MotoGp Jerez 2025: Alex Marquez the best in Friday's free practice. Bagnaia second

Jerez de la Frontera, 25 April 2025 – Friday at the Spanish GP in Jerez was marked by Marquez, but not Marc. Alex had the best time of the day, in a Ducati poker in the pre-qualifying completed by Pecco bagnaia, Frank Morbidely and Marc Marquez, limited by the yellow flags in the last fast lap. Borgo Panigale confirms its leadership, but there is a recovery by Fabio's Yamaha Quarterly in fifth place. Aprilia still behind with Marco Bezzecchi.

Ducati still in the lead. Good Bagnaia

In the morning's free practice 1, many riders tested the pace with the soft tyre on the front and the medium on the rear, with times around 1'37". Very close times, with several riders within a few tenths, before Alex Marquez opened the gas in the last ten minutes, setting the fuse alight. In the end, the best time of the morning - already well below the race record - was Alex's in 1'36”831 with 357 thousandths of an advantage over his brother Marc, then fourth Fabio Quarterly at 590 thousandths and Maverick Vinales fourth at 594. Pecco bagnaia he showed a good pace, especially on used tyres, and placed the seventh fastest time at 701 thousandths, just behind Joan Mir fifth and Jack Miller sixth, then completing the top ten Zarco and Rins at 7 tenths and Franco Morbidely at 8. Marco paid for a slow approach again Bezzecchi on Aprilia, only thirteenth at over a second behind.

At the opening of pre-qualifying, Alex immediately crashed at high speed Marquez in turn 5, he was following his brother, with a destroyed bike but an intact rider. The Gresini rider complained of a problem with his hand and missed almost the entire session except for the final time attack. In the first phase, there were still race pace tests, this time with many riders with medium-medium and always a pace in the low 37s. Quartararo, Marc Marquez and also Franco Morbidelli performed well, all within a few tenths, while Pecco bagnaia he climbed back up as the minutes passed, finding a decent race pace but still a couple of tenths away from his teammate. As for the time attack to get into the top ten, Alex himself Marquez he took the best time in 1'35”991, with just 103 thousandths on an excellent Pecco bagnaia and 162 on Franco Morbidely, then Ducati poker with Marc Marquez fourth at 267 thousandths. First not Ducati the Yamaha of Quarterly fifth, then Fermin Aldeguer, Johann zarco, Pedro Acosta, Fabio By Giannantonio and Joan Mir for direct access to Q2. Brad just outside Binder and Marco Bezzecchi.

Pre-qualification times

1 A. Marquez 1'35”991

2 Bagnaia +0.103

3 Morbidelli +0.162

4 M. Marquez +0.267

5 Quartararo +0.428

6 Aldeguer +0.517

7 Zarco +0.544

8 Acosta +0.639

9 By Giannantonio +0.645

10 Mir +0.695

11 Binders +0.750

12 Bezzecchi +0.807

13 Miller +0.863

14 Viñales +0.946

15 Rins +0.966

16 R. Fernandez +1.049

17 Figure +1.081

18 Marines +1.086

19 Bastianini +1.197

20 A. Fernandez +1.228

21 Espargaro +1.401

22 Savadors +1.874

23 Chantras +2.013