2026 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Sprint Race Results

Marc Marquez wins the 2026 Phillip Island Sprint race and takes the world championship lead after title rival Jorge Martin crashes out.

With the morning rain having passed, Martin took the fight to Marquez, passing the Ducati rider for the lead on several occasions.

But Martin then crashed out at high speed after losing the front while chasing the reigning world champion on lap 8 of 13. Martin was taken to the medical centre.

Alex Marquez and Fabio di Giannantonio completed an all-Ducati podium.

• Phillip Island Sprint: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings

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Qualifying:

Marc Marquez overcomes a qualifying crash to claim the final Phillip Island MotoGP pole position at a wet Australian Grand Prix.

After dominating final practice, Marc Marquez fell on his opening flying lap in Q2, but returned on his spare bike and went from last to pole.

The reigning champion's eventual advantage stood at almost 1.5s over brother Alex Marquez, with Honda's Johann Zarco completing the front row. 

Aprilia's title leader Jorge Martin finished between Zarco and home hero Jack Miller, who reached Q2 by leading Qualifying 1. The 13-lap Sprint race starts at 3pm local time (5am UK).

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Official Phillip Island MotoGP Records:

• Best lap: Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 1m 26.465s (2025)
• Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 27.765s (2024)

Final Practice:

Marc Marquez dominates a wet final practice for the 2026 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

As forecast, after a sunny Friday, heavy rain reached Phillip Island for Saturday morning. However, the track is now slowly drying.

Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten on Friday, including former winner Johann Zarco and home hero Jack Miller, will now begin.

Luca Marini, suffering from a virus, has been declared unfit for the remainder of the weekend.

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Official Phillip Island MotoGP Records:

• Best lap: Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 1m 26.465s (2025)
• Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez, Ducati, 1m 27.765s (2024)

MotoGP machines take to the legendary Phillip Island circuit for the last time, at least for the foreseeable future, during this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

Phillip Island held its first Australian Grand Prix in 1989 and, the 2020 and 2021 Covid cancellations aside, has hosted the event continuously since 1997.

However, the event will move to a new Adelaide ‘street circuit’ from 2027.

The final Phillip Island round begins with the riders’ title on a knife-edge.

An unchanged two points separate Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez at the top of the standings after Aprilia failed to maximise its performance advantage in Indonesia.

Marquez and Martin both missed Phillip Island last season due to injuries, when Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez completed an Aprilia double of Sprint and Grand Prix victories.

Marquez is a five-time Phillip Island winner, including on his only previous Ducati appearance with Gresini in 2024, and will fancy his chances at a track where MotoGP’s best traditionally rise to the top.

The only other former Phillip Island MotoGP winners on the grid are Fernandez, Johann Zarco and Alex Rins, with just one victory apiece.

Home hero Jack Miller will also make his final Australian Grand Prix appearance before moving to WorldSBK next season.

Razgatlioglu, Mir missing

However, Pramac Yamaha team-mate Toprak Razgatlioglu will be missing for the remainder of the season as he heads for surgery following his Mandalika shoulder injury.

Joan Mir also remains absent, as he continues to undergo treatment for the extreme fatigue issues that culminated in an early retirement at Misano.

Mir will not be replaced this weekend, with HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro heading for surgery due to ‘Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome’ during a private test at the Sepang.

As always, the weather could play a major role, with rain showers and cool temperatures forecast on Saturday and Sunday.