Marc Marquez led the way on Friday as he set a new all-time lap record, Martin and Bagnaia finished in second and fourth.
A week after winning the Australian Grand Prix it was Marc Marquez who ended up fastest on Friday in Thailand. The Gresini Racing MotoGP goes well around the Chang International Circuit and will be searching for his fourth win of the season.
The MotoGP Championship leader, Jorge Martin, finished in second place on Day One. The Spaniard ended up quicker than his main title rival despite being 0.1 seconds behind Marquez.
The two Ducati Lenovo riders ended up in third and fourth places on Friday afternoon. Enea Bastianini finished in third place with Francesco Bagnaia in fourth.
The top Aprilia on Friday in Thailand was Maverick Vinales as he finished in fifth place. Vinales was also the only Aprilia to secure a Qualifying Two spot on Friday.
Prima Pramac Racing rider, Franco Morbidelli, ended the day in sixth place on his Ducati GP24.
After suffering a shoulder injury last week in Australia, Pedro Acosta is back on the pace in Thailand. The MotoGP rookie finished Day One in Thailand in seventh place as the only KTM rider in the top ten.
In eighth and ninth places were two Ducati GP23 riders with Alex Marquez in eighth and Marco Bezzecchi in ninth.
Completing the top ten was LCR Honda Castrol rider, Johann Zarco. The French rider was the only rider from a Japanese manufacturer to secure his way into the second Qualifying session on Friday.
MotoGP Thailand, Full Practice Results:
| 2024 Thai MotoGP | Chang International Circuit | Practice Results | Round 18 of 20 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:29.165 |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.275 |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.327 |
| 4 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.360 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.506 |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:29.549 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:29.602 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:29.613 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:29.620 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:29.682 |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:29.683 |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:29.756 |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:29.837 |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:29.857 |
| 15 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | 1:29.996 |
| 16 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:29.999 |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:30.138 |
| 18 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.198 |
| 19 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:30.217 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:30.429 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.012 |
| 22 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.383 |
