Overview
- In opening practice on Friday Marc Marquez set the fastest lap on older tyres, with Raul Fernandez and Jack Miller close behind and several riders suffering high-speed crashes but walking away uninjured.
- Marco Bezzecchi then led the timed afternoon practice with a 1:26.775 as Aprilia filled most of the top positions and only Marquez's Ducati interrupted what would otherwise have been an Aprilia whitewash.
- The day featured at least two red flags caused first by contact between Bezzecchi and Alex Marquez that scattered debris and later by a wallaby on the circuit, forcing session stoppages and cleanup.
- The championship remains razor-close with Jorge Martin two points ahead of Marquez, a tight margin that makes Friday's disrupted running and tyre usage potentially decisive for qualifying and the weekend.
- Teams also dealt with rider absences and issues—Toprak Razgatlioglu out for surgery, Joan Mir absent, Iker Lecuona substituting, and Luca Marini ill—while wet weather forecasts add strategic uncertainty for Saturday and Sunday.