Overview

• Pedro Acosta set the Friday benchmark at 1:37.061 in the afternoon training despite a late highside, with Marc Marquez 0.006 seconds behind.
• Marc Marquez topped FP1 in 1:37.956 as the session was red-flagged following engine failures for Aprilia riders Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez; the team is inspecting high‑mileage power units.
• KTM test rider Pol Espargaro was confirmed as Tech3’s stand‑in for Maverick Vinales and converted prior Balaton MotoGP test experience into P2 in FP1 and P8 in training.
• Aleix Espargaro withdrew after a bicycle crash that affected his L3 vertebra, leaving LCR Honda to run only Johann Zarco for the weekend.
• Direct Q2 spots went to Acosta, Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Fermin Aldeguer, Enea Bastianini, Franco Morbidelli, Joan Mir, Pol Espargaro, Luca Marini and Fabio Quartararo, while Martin (11th) and Francesco Bagnaia (14th) head to Q1 as stewards review an Alex Marquez–Bagnaia incident.