Overview
- Marc Marquez topped opening practice at Phillip Island after a late flying lap on older tyres, with Raul Fernandez second and Jack Miller third.
- The FP1 session on Friday featured several high-speed crashes, including big falls for Iker Lecuona, Raul Fernandez and Jack Miller, all of whom walked away from their incidents.
- Brad Binder suffered a dramatic smokey engine failure on the main straight, switched to his spare bike and still finished the session in 11th place.
- Jorge Martin, the championship leader entering the weekend, was seventh in FP1 and remains two points clear of Marquez in the riders’ title battle.
- Off-track, Toprak Razgatlioglu is set for season-ending surgery and Joan Mir remains sidelined for treatment, and this weekend is MotoGP’s final round at Phillip Island before the race moves to Adelaide in 2027.