MotoGP: Bezzecchi strikes back to lead Marc Marquez in Friday Practice

Sports MotoGP: 2025’s Misano competition is well in progress 12 months later on as the home hero nabbed P1 from the ruling World Champion to go 1-1 throughout Friday.

The # 72 vs # 93 program is well in progress at Misano for a 2nd season in succession and whilst both delighted in time at the top on Friday, it was Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing)who came out ahead of Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team ). Within striking range of the lap record and striking back from the ruling World Champion’s P1 in FP1,’Bez ‘has the high ground entering into Saturday whilst it’s Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP)in P3.

LIGHTS OUT: stable start on Friday afternoon

Halfway through the session and it was Bezzecchi who blazed a trail ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). Improvements came even more down for Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP) and Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR), providing provisionary Q2 positions whereas many others remained in the pits waiting to head back out on their next runs.

CLOSING STAGES: looking for a lap time

15 minutes to go and red sector were beginning to illuminate the time screens; Zarco continued to enhance however it was Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) who set back-to-back fastest laps to go leading however it was just quick. Marc Marquez quickly took control of on top with a 1’30.247, simply 2 tenths far from the straight-out lap record. Other improvers with 5 minutes on the clock consisted of Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) in P5, Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P6 and Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) in P8. Beyond the leading 10, World Championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) required a huge lap as he was down in P11.

‘The Martinator’ got his desire as he pressed his method up into P7 with simply over 3 minutes on the clock whilst Zarco continued to impress with a provisionary leading 5. Both were pressed back however as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) entered into 4th. The surprises kept coming as Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) soared into P8 whereas Morbidelli jumped back into contention with 5th.

TOP 10: Bezzecchi vs Marc Marquez on Friday

With the chequered flag ready to fall, Bezzecchi wasn’t going to permit Marc Marquez to ruin his homecoming for a 2nd time on Friday and reacted with a 1’30.144– tones of the 2025 San Marino GP when they traded lap records in the Grand Prix. 0.103 s ahead of the # 93 who took 2nd and after that Alex Marquez who completed the leading 3. Diggia nabbed P4 ahead of colleague Morbidelli, providing an in-attendance Valentino Rossi something to smile about in the group’s home GP. Acosta took the flag in 6th ahead of Marini who was leading Honda, Zarco in 8th, super-sub Espargaro and Martin who simply hung on for P10.

Q1 BOUND: huge names heading

Losing out by 0.014 s in spite of a difficult charge was Bastianini, with ‘The Beast’ in Q1 for his home GP. British GP winner Fernandez was likewise a shock Q1 entrant however in general, it was a tight Practice with less than 8 tenths of a 2nd covering the leading 15. In what was among the hardest Fridays of the season, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was marooned in P19 and when again discovers himself in Q1.

FP2 in the early morning before certifying fires up at 10:50, we’re in for a Sprint Saturday deal with!

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