Marc Márquez started the Aragón MotoGP weekend in dominant fashion, leading the first free practice session at MotorLand Aragón with a commanding performance. The eight-time world champion finished nearly half a second ahead of his closest competitor.
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) was the initial leader of the session, with Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) close behind, separated by just 0.286 seconds. However, it was still early in the session, and lap times quickly improved.
After ten minutes, Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) topped the timesheets, followed by two KTM riders: Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM) and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3). Shortly after, Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse/Aprilia) took the lead, only to be narrowly edged out by Acosta by 0.015 seconds, while Zarco moved up to third.
In the first quarter-hour, Miller briefly led the session before being overtaken by Oliveira, but both were then surpassed by Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati), who took the top spot with half an hour remaining.
With 26 minutes to go, Acosta moved into second place but was still more than half a second behind Marc Márquez. Five minutes later, Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) climbed to third before improving to second.
The final stages of the session saw no significant changes. Marc Márquez solidified his lead with a lap time of 1m48.289s, finishing 0.483s ahead of Martín. Acosta, Binder, and Di Giannantonio completed the top five, with Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) in sixth. Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) struggled, with several off-track excursions, and could only manage 21st, finishing just ahead of Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia).
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