2025 Qatar MotoGP: Marc Marquez dominates FP1, Jorge Martin 20th on return
🐽Factory Ducati rider Marc Marﷺquez fastest in dusty Qatar FP1
Marc Marquez dominated proceedings in a dusty FP1 at the 202𒈔5 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix on his factory Ducati, as reigning champion Jꦅorge Martin was 20th on his return.
Ahead of track action getting underway, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez warned that this was the first circuit of the year that his main championship rivals 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia are faster than him at.
But the erstwhile championship leader showed no signs of struggle 👍in a dusty and sweltering FP1 at the Lusail International Circuit, as he led the way by 0.513 seconds from VR46 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Last year’s Qatar GP winner Bagnaia completed the top three, 0.583s off his team-mate’s 1m52.288s, while points leader Alex Marquez was fourth on the Gresini Du🧸cati.
Away from the championship battle, the main story of FP1 in Qatar was the return of reigning champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin.
Sidelined with injury since day one of the Sepang 𒀰test in February and completing just 13 laps on the RS-GP this ꦦyear, Martin managed 14 tours on Friday afternoon in Qatar on his factory Aprilia.
He put in a bes𝓰t lap of 1m54.122s, which put him 20th ahead of Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez and LCR Honda’s Somkiat Chantra.
Marc Marquez set the early pace in FP1 on ꩲhis factory Ducati, as he sat top of the pile after the opening 10 minutes of 🔯running on a 1m53.144s.
He eventually bettered this with a 1m52.742s with just over 20 minutes of the 45-minute session remainin🅺g - which he quickly fol꧃lowed up with a 1m52.388s.
With seconds left before the chequered flag was flown, Ma🙈rquez produced ♛a 1m52.288s to cement top spot.
A late 1m52.801s put 2023 Qatar GP winner Di Giannantonio up to second, while Bagnaia completed the top three on the sister f𓂃actory team Ducati.
Alex Marquez was the leading Ducati rider on a GP24 in fourth, 0.657s off the pace, while Maverick Vinales led the non-Ducati charge in fif𒁃th for Tech3 KTM.
VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli - also on the GP24 - was sixth ahead of Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer, while Joan Mir was eighth♑ on the factory team Ho🐲nda.
Marco Bezzecchi was the lead🌳ing Aprilia in ninth, while Pedro Acosta rounded out the top 10 o♎n the factory team KTM.
Top Yamaha honours went to 2021 world champion Fabio Q🔜uartararo, while stablemate Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) crashed at Turn 4 at the end of the session.
LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco was forc๊ed to park his bike at Turn 1 just moments into FP1 due to a technical issue, tho🍷ugh was able to quickly get back out on his second machine and ended the afternoon 14th.
