MotoGP: Marc Marquez again fastest on final test day in Thailand
For the 2nd day in a row, six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
Fastest on Wednesday, 31-year-old Marquez went three tenths faster on Thursday to lower the benchmark to 1m28.855s on his #93 factory Ducati. That time was within 0.15s of the lap record set last year by his teammate Francesco Bagnaia during qualifying when the engines are turned up.
Marquez’s younger brother Alex was again 2nd quick on the Gresini Ducati, 0.179s behind his brother.
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi was third fastest, 0.205s behind Marc Marquez.
Pedro Acosta was 4th quick on the Red Bull KTM, 0.278s behind Marquez.
Bagnaia rounded out the top-5 on the 2nd factory Ducati, 0.523s behind teammate Marquez.
2025 Official Buriram MotoGP Test Day 2 Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Behind |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1:28.855s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.179s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.205s |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.278s |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.523s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.544s |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.599s |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.731s |
| 9 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.751s |
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.762s |
| 11 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +0.781s |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.877s |
| 13 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +0.877s |
| 14 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.928s |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.982s |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.027s |
| 17 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.207s |
| 18 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +1.230s |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.234s |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda (RC213V)* | +1.610s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP25) | +2.352s |