MotoGP News: Alex Marquez tops Friday practice in Jerez
A fast Turn 5 Practice crash for Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) didn’t stop the #73 from ending Friday as the rider to beat in MotoGP at the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Spain – and with an all-time lap record too at Jerez.
Marquez’s stunning 1m35.991 was enough to beat Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 0.103s
Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) claimed while World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) settled for P4 to set us up nicely for the rest of the weekend.
Friday Practice Results
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times | Behind |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1m35.991s | +.000s |
| 2 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1m36.094s | +0.103s |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1m36.153s | +0.162s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1m36.258s | +0.267s |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1m36.419s | +0.428s |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1m36.508s | +0.517s |
| 7 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1m36.535s | +0.544s |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1m36.630s | +0.639s |
| 9 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | 1m36.636s | +0.645s |
| 10 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1m36.686s | +0.695s |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1m36.741s | +0.750s |
| 12 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1m36.798s | +0.807s |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1m36.854s | +0.863s |
| 14 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1m36.937s | +0.946s |
| 15 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1m36.957s | +0.966s |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1m37.040s | +1.049s |
| 17 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1m37.072s | +1.081s |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1m37.077s | +1.086s |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1m37.188s | +1.197s |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1m37.219s | +1.228s |
| 21 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda RC213V | 1m37.392s | +1.401s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1m37.865s | +1.874s |
| 23 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1m38.004s | +2.013s |
* Rookie