Marc Marquez ended Friday fastest at the Red Bull GP of the United States, despite a fast crash in FP1. The seven-time MotoGP Champion topped the timesheets at a venue he knows well. Ai Ogura was close behind, just 0.053 off the top spot.
Close Timesheets in Texas MotoGP Practice
Fabio Di Giannantonio took P3 on Friday, 0.187 off Marquez. Pedro Acosta topped the morning session, while Marc Marquez made headlines with his crash, but was uninjured.
There were nine crashes overall during the day. These included Diggia, Jorge Martin, two for Enea Bastianini, Franco Morbidelli, Ogura, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alex Marquez in the first half hour. Brad Binder slid out late on.
Marquez and Ogura Set Late Laps
Marquez and Ogura both set their fastest laps late in the session. Marco Bezzecchi was forced to settle for fourth on Friday, only 0.013 off Diggia. Diggia had briefly topped the session before Marquez turned up the wick.
Alex Marquez slotted into fifth, with Acosta taking sixth. Martin, despite his crash, took seventh ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, Luca Marini and Bastianini. It’s Bastianini’s first time straight to Q2 since the 2025 Catalan GP, where he also took a podium on Sunday.
- Marc Marquez fastest despite a crash
- Ai Ogura only 0.053 seconds behind
- Nine crashes during the day
Mir Misses Q2, Binder Suffers Late Crash
Joan Mir just missed the cut in P11. Binder was further down the order in 19th after his late crash.
There’s another chance for two more riders to move through to Q2 in qualifying on Saturday morning. Tune in for more MotoGP on super Saturday at the Red Bull US GP!