Overview
- Alex Marquez topped the morning MotoGP FP1 on Friday with a 1:58.692 lap while David Almansa and Manuel Gonzalez led Moto3 and Moto2 first sessions respectively.
- Marco Bezzecchi produced a 1:56.280 in the afternoon MotoGP training to set a new Silverstone lap record and put four Aprilia riders inside the top five times.
- Pedro Acosta suffered a high‑speed fall in FP1 at Turn 15 but was uninjured and continued, while further afternoon crashes including Francesco Bagnaia’s exit affected several riders’ final running and Q2 chances.
- The weekend restarts the second half of the 22‑round season with the championship tightly bunched — the top five are separated by about 24 points — making qualifying and race setup at Silverstone strategically important.
- Organisers confirmed Silverstone will stay on the MotoGP calendar through at least 2028 and broadcasters split means Friday training remained behind pay walls in Germany while Austria offered a free stream and Switzerland relied on the official Videopass.