30pm for live coverage of the Italian Grand Prix. MotoGP !

Italian GP: Raúl Fernández becomes the 11th Sprint winner

15h25 - The results of this sprint race, the Grand Prix will take place on Sunday at 14pm:

11/11 – 🏁 Victory for Raúl Fernández! The young Aprilia rider takes his first career Sprint victory at Mugello! Jorge Martín finishes second, Fabio Di Giannantonio third, and Marco Bezzecchi fourth.

11 / 11 - Raúl Fernández starts his final lap with a seven-tenths lead over Jorge Martín; victory is getting closer for the No. 25 from Trackhouse!

9 / 11 - Moreira loses battle after battle against Aldeguer, Acosta, and Bagnaia. Ai Ogura also overtakes the Brazilian, who drops out of the points.

9 / 11 - Jorge Martín keeps closing in on Raúl Fernández, he's making his move at the end of the race!

8 / 11 - Martín slightly reduces the gap, now only six tenths behind the leader Fernández.

8/11 – ⚒️ Joan Mir has retired and is returning her Honda to the garage.

7 / 11 - The ranking at the halfway point:

7 / 11 - Márquez takes fifth place ahead of Moreira.

6 / 11 - Fernández now has a nine-tenths lead over Martín.

5/11 – 💥 Franco Morbidelli also crashed, at the same spot.

5/11 – 💥 Bastianini had a big crash in turn 10, he lost the front under braking and that was it for him, but luckily he's okay!

5 / 11 - Raúl Fernández is trying to break away from Jorge Martín, but the official Aprilia rider is holding on for the moment.

4 / 11 - Bezzecchi finds an opening on the Brazilian rider, the championship leader is climbing back up!

3 / 11 - Di Giannantonio overtakes Moreira for third position, the Italian, who set the fastest time in Friday's free practice, will he be able to challenge the leading duo?

2 / 11 - Marco Bezzecchi finds an opening on Marc Márquez in the last corner, and is back in the top 5. The leading duo (Fernández/Martín) pull away, with a 1,2 second advantage over Diogo Moreira.

2 / 11 - The standings at the end of the first lap of the race:

1 / 11 - Di Giannantonio also takes the lead over Márquez who slips to fifth place, ahead of Bezzecchi. fabio quartararo is fourteenth at the moment.

1 / 11 - Márquez loses at the end of the first sector, Raúl Fernández passes him, Jorge Martín also… and Diogo Moreira, who had a crazy start, is third!

1/11 – 🟢 The sprint race has begun! Raúl Fernández got off to a great start, but it's Marc Márquez who takes the lead into the first corner! Bezzecchi is in fifth place.

15h - At the start of the formation lap, it finally seems that Jorge Martín has changed his mind again, and that he will indeed start with a soft rear tire, like his teammates except for Raúl Fernández… but the footage once again gives us an indication of a medium rear tire for No. 89!

14h58 - The safety car leaves the starting grid, just a few minutes to go before the start of the Sprint.

14h57 - Jorge Martín has changed his choice of rear tire; he has finally chosen the medium!

14h51 - It is worth noting that this is the first time in 15 years that the front row of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello does not include a Ducati; is this the end of an era?

14h45 - Currently, the entire grid is choosing medium front and soft rear tires, except for Raúl Fernández, who is expected to start with two medium tires! Drivers have up to five minutes before the start to change their tire choice.

14h42 - This morning, Jorge Martín broke the absolute speed record in MotoGP, with a top speed of 368,6 km/h with his Aprilia RS-GP!

WE'VE GOT A NEW TOP SPEED RECORD: 368.6 km/h 🔥🔥🔥 @ 88jorgemartin#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/A59wMh26LF

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) May 30, 2026

14h40 - We take stock of the starting grid as the pit lane is now open for the formation lap.

1) 🇮🇹 Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia)
2) 🇪🇸 Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Aprilia)
3) 🇪🇸 Jorge Martin (Aprilia)

4) 🇪🇸 Marc Márquez (Ducati)
5) 🇪🇸 Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati)
6) 🇮🇹 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)

7) 🇮🇹 Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati)
8) 🇧🇷 Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda)
9) 🇮🇹Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati)

10) 🇪🇸 Pedro Acosta (KTM)
11) 🇮🇹 Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM)
12) 🇪🇸 Alex Rins (Yamaha)

13) 🇯🇵 Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia)
14) 🇿🇦 Brad Binder (KTM)
15) 🇪🇸 Joan Mir (Honda)

16) 🇮🇹 Luca Marini (Honda)
17) 🇦🇺 Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha)
18) 🇫🇷 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)

19) 🇪🇸 Maverick Viñales (Tech3 KTM)
20) 🇹🇷 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (Pramac Yamaha)
21) 🇮🇹 Michele Pirro (Gresini Ducati)

22) 🇬🇧 Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda)

14:34 p.m. – ☀️ It's hot at Mugello this Saturday, 29°C in the air, 51°C on the track.

14h33 - Having been injured during the Catalan Grand Prix, Álex Márquez and Johann Zarco are understandably absent from Mugello, replaced by Michele Pirro and Cal Crutchlow. Marc Márquez, however, makes his return.

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