Alex Marquez topped the Practice session in Jerez

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25. 04. 2025 17:03 CET
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Alex Marquez topped the Practice session in Jerez

Eliška Ryšánková

Eliška Ryšánková

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The MotoGP practice session delivered non-stop action under sunny skies, with fast laps, dramatic crashes, and constant lead changes. Álex Marquez made a strong comeback to finish fastest, while Bagnaia, Morbidelli, and Marc Marquez followed closely in an intense and unpredictable session.

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The practice session started again under bright, sunny skies. As soon as the green light came on, the riders hit the track quickly and the action began right away.

Marc Márquez and Alex Rins were the first to set fast lap times. Rins led early with a time of 1:37.158. But soon, Raúl Fernández took over with a time of 1:37.778.

With about 7 minutes into the session, the Márquez brothers were riding together, and even Álex Marquez briefly held the top spot. But just one minute later, Álex crashed again and was injured, which caused a red flag. Before the session was stopped, Marc Márquez managed to take the lead.

The red flag was needed because the fence had to be repaired after Álex’s bike damaged it. Soon after, the session restarted.

Marc was still in the lead, followed by Franco Morbidelli in third, and Fabio Quartararo in fourth. Most riders were setting lap times in the 1:37 range. Francesco Bagnaia was in 10th place at this point.

With 45 minutes to go, the riders were improving and getting closer to the 1:36 times. Around the 40-minute mark, many returned to the garage. That’s when Quartararo took the lead from Marc Márquez. Bagnaia finally improved and jumped to second place, and Pedro Acosta moved into fourth.

The top 10 stayed mostly the same for a while: Quartararo, Bagnaia, Marc Marquez, Acosta

With 28 minutes left, we saw quick changes—Acosta led briefly, then Marc Marquez took it back. But soon, Quartararo returned to the top again, showing strong pace.

Johann Zarco and Brad Binder moved up to 5th and 6th. But then Binder crashed at Turn 9, bringing out a yellow flag.

With 22 minutes left, about half the riders were back in the garage. A few still on track improved their times: Maverick Viñales moved to 2nd and Ai Ogura climbed to 7th

Before the final laps, most riders changed tyres. With 16 minutes left, the top spots were: Quartararo, Viñales, Marc Márquez, Acosta

But then, Quartararo crashed in sector 4, bringing out another yellow flag—though only briefly.

A surprise came when Fermín Aldeguer jumped to second, shocking everyone. But then Franco Morbidelli took the lead, followed by Bagnaia and Bezzecchi in 2nd and 3rd. Soon after, Marc Marquez took the lead again.

Álex Marquez returned to the track and pushed hard—he climbed to third place! With 10 minutes left, Quartararo was back in the garage.

In the final 10 minutes, Morbidelli returned to 2nd, holding strong behind Marc. Fabio Di Giannantonio also improved to 5th.

As the final moments arrived, a few riders went back out for one last push. Bagnaia took the lead again. But with 3 minutes left, Raúl Fernández crashed, causing another yellow flag.

Still, Álex Marquez pushed hard and took the lead! Another quick yellow came after Joan Mir crashed at Turn 6.

In the last minute, riders gave it all. Quartararo went wide into the gravel but avoided getting stuck.

Final Standings: Álex Marquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Franco Morbidelli, Marc Márquez

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Eliška Ryšánková

Eliška is a journalism student with a long lasting passion for motorsport. While balancing school and race weekends from afar, she shares stories that go beyond the track. Her goal is to make motorsport content relatable, engaging, and easy to follow.

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