Marquez tops opening practice in Qatar
Defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez started the 2015 season like he finished 2014, topping the first practice session in Qatar.
Marquez topped Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa by just 0.076 seconds.
Aleix Espargaro was the third-fastest time, 1m55.685s, and Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo was fourth while Cal Crutchlow rounded out the top-5.
Practice 1 Results
| Pos | Rider | Team | Bike | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m55.281s | 0.000s | 15 |
| 2 | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m55.357s | 0.076s | 15 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m55.685s | 0.404s | 13 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m55.698s | 0.417s | 17 |
| 5 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR | Honda | 1m55.818s | 0.537s | 16 |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m55.939s | 0.658s | 15 |
| 7 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m55.980s | 0.699s | 17 |
| 8 | Yonny Hernandez | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m56.139s | 0.858s | 14 |
| 9 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m56.162s | 0.881s | 18 |
| 10 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | Ducati | 1m56.315s | 1.034s | 17 |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m56.361s | 1.080s | 18 |
| 12 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS | Honda | 1m56.374s | 1.093s | 16 |
| 13 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m56.428s | 1.147s | 20 |
| 14 | Stefan Bradl | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward/Yamaha | 1m56.577s | 1.296s | 18 |
| 15 | Karel Abraham | AB Motoracing | Honda | 1m56.651s | 1.370s | 15 |
| 16 | Alex de Angelis | IodaRacing Project | ART/Aprilia | 1m56.768s | 1.487s | 16 |
| 17 | Maverick Vinales | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m56.922s | 1.641s | 14 |
| 18 | Hector Barbera | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m56.957s | 1.676s | 12 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | LCR | Honda | 1m56.983s | 1.702s | 16 |
| 20 | Loris Baz | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward/Yamaha | 1m57.031s | 1.750s | 15 |
| 21 | Nicky Hayden | Aspar | Honda | 1m57.052s | 1.771s | 14 |
| 22 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m57.130s | 1.849s | 16 |
| 23 | Eugene Laverty | Aspar | Honda | 1m57.224s | 1.943s | 17 |
| 24 | Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m57.612s | 2.331s | 15 |
| 25 | Marco Melandri | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m59.579s | 4.298s | 14 |