Álex Márquez bounced back from a crash to top the MotoGP Spanish GP Practice with a new premier class lap record at Jerez: 1m35.991s.
The first leader of the session was Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse/Aprilia), with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) starting second, closely followed by teammate Álex Rins. But on their second flying laps, the Márquez brothers took over, with Álex (BK8 Gresini/Ducati) ahead of Marc (Ducati Lenovo).
Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) moved up to third before Quartararo improved to second. At the same time, Álex Márquez crashed at Turn 5, leaving him physically shaken. Still within the first ten minutes, Marc took the lead. Álex’s incident prompted a red flag to repair the barriers.
A second crash of the day for @alexmarquez73, this time around at T5 😱#SpanishGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/off1EsnI8R
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After a few minutes of interruption, the session resumed and there were immediate changes at the front: Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati) moved up to second place. A few minutes later, it was Quartararo’s turn to lead. With 35 minutes remaining, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) climbed to second.
The standings didn’t stay that way for long, with several riders overtaking the Italian, including Marc Márquez, who returned to second. Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) also showed speed, reaching third and fourth respectively. But the South African would crash shortly after.
Shortly after making it to the top 5, @BradBinder_33 goes down at T9 💥😔#SpanishGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/OmsfU9KSu8
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In the final 15 minutes, while several riders were improving their laps, Quartararo crashed. The resulting yellow flags led to several lap cancellations. Even so, the timing sheet saw major changes, with Marc Márquez briefly returning to the lead, followed by Morbidelli in second and Bagnaia in third.
After his early crash, Álex Márquez returned to the track and remained fast, jumping back to third. Bagnaia took the lead with three minutes to go, but multiple riders were on flying laps.
However, crashes from some riders caused additional lap cancellations. Álex Márquez wasn’t affected and set the first-ever 1m35s lap at Jerez.
Until the end, more crashes and more yellow flags disrupted flying laps. No one could beat Álex Márquez, who secured the session lead. Bagnaia was second at 0.103s, followed by Morbidelli and Marc Márquez, with Quartararo in fifth.
The second half of the top ten featured, in order: Fermín Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini/Ducati), Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR), Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati), and Mir. The Majorcan clinched the last direct spot in Q2, beating Binder by just 0.055s.
