Overview

• Marc Marquez dominated the opening practice with a quickest lap in the 1m20s range, underscoring his season-long superiority.
• Fabio Di Giannantonio stunned the field in FP2 by clocking a 1m19.071s, the fastest MotoGP lap ever at the Sachsenring.
• Only Di Giannantonio and teammate Franco Morbidelli ran fresh soft tyres among the FP2 top ten, giving them a clear one-lap advantage.
• Alex Marquez returned from a hand fracture to finish second in FP2, demonstrating full recovery ahead of qualifying.
• Enea Bastianini’s appendicitis ruled him out of the weekend, reducing the grid to 20 riders and confirming direct Q2 entry for the FP2 top ten.