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Bezzecchi leads injured Fernandez in Indonesian MotoGP warm-up
Marco Bezzecchi was fastest in warm-up for the Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika, with Raul Fernandez just 0.043 seconds behind.
Fernandez had fractured a finger in a collision with Bezzecchi during Saturday’s Sprint and appeared to be struggling with his right hand.
Marc Marquez finished third in warm-up and leads the championship by four points over Jorge Martin after winning the Sprint.
Martin had been leading that Sprint but lost the advantage because of a tyre pressure problem, then dropped further places.
Aprilia’s Bezzecchi and Fernandez had started the Sprint first and second, but their Turn 1 collision disrupted the team’s race.
HRC stand-in Aleix Espargaro has withdrawn from the Grand Prix after struggling physically during the Sprint.
The Grand Prix is next, and a win for Martin would put him back in the championship lead.
Marco Bezzecchi was fastest in warm-up for the 2026 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika.
Raul Fernandez finished 0.043 seconds behind Bezzecchi despite struggling with a fractured finger.
Fernandez fractured the finger in a Turn 1 collision with Bezzecchi during the Sprint.
Marc Marquez was third, 0.128 seconds behind Bezzecchi.
Jorge Martin finished fifth after ending the session in the gravel trap.
- Who
- Marco Bezzecchi led Raul Fernandez and Marc Marquez.
- What
- Bezzecchi was fastest in warm-up for the Indonesian MotoGP.
- When
- October 11, 2026. The warm-up took place before that day’s Grand Prix.
- Where
- Mandalika, Indonesia.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Fernandez fractured a finger in a Turn 1 collision with Bezzecchi.
Fernandez briefly topped the session before Bezzecchi set the fastest time on his final lap.
- Bezzecchi’s time
- 1'29.617s
- Fernandez’s gap
- 0.043s behind Bezzecchi
- Marquez’s position
- Third, 0.128s behind Bezzecchi
- Martin’s position
- Fifth
- Venue
- Mandalika, Indonesia










