Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi set a new MotorLand Aragón lap record with a 1'45"455 in pre‑qualifying, putting Aprilia on top of the timesheet.
- Marc Márquez led Friday morning's FP1 and ran a careful programme on Saturday that prioritised qualifying readiness over risky practice pushes.
- Pecco Bagnaia struggled across sessions and will need to go through Q1 after failing to reach the top ten in practice.
- Ai Ogura is absent after hand surgery in Barcelona and the Trackhouse team expects to target his return at Misano.
- Johann Zarco made a successful comeback from a three‑and‑a‑half‑month knee layoff by posting a top‑10 time, while several riders suffered practice crashes that underline the weekend's physical demands.