Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi set the pace in first practice with a 1:30.132 lap, leaving Marc Márquez second and Jorge Martín third in the official FT1 order.
- The MotoGP stewards reviewed an incident in Turn 12 where Toprak Razgatlıoğlu impeded Francesco Bagnaia and concluded there would be no penalty after their investigation.
- Several riders crashed during Friday’s sessions including Diogo Moreira, Fermin Aldeguer and Ai Ogura; all walked away uninjured but some bikes, notably Ogura’s Aprilia, required repair.
- High ambient and surface temperatures — reported around 28–31°C air and roughly 60–62°C track — forced teams to prioritise tyre choices, brake cooling and engine setup for the weekend.
- Bagnaia struggled with grip and finished 13th in FT1 while Aleix Espargaró stood in for the injured Takaaki Nakagami and completed the session in 22nd, underscoring setup and availability issues that could shape race strategy.