2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2025 Misano MotoGP at Misano, round 16 of 22.
After last Sunday’s defeat, Marc Marquez returns to the top of the timesheets during Friday practice for the 2025 San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
The Ducati Lenovo star was fastest on both used and new tyres, finishing afternoon Practice 0.147s ahead of Marco Bezzecchi’s Aprilia.
Morning leader Franco Morbidelli leapt to a late third while Marquez’s beleaguered factory team-mate Francesco Bagnaia briefly topped the timesheets on his way to fourth.
Barcelona winner Alex Marquez (Gresini), Honda’s Joan Mir and Luca Marini, Aprilia’s Jorge Martin, KTM’s Pedro Acosta and VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio completed the top ten places.
Bezzecchi deliberately towed team-mate Martin in the final stages, helping the reigning world champion - who has been struggling in qualifying - claim direct Qualifying 2 access.
2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1'30.480s | 22/28 | 298k |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.147s | 26/29 | 300k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.193s | 22/22 | 298k |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.230s | 22/24 | 298k |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.272s | 24/27 | 296k |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.339s | 22/24 | 299k |
| 7 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.368s | 25/25 | 300k |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.377s | 22/25 | 298k |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.409s | 23/28 | 300k |
| 10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.435s | 20/20 | 297k |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.588s | 20/24 | 299k |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.610s | 26/26 | 293k |
| 13 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.686s | 20/24 | 301k |
| 14 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.769s | 24/24 | 294k |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.007s | 15/22 | 296k |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.020s | 21/26 | 297k |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.092s | 6/23 | 298k |
| 18 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +1.136s | 21/27 | 298k |
| 19 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4) | +1.198s | 18/20 | 290k |
| 20 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.202s | 27/27 | 296k |
| 21 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.208s | 23/26 | 297k |
| 22 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.889s | 16/21 | 298k |
| 23 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.036s | 21/23 | 293k |
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.031s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.877s (2024)
Yellow flags for late accidents by Augusto Fernandez (on the Yamaha V4), Joan Mir (HRC) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse) hindered fast laps.
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and Tech3 KTM's Enea Bastianini were among those to miss out on the top ten, sending them into Qualifying 1.
Despite the fall, Augusto Fernandez kept pace with the rate of improvement at the front to remain 1.2s from the top on the new V4 Yamaha.
That put him 19th out of the 23 riders - beating the Inline M1s of Alex Rins and Miguel Oliveira and only half-a-second from Quartararo.
2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | 1'31.342s | 13/17 | 298k |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.249s | 18/18 | 295k |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.254s | 16/20 | 301k |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.258s | 13/20 | 298k |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.269s | 18/21 | 301k |
| 6 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.271s | 17/19 | 303k |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.321s | 18/20 | 302k |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.333s | 19/22 | 300k |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +0.467s | 18/19 | 297k |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.498s | 17/18 | 300k |
| 11 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.587s | 7/19 | 300k |
| 12 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.636s | 19/22 | 300k |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.673s | 18/19 | 298k |
| 14 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.675s | 16/16 | 298k |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.817s | 17/19 | 299k |
| 16 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.943s | 17/18 | 297k |
| 17 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.964s | 18/19 | 296k |
| 18 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.129s | 19/19 | 296k |
| 19 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.167s | 20/20 | 296k |
| 20 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.168s | 15/23 | 302k |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4) | +1.195s | 13/17 | 293k |
| 22 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.582s | 11/17 | 299k |
| 23 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.242s | 17/22 | 297k |
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.031s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.877s (2024)
Local star Franco Morbidelli leads opening practice for the 2025 San Marino MotoGP at Misano, despite missing the opening ten minutes and suffering a late crash.
Suspended from the start of the session due to disobeying instructions from marshals when he rejoined in last Sunday's Catalunya round, Morbidelli made up for lost time by replacing Barcelona winner Alex Marquez at the top.
VR46 team-mate Fabio di Giannantonio then slotted into second, before the yellow duo were split by the blue Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo on his final lap.
Gresini's Alex Marquez got the edge over brother and title leader Marc. Honda’s Luca Marini, KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Aprilia Marco Bezzecchi completed the top eight.
Marc's Ducati Lenovo team-mate Francesco Bagnaia was eleventh.
Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP prototype is making its public debut as a wild-card entry with test rider Augusto Fernandez this weekend.
Fernandez finished FP1 in 21st place (+1.195s) after a mid-session technical issue.
Fortunately, there was no sign of smoke as Fernandez parked the bike at the side of the track - later returning on his spare machine - and he should have both bikes available again for the afternoon.
Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins and Jack Miller - who tried the new bike in a private test at Barcelona on Monday - are set to ride it again during next week’s post-race official Misano test.
Marc Marquez, whose 15-race unbeaten run was halted by brother Alex in Barcelona, cannot mathematically win the 2025 world championship this weekend.
However, providing he scores at least three points at Misano, Marc will have a title chance next time at Motegi.
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