Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi set the pace with a 1:43.193 lap, narrowly ahead of Pedro Acosta, as Marc Marquez secured third.
- Alex Marquez ended the session 15th, sending him to Q1 for the first time this season.
- Only 0.541 seconds covered the top 10, signaling a tightly matched field heading into qualifying.
- Multiple crashes and technical issues interrupted running, including falls for Jorge Martin, Alex Marquez, Jack Miller, Pedro Acosta and Somkiat Chantra, plus problems for Francesco Bagnaia and Raul Fernandez.
- Marc Marquez can clinch the championship after the Grand Prix if his advantage over Alex Marquez reaches at least 185 points.