2025 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2025 Qatar MotoGP at Lusail, round 4 of 22.
| 2025 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | 1'50.830s | 20/20 | 344k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.145s | 16/21 | 350k |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.167s | 19/23 | 352k |
| 4 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.299s | 19/22 | 351k |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.406s | 17/21 | 347k |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.463s | 19/21 | 345k |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.561s | 15/20 | 350k |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.625s | 18/22 | 354k |
| 9 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.785s | 20/20 | 347k |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.806s | 20/20 | 345k |
| 11 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.836s | 18/22 | 350k |
| 12 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.945s | 22/22 | 347k |
| 13 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.954s | 19/19 | 348k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.003s | 17/21 | 354k |
| 15 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.118s | 18/21 | 348k |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.175s | 16/18 | 351k |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.194s | 14/17 | 348k |
| 18 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.304s | 15/20 | 347k |
| 19 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +1.350s | 18/23 | 350k |
| 20 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +1.568s | 20/20 | 350k |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.585s | 16/17 | 346k |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.180s | 18/18 | 346k |
* Rookie
Official Qatar MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Jorge Martin Ducati 1m 50.789s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Pedro Acosta KTM 1m 52.657s (2024)
Franco Morbidelli gets the better of factory Ducati stars Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez to top Friday practice for the 2025 Qatar MotoGP under the floodlights at Lusail.
FP1 leader Marc Marquez was soon back on top at the start of the evening session - but had been relegated to third, behind Alex Marquez and Bagnaia, by the midway stage of the hour.
Title leader Alex had been among the first to fit a new soft rear tyre. Others soon followed and the Marquez brothers were briefly as low as sixth and seventh.
Marc Marquez then jumped to second behind Bagnaia as the final ten minutes began.
However, Morbidelli saved his best for last and – with boss Valentino Rossi watching from the pits – put the VR46 machine fastest of all by 0.145s.
Team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio was just behind the red Lenovo machines in fourth, with Alex Marquez completing the top five.
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo was the top non-Ducati in sixth, ahead of the KTMs of Pedro Acosta and Maverick Vinales.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer and LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco completed the top ten for direct Qualifying 2 access.
Jack Miller and then Brad Binder crashed in the final minutes, leaving them to join the likes of Joan Mir, Marco Bezzecchi and Alex Rins in Saturday’s Qualifying 1.
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin was 20th fastest during his first day on track since pre-season testing at Sepang.
The Aprilia rider cut the gap to the top to +1.5s and was only a few tenths behind team-mate Bezzecchi.
Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura was the top RS-GP in 15th.
| 2025 Qatar MotoGP, Lusail - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1'52.288s | 16/17 | 346k |
| 2 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.513s | 13/14 | 348k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.583s | 16/17 | 344k |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.657s | 10/17 | 342k |
| 5 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.874s | 15/17 | 341k |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.905s | 17/18 | 345k |
| 7 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.910s | 15/16 | 343k |
| 8 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.935s | 15/16 | 345k |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.937s | 15/18 | 345k |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.009s | 14/17 | 344k |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.034s | 13/17 | 343k |
| 12 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +1.073s | 17/18 | 345k |
| 13 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.142s | 14/17 | 343k |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.189s | 11/14 | 340k |
| 15 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.219s | 17/18 | 342k |
| 16 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.229s | 16/18 | 338k |
| 17 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.363s | 18/19 | 347k |
| 18 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.438s | 12/17 | 343k |
| 19 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.819s | 5/13 | 341k |
| 20 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +1.824s | 12/14 | 344k |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.826s | 15/17 | 338k |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.076s | 13/16 | 345k |
* Rookie
Official Qatar MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Jorge Martin Ducati 1m 50.789s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Pedro Acosta KTM 1m 52.657s (2024)
Marc Marquez struck straight back after his Austin error by dominating opening practice for the 2025 Qatar MotoGP at Lusail.
After crashing from the lead at COTA, ruining his hopes of a perfect sixth race win of the season, Marquez was soon leading this afternoon’s standings.
Qatar may be one of Marquez’s least successful circuits but the #93 was over half-a-second clear of younger brother - and new world championship leader - Alex Marquez during the middle stages.
2023 winner Fabio di Giannantonio and COTA winner Francesco Bagnaia then split the Marquez brothers in the closing minutes, pushing Alex down to fourth.
Bagnaia predicted on Thursday that Marc would be immediately fast on the dusty track but hopes to close the gap as track conditions improve.
KTM received an early boost with Maverick Vinales best of the non-Ducatis in fifth.
After passing a medical check on Thursday, reigning world champion Jorge Martin completed his first Grand Prix weekend laps as an Aprilia rider during FP1.
The Spaniard has been sidelined by multiple fractures - most seriously to his left wrist - when a highside during testing at Sepang was followed by an even heavier Supermoto fall ahead of the Thai season opener.
Martin finished the 45-minute session in 20th place, 1.824s from Marc Marquez, having completed 14 laps, exceeding his entire pre-season testing tally before crashing at Sepang.
Despite Martin’s comeback, the 2025 MotoGP grid remains incomplete, with Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez making a second stand-in appearance for the injured Miguel Oliveira at Pramac.
Jack Miller was the only faller this morning, with Johann Zarco suffering an early technical issue.
The unique Qatar night race timetable means the opening MotoGP track sessions of each day take place in bright sunshine while the evening sessions are held under the floodlights, in cooler temperatures.
Michelin hopes that changes to the soft rear and hard front tyre, compared to last year's Lusail allocation, will tempt more riders away from the medium compound that was used almost exclusively in both 2024 races.
However, most riders were again on the medium compounds, front and rear, during the dusty FP1.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
