Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi took Indonesian MotoGP pole with a 1:28.832 track record, continuing his weekend dominance for Aprilia.
- Fermin Aldeguer and Raul Fernandez completed the front row, while Marc Marquez starts ninth after advancing from Q1 and Francesco Bagnaia lines up 16th after failing to progress.
- Q2 incidents included crashes for Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo at Turn 16, with yellow flags hindering several late laps.
- In Singapore FP2, Oscar Piastri was fastest with a 1:30.714 as Charles Leclerc collided with Lando Norris in the pit lane and George Russell crashed, shortening representative running.
- Early analysis indicated Max Verstappen’s Red Bull showed improved race pace versus McLaren, with comparable-stint averages suggesting roughly a 0.134s per-lap edge.