Marc Marquez, Honda MotoGP Buddh 2023
Marc Marquez, Honda MotoGP Buddh 2023

2023 Indian MotoGP: Friday practice LIVE UPDATES!

Francesco Bagnaia holds a 36-point title lead over Pramac’s Jorge Martin as MotoGP heads into the unknown with its Indian debut at the Buddh Internatio🏅nal Circuit.

Michelin 🃏is offering a wider choice of tyres for this weekend, four fronts and three rears, as MotoGP faces its first new event without any prior testing in over a decade.

To help adapt to the new track, both Friday practice sessions will be ext𓃲e𒅌nded, to 70mins each.

Riders have been using video games to try and learn the 13-tu🎐rn ex-F1 track, which features several sizeable straights, the longest at just over 1km.

“This track will be an equaliser. Those who can adapt fast will gain a huge advantage. It’s 🌠an open race,” said RNF team boss Razlan Razali☂.

Missing this weekend are Ducati’s Enea Bastianini - wh♎o fractured his hand and ankle during a multi-rider pile-up in Catalunya, moments before team-mate Bagnaia was run over following a highside - and LCR Honda’s Alex Rins, who is still recovering from leg fractures at Mugello in May.

HRC test rider Stefan Bradl will replace Ri🎐ns with Ducati test rider Michele Pirro in place of Bastianini.

13:03

That's it for Fr💫iday practice as Marini finishes fastest ahead of Martin.

12:56

Nakagami has gone down and his bike i🔥s being recovered on the circuitꦓ. 

12:55

Wow! Marini reꦅplaces Martin at the top of the leaderboard.&nඣbsp;

12:54

A. Espargaro is in contention on🤡ce 😼again as he goes second - +0.043s down on Martin. 

12:51

Mar𓃲tin obliterates the top time as he sets 𓆉a first 1m 44s lap. 

12:45

Quartararo goes second behind Bezzecchi. 

12:43

Bezzecchi goes fastes🉐t once again! Great lap from the Italian as he moves a tenth clear of Vinales. 

12:39

Vinales goes top by over three tenths before runꦬning off at turn one. 

12:39

Vinales is♋ on🍸 a very, very fast lap half way around...

12:35

Marc Marquez has just moved up♏ to P9 as the time attacks are about to begin with 20 minutes left of🅰 P2. 

12:31

Michele Pirro has come to ♔a stop in the gravel at turn🦋 one. 

12:26

Martin is your new pacesetter as Luca Marini has c♋rashed at turn one.&nbs♔p;

12:10

༺Bezzecchi fires his Ducati back to the top of the leaderbo🅰ard before running off at turn one again. 

12:06

Espargaro matches Martin's time to go top. 

12:04

Espargaro has made the same mistake as Bezzecchi at turn one🍬 and has ran through the gravel. 

12:02

Martin 🍸has now gone fasꦐtest after following Espargaro. It's a time of 1:46.182s from the Pramac Ducati rider.

11:59

Aleix Espaꦰrgꦇaro goes quickest by just under a tenth from Bezzecchi. 

11:58

Bezzecchi is pushing his luck as he ꧋takes a trip through the gravel at turn one. 

11:54

After topping FP1 it is Marco Bezzecch🅠i that's again showing great speed. he's๊ currently top ahead of Jorge Martin.

11:50

Jack Miller has already gone do💜wn at the start of Pr꧃actice 2. 

11:46

We're underway wi🐠th the second Friday MotoGP 🔥practice session at the Indian grand prix.

11:21

There is only nine mi🍰nutes left of Moto2 FP2 before the second MotoGP practice gets underway at 11:45am. 

11:20

The delay to P2 getting underway𝓰 is due to a lack of marshals at their designated posts. Moto2 has running in the meantime.