MotoGP Qatar 2026, FP1 at 12:45: live from Losail

The Friday of the 2026 MotoGP Qatar GP gets underway today, Friday 6 November, at the Losail circuit. The first green light is scheduled for 12:45, when FP1 gets underway; in the afternoon, it will be the turn of Practice, scheduled for 17:00. The written coverage will follow the two sessions of the premier class minute by minute, on a day that opens the Qatari weekend.

The appointment comes at a significant moment for the World Championship. Marc Marquez arrives at Losail with the first match point to put the tenth title of his career in the trophy cabinet, a milestone that would allow him to move definitively ahead of Valentino Rossi. The weekend, therefore, is not just the opening of a working Friday: for the Spaniard it is also the step that can sharply shift the balance of the season.

According to AS, the Qatar GP is the third-to-last round of the year and the final stop of a triple-header that has carried MotoGP to Losail. The same source describes the championship as now practically decided, after weeks of controversy and with the premier class returning to Qatari territory. Friday therefore serves to bring order to the picture of the weekend and provide the first verdict from the track.

Losail and programme

The Losail track provides the backdrop for the opening of the Qatar weekend. Today MotoGP lines up two key appointments: FP1 at 12:45 and Practice at 17:00. These are the sessions that open the work in the pits and set the tone for the rest of the race programme.

The written live coverage offered by FormulaPassion follows precisely the Friday sessions dedicated to the MotoGP class. For Marquez, though, the issue remains above all one: the first world title match point. For the rest of the paddock, Losail offers the first true test of the weekend in a round that the Spanish source places as the third-to-last stop on the calendar.