Marco Bezzecchi secured top spot at the end of the opening day at the Japanese Grand Prix for Aprilia Racing.
After missing out on the top ten in Free Practice One, Marco Bezzecchi bounced back in the afternoon as he topped the timesheets in the MotoGP Practice session.
Pedro Acosta had a positive day at the Twin Ring Motegi as the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider ended the opening day at the Japanese Grand Prix in second place.
Marc Marquez left it late to make his way up the order and secure a Q2 place for Saturday, but he ended up in third place on the timesheets on his factory Ducati.
It was a positive end to the opening day for the factory Honda squad; both the Honda HRC Castrol riders made their way into Q2, with Joan Mir in fourth and Luca Marini in sixth.
Inside the top five was the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team rider, Fabio di Giannantonio. The Italian ended Free Practice One in fourth, and backed it up with a fifth-place finish in Practice.
Despite topping the timesheets on Friday morning, it was a difficult afternoon for Francesco Bagnaia as he struggled with bike issues at the start of the session but secured a Q2 spot with a seventh-place finish.
Fabio Quartararo was the only Yamaha rider to secure an automatic Q2 spot at the Japanese Grand Prix as he ended the day in eighth place for the factory Monster Energy Yamaha squad.
The second Aprilia rider to finish the afternoon Practice session inside the top ten was the Trackhouse Racing rider, Raul Fernandez.
Completing the top ten was the LCR Honda Castrol rider, Johann Zarco, who secured a Q2 spot with his final lap of the day.
MotoGP Japan, Full Practice Results:
| 2025 Japan MotoGP | Twin Ring Motegi | Practice Results | Round 17 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:43.193 |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:43.329 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:43.360 |
| 4 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:43.361 |
| 5 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:43.391 |
| 6 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:43.503 |
| 7 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:43.539 |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:43.594 |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:43.666 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:43.734 |
| 11 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:43.742 |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:43.743 |
| 13 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:43.784 |
| 14 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:43.784 |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:43.784 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:43.828 |
| 17 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:43.855 |
| 18 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:43.911 |
| 19 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:44.013 |
| 20 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:44.113 |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | Honda HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | 1:44.202 |
| 22 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:44.654 |
| 23 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:44.801 |
