Overview

• Marc Marquez set the FP1 benchmark with a 1:37.956, leading by 0.277 seconds over substitute Pol Espargaro.
• Pol Espargaro replaced Maverick Vinales for Tech3 and leveraged prior MotoGP testing at Balaton to finish second.
• Aleix Espargaro withdrew with an L3 vertebra injury from a bicycle crash, leaving LCR Honda with only Johann Zarco and reducing the grid to 21 riders.
• Pedro Acosta placed third ahead of Luca Marini and Alex Marquez, with Marco Bezzecchi the best Aprilia in sixth; Francesco Bagnaia was 15th and Brad Binder 21st.
• Aprilia suffered engine blowups for Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez that caused a red flag, with the team noting high-mileage units and an ongoing investigation.