MotoGP Phillip Island Thursday Gallery: Title Fight Heats Up

By Jeff Ware • 18 hours ago

Oct
2026

MotoGP’s final Australian Grand Prix at the iconic Phillip Island circuit is underway, with Thursday’s media day setting the scene for a massive weekend of racing... Pics: MotoGP

MotoGP’s final Australian Grand Prix at the iconic Phillip Island circuit is underway, with media day setting the scene for a massive weekend of racing. Just two points separate championship leader Jorge Martin from reigning World Champion Marc Marquez.

Indonesian GP winner Marco Bezzecchi remains firmly in contention. With the title fight intensifying and the unpredictable Island weather always a factor, the pressure is on as the paddock prepares for one of the most anticipated rounds of the 2026 season. Check out our Thursday gallery for a look at the riders, teams and behind-the-scenes action ahead of the weekend’s racing.

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Jeff Ware

Jeff is a syndicated motorcycle journalist and editor/owner of BikeReview.com.au, which he launched in 2015. Jeff has over 20-years and 400 races at A grade level racing under his lid, and has been a full time motorcycle journalist since 2001. In the 1990s, Jeff completed his apprenticeship as a motorcycle mechanic, before moving to journalism in early 2000s as Staff Journo at Two Wheels and Live To Ride. His first editorship was at Streetbike Magazine, and he founded Rapid Bikes, Retrobike and Knee Down with Peter Pap. He also publishes a racing and track day website called pitboard.com.au and is a regular car reviewer for exhaustnotes.com.au. Jeff is a long time contributor to Classic Racer, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and many overseas publications from MCN UK to motorcycle.com USA.