Overview

• Marc Marquez set the early benchmark by topping FP1 at 1:37.956 on the series’ first day at Balaton Park.
• Pedro Acosta led prequalifying with a 1:37.061, edging Marquez by 0.006 seconds after a heavy late crash.
• KTM placed multiple riders directly into Q2, with Enea Bastianini fifth and Pol Espargaro eighth, as Gresini’s Ducati pair Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer took third and fourth.
• Francesco Bagnaia struggled with corner entry and rear grip, finished 14th in prequalifying, and must advance through Q1.
• Stewards handed Alex Marquez and Jack Miller three-place grid penalties for obstructing Bagnaia, following a Friday review.