MotoGP News: Marc Marquez tops Friday practice at Aragon
MotoGP World Championship leader Marc Marquez turned a lap on his #93 factory Ducati of 1m46.397s to finish Friday practice at Aragon 0.204s clear of title rival and brother Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP).
Maverick Viñales stuck his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine inside the top three to sit 0.556s adrift of Marc Marquez heading into Saturday.
Behind the leading trio, Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) set a fantastic late lap to earn P4 and direct Q2 entry, that’s the 2020 World Champion’s best Friday result with HRC, as Acosta made it two KTMs inside the top five.
Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) ended the day in a positive P6, and speaking of positive, Binder sails into Q2 in P7. That’s three KTMs heading straight into Q2 for the first time since the 2024 Catalan GP.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was another rider to leap into the top 10 towards the end of the session, the #54 was P8 ahead of Pecco and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – the latter the final Q2 qualifier on Friday.
2025 Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand – Friday Practice Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Behind |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1m46.397s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.204s |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.556s |
| 4 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.556s |
| 5 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.603s |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.661s |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.699s |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.733s |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.788s |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.816s |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.825s |
| 12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.844s |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.074s |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.083s |
| 15 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.112s |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.155s |
| 17 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.226s |
| 18 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.445s |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP25) | +1.726s |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.893s |
| 21 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.104s |
* Rookie