Marc Marquez was the man to beat during MotoGP World Championship practice Friday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. After leading Friday morning practice on his Michelin-equipped Gresini Ducati, Marquez came back in the afternoon and lapped the repaved 3.1-mile course in 1:45.801. Not only was that good enough to top the field of 22 riders, it also eclipsed Francesco Bagnaia’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:46.069 from 2022.
Aprilia factory rider Aleix Espargaro finished Friday morning’s practice second from the bottom and then he finished Friday afternoon’s practice second from the top thanks to a 1:46.073.
Espargaro’s teammate Maverick Vinales was third with a 1:46.117.
Jorge Martin turned a fourth-fastest 1:46.406 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Marquez’s teammate and younger brother Alex Marquez was fifth at 1:46.406.
Other riders finishing in the top 10 during Friday afternoon’s session and securing their spot in Qualifying Two were Lenovo Ducati’s two-time and defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (1:46.591), Martin’s teammate Franco Morbidelli (1:46.705), Castrol LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco (1:46.732), and Trackhouse Racing teammates Raul Fernandez (1:46.840) and Miguel Oliveira (1:46.855).
