Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi set a new MotorLand Aragón lap record to take pole in qualifying, edging Marc Marquez by 0.089 seconds and putting Alex Marquez third on the front row.
- Qualifying followed a strong morning for Bezzecchi, who also topped MotoGP FP2 with Marc Marquez second, confirming Aprilia's single‑lap pace at the venue.
- The 11‑lap MotoGP Sprint that awards World Championship points is scheduled for 15:00 CET on Saturday and will immediately make Saturday grid positions consequential for the title race.
- Manuel Gonzalez led Moto2 FP2 with a 1:49.597 lap and David Almansa topped Moto3 FP2 in 1:57.259, while several riders returned from injury this weekend and Johann Zarco begins the event carrying long‑lap penalties.
- Broadcasters Sky, DF1, ServusTV and SRF2 will carry qualifying and the Sprint live, and Bezzecchi's pole is especially notable because Marc Marquez has historically been dominant at Aragón, so Saturday's Sprint could shift momentum going into Sunday.