Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Italian MotoGP, 10 June
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Italian MotoGP, 10 June

As it happened: Friday Practice from the German MotoGP at Sachsenring

Francesco Bagnaia heads into the German Grand Prix looking for his third consecutive win, but first at Sachsenring.

Bagnaia was eighth fastest in Practice 1 as Johann Zarco led the way ahead of Sachsenring specialist Marc Marquez.  

Stay tuned as Crash.net will bring you live updates and all the latest news throughout the German Grand Prix weekend. 

16 Jun 2023
15:19
Bezzecchi fastest on day-one

Bezzecchi takes top spot ahead of Martin, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Miller. 

15:18

Quick laps to close P2 as Bezzecchi goes top after starting his final lap in 16th. 

15:15

We're back underway and there's already been a fall for Di Giannantonio at turn 11. 

15:12

The session has been red flagged again.

15:11

Marquez lost the front-end at turn one and collected Zarco who was exiting pit lane. 

15:11
Marquez wipes out Zarco

What a horrible crash!

15:09
Vinales is next to go down

Crash for Maverick Vinales at turn one, the same corner as Aleix Espargaro in P1. 

15:06

Miller splits the Ducati by going second while Marc Marquez was on a good lap before losing time in sector 3. 

15:05

Bagnaia goes top as Ducati are taking over at the front of P2. The top five are all Ducatis.

15:01

Martin sets the best time of the day so far to go quickest from teammate Zarco. 

14:58

Oliveira has crashed at turn 10 while Marc Marquez has just made another ridiculous save. 

14:55

Fabio Di Giannantonio has gone quickest in P3 with a time that's also put him second on combined times. 

14:51

Time attacks are beginning with over 20 minutes to go as Miller kicks things off.

14:45
Raul Fernandez is on the track

Horrible crash for Raul Fernandez who crashed well after turn 11 and slid along the circuit before stopping just before turn 12. 

14:42

Make that six tenths as Oliveira has broken into the 1m 20s barrier - it's now Luca Marini who is second. 

14:41

Oliveira goes even faster as he increases his advantage to nearly three tenths. 

14:34

Ducati are starting to show pace as Martin, Zarco and Bagnaia move into the top four - Oliveira still leads the way though. 

14:31

How the tide has turned as Marquez is the rider that others want a tow from at Sachsenring. Augusto Fernandez was following Marquez very closely before the Honda rider ran wide in a bid to get rid of the KTM rider.

14:22

Practice 2 back underway following a very short delay. 

14:20

Red flag! P2 has been red flagged due to debris on the track. 

14:18
More Honda misery

Huge crash for Nakagami at turn 11. The Japanese rider was holding his right hand as he got back to his feet.

14:12

We're underway with MotoGP Practice 2 at Sachsenring. 

14:01

The start of MotoGP Practice 2 has been delayed by ten minutes. It will now get underway at 14:10pm. 

13:37
Zarco in action during P1

Johann Zarco, MotoGP, German MotoGP, 16 June
Johann Zarco, MotoGP, German MotoGP, 16 June

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