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Qatar MotoGP: Di Giannantonio sets Lusail lap record in practice

Fabio Di Giannantonio led MotoGP practice at Lusail on 6 November 2026 with 1 min 50.406 sec. The official classification places him ahead of Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi, while Mundo Deportivo’s report confirms the circuit record.

Lusail circuit map, 2023 version.
2023 map, location illustration; does not show practice. Gpmat, after Will Pittenger, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; PNG rendering. — Gpmat, dérivé de Will Pittenger / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; plan de 2023, rendu PNG.

The VR46 Ducati rider beat Márquez by 0.142 sec and Bezzecchi by 0.260 sec. This was Friday practice, rather than qualifying or the Grand Prix result.

Márquez had led the first free practice session in 1 min 52.278 sec. The programme schedules qualifying and the sprint for 7 November and the main race for 8 November.

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