Alex Marquez went from the gravel trap to the top of the timesheets in Friday's MotoGP Practice session at Jerez.
After a massive crash in the early stages of the session that brought out a red flag, Alex Marquez was back on the pace towards the latter end. The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP rider smashed the lap record and ended the day on top of the timesheets.
Francesco Bagnaia thought he had done enough to take top spot, but he ended up slipping back to second place in the final moments of the session.
In third place was the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team rider, Franco Morbidelli. The Italian was able to put in a fast last lap to move himself slightly up the order and guarantee himself a spot in Q2.
Marc Marquez missed out on the top three spots as he was not able to get one last flying lap together. The Spaniard kept hitting yellow flags and ended up finishing the day in fourth place.
The top non-Ducati rider was Fabio Quartararo in fifth place on the Monster Energy Yamaha. The French rider crashed with 17 minutes to go but was able to get back on track and secure a Q2 position.
MotoGP rookie, Fermin Aldeguer, is quickly cementing himself as a threat at the front. The Spaniard ended the day in sixth place at his home Grand Prix.
Johann Zarco was once again able to make his way into Q2 on the LCR Honda Castrol machine. The French rider ended the day in seventh place and was 0.544 seconds off of Alex Marquez's best lap.
The only KTM rider who was able to secure a Q2 spot on Friday afternoon was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider, Pedro Acosta. The Spaniard ended the day in eighth place on the RC16 despite his fellow KTM riders struggling to finish in the top ten.
Fabio di Giannantonio made sure that all Ducati riders ended up in a Q2 spot as he ended the day in ninth place on the Ducati GP25.
Completing the top ten was the Honda HRC Castrol rider of Joan Mir, on the RC213V. The Spaniard was 0.695 seconds slower than Alex Marquez at the end of the hour-long session.
MotoGP Spain, Full Practice Results:
| 2025 Spain MotoGP | Circuito de Jerez | Practice Results | Round 5 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Alex Marquez | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:35.991 |
| 2 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:36.094 |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.153 |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:36.258 |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:36.419 |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | ESP | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP24 | 1:36.508 |
| 7 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:36.535 |
| 8 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:36.630 |
| 9 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP25 | 1:36.636 |
| 10 | Joan Mir | ESP | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:36.686 |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:36.741 |
| 12 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:36.798 |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:36.854 |
| 14 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:36.937 |
| 15 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:36.957 |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.040 |
| 17 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.072 |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:37.077 |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:37.188 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Yamaha M1 | 1:37.219 |
| 21 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda RC213V | 1:37.392 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.865 |
| 23 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:38.004 |
