Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi secured pole at MotorLand Aragon with the first 1m44s lap, a 1:44.962 that set a new track record and put Aprilia on the front of the grid for Sunday.
- Marc Marquez reclaimed race control in the 11-lap Sprint by passing Bezzecchi into Turn 1 and leading every lap to win, with Alex Marquez second and Bezzecchi third.
- The full race grid is set for Sunday and includes Johann Zarco carrying a double long-lap penalty to be served during the Grand Prix for his role in the Catalunya Turn 1 incident.
- Francesco Bagnaia failed to reach Q2 and must start the race from the Q1 route after practice, while recent returns from injury for Johann Zarco and Fermin Aldeguer gave both riders direct Q2 access and race mileage.
- The weekend’s tyre choices and Aragon’s anticlockwise layout are likely to shape Sunday’s outcome because Marquez’s strong race pace at left-turn circuits and Bezzecchi’s soft-tyre one-lap speed together narrow gaps in the title fight and change team tactics.