Alex Marquez was able to top both MotoGP Practice sessions on Friday at the Portuguese Grand Prix.
It was the Alex Marquez show on Friday at the Portuguese Grand Prix, the Malaysian Grand Prix winner topped both Practice sessions on the opening day at Portimao for the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team.
After missing out on the top ten on Friday morning, the afternoon session was crucial for Francesco Bagnaia. The Italian jumped up the order and ended the day in second place for the factory Ducati squad.
Pedro Acosta kept the two Ducati riders ahead of him honest, as the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider was only 0.088 seconds behind Marquez and Bagnaia on the timesheets.
Marco Bezzecchi remained inside the top five on Friday afternoon, despite dropping back from second in the morning session; he ended the day in fourth place as the top Aprilia.
The top rider from a Japanese manufacturer was the Honda HRC Castrol rider, Joan Mir. After claiming a podium in Malaysia, the Spaniard continued his strong form in Portugal.
Outside of the top five was the LCR Honda Castrol rider, Johann Zarco. The Frenchman has not finished a Grand Prix inside the top ten since Japan, and will be looking for a positive weekend at Portimao.
Ducati riders took seventh and eighth in the afternoon Practice session, as Fabio di Giannantonio and Fermin Aldeguer put their Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP machines inside the top ten.
Pol Espargaro continued to impress as Maverick Vinales' replacement rider, as KTM's Test Rider ended the opening day at Portimao in ninth place for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad.
Completing the top ten was the MotoGP rookie, Ai Ogura, for the Trackhouse Racing squad.
MotoGP Portugal, Full Practice Results:
| 2025 Portuguese Moto3 | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Practice Results | Round 21 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:37.974 |
| 2 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:38.004 |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.062 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.133 |
| 5 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:38.183 |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:38.232 |
| 7 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:38.302 |
| 8 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.382 |
| 9 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:38.424 |
| 10 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.443 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:38.551 |
| 12 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.597 |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.598 |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.653 |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.762 |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:38.874 |
| 17 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:38.986 |
| 18 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:39.070 |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:39.130 |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:39.798 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.858 |
| 22 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:39.881 |
