Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Termas de Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the six-time World Champion turned a lap time of 1:37.295. Not only was that good enough to lead the 22-rider field, it was also good enough to eclipses his own 2014 All-Time Lap Record of 1:37.683.

Fabio Di Giannantonio was the best of the rest with a 1:37.430 on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici. 

Alex Marquez was third at 1:37.496 on his BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Desmosedici, making it three Ducatis in the front row.

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Marc Marquez delivers on Friday, Bagnaia narrowly avoids Q1. The #93 danced to a familiar tune in Termas to end Day 1 on top from Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez as every manufacturer finds Q2 form on Friday. 

The #93 on top in Termas – we’ve heard it before, and it was a familiar story on Friday at the 2025 Gran Premio YPF Energía de Argentina. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) tangoed his way to the timesheet summit in Practice as everyone chases the Spaniard’s GP25 tailpipes heading into Tissot Sprint Saturday. A late corker from Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and a consistent Friday from Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini MotoGP) see the Italian and Spaniard sit as the title chase leader’s main early contenders, as Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) narrowly avoids another Q1 showing following a Turn 2 crash in the closing minutes.

HOW IT UNFOLDED ON FRIDAY

Just as he did in the morning outing, Marc Marquez quickly clambered his way to the Practice timesheets summit on Friday afternoon, with Johann Zarco (LCR Honda Castrol) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) keeping the #93 company up at the sharp end with 25 minutes left on the clock.

Having produced a more than fine day in Free Practice 1 and for the first half of Practice, Zarco’s weekend hit a bump when the Frenchman crashed unhurt at Turn 2. At this stage, Zarco was P3 behind Marquez and Bezzecchi, with Alex Marquez P4. With 20 minutes to go, Bagnaia was sat in P10, seven tenths away from his teammate.

One of the first riders to slot a fresh soft Michelin rear tyre in was Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). The sophomore climbed to P2, 0.088s shy of Marquez’s effort, before the oldest lap record in MotoGP was bettered. Bezzecchi’s 1:37.510 was good enough to send Marc Marquez’s 2014 effort packing, as plenty of improvements started rolling in. Bagnaia and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) were now P4 and P5, with Zarco now down in P8.

Bezzecchi’s lap record didn’t last long though. Marc Marquez put his name back next to the number one with a 1:37.438, with Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) shadowing the World Championship leader to help him leap up to P4.

Heading into the final five minutes, Bagnaia wasn’t desperate for a lap time but the Italian was P6. In other words, not safely into Q2 yet. And then, it was session over for the double MotoGP World Champion. Turn 2 bit, Bagnaia slid into the gravel, and that was all she wrote for the #63 who now had an anxious wait to see if he’d avoid a second consecutive Q1 appearance.

After his early session issues, Fabio Quartararo put his Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP machine in P5 to demote Bagnaia to P7. Binder and Zarco then shoved Bagnaia to P9 with less than a minute left, as Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) pinched a late P10 – but it wasn’t session done yet. A late Rins flyer saw Ogura get shuffled out the automatic Q2 places, as Bagnaia survived needing to go through Q1 by the skin of his teeth.

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Marquez’s final flying lap sees the six-time MotoGP World Champion sit over a tenth clear of the late improving Di Giannantonio, with Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi and Binder the top five at the end of play. Rins, Zarco and Quartararo make sure both Japanese manufacturers have something to shout about so far in Termas, as Acosta and Bagnaia scrape through. Crucial for both of those riders.

COMING UP: QUALI AND TISSOT SPRINT SATURDAY IN TERMAS

Storylines aplenty then heading into Saturday at the Argentina GP. Bagnaia will be wanting a better day at the office, Q1 will be a jungle – as always – with Ogura fronting the pecking order in the opening 15 minutes of qualifying, and then there’s the obvious question: can anyone stop Marc Marquez?

Find out if that answer is ‘yes’ in qualifying at 10:50 local time (UTC -3), before the second Tissot Sprint of the season rears its head at 15:00.

Manuel Gonzalez led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Termas de Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard lapped the 2.99-mile (4.81 km) road course in 1:41.713, topping the field of 27 riders and breaking Alonso Lopez’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:42.472 from 2023.

Alonso Lopez was second-best with a time of 1:41.873 on his Team HDR Heidrun Boscoscuro. 

Jake Dixon did a third-fastest 1:41.888 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro. 

American Joe Roberts finished Friday afternoon’s practice session 8th with a best time of 1:42.385 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.

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Gonzalez grabs Termas Day 1 honours. The Thai GP winner ends a red-flagged Moto2 session at the summit with Lopez and Dixon in tow. 

World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) has hit the ground running in Termas de Rio Hondo as the Spaniard ended the red-flagged Moto2 Practice session at the top of the timesheets. Gonzalez’s 1:41.713 was 0.160s quicker than Alonso Lopez’s (Team HDR Heidrun) best time, but it was the #21’s crash on the exit of Turn 3 that signalled the premature end to Practice. Lopez was all OK after the crash, and it was fellow Boscoscuro rider, Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who rounded out the top three. 

Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing) and Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing) are safely into Q2 after pocketing P4 and P5, with Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) in P6 – but that wasn’t the story of the session for the #44. In the closing stages, Canet suffered a big crash at Turn 11 but has been confirmed as fit for the remainder of the event. It wasn’t all smiles for one of the key names though, as Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) suffered a dramatic fall at Turn 1, missing the remainder of the session and thus finding himself in P15 and going through Q1.

Get the full results to Moto2 Practice before Saturday’s qualifying day ignites!

David Almansa led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Termas de Río Hondo, in Argentina. Almansa used his Pirelli-shod Leopard Racing Honda to lap the 2.99-mile (4.81 km) track in 1:46.981, which led the field of 26 riders and broke Sergio Garcia’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:48.429 from 2022.

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Alvaro Carpe was second-best with a time of 1:47.345.

His teammate, Jose Antonio Rueda claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:47.451. 

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Almansa slams in lap record to head Carpe and Rueda on Day 1. The Spaniard leads a session for the first time in style, heading rookie sensation Carpe and Thailand winner Rueda. 

David Almansa (Leopard Racing) heads the Moto3™ timesheets on Day 1 at Termas, topping a session for the first time in his career and with a new lap record. His advantage was impressive too, with 0.364 in hand over rookie Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Carpe already raised eyebrows in Thailand with a maiden podium first time out and at a venue he’d never previously ridden. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was third fastest as the Thai GP winner proved a key player once again, and was also second fastest in FP1.

Fourth goes to home hero Valentino Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), who impressed to head a tightly packed group of riders where thousandths made the difference. Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA), Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and his teammate Angel Piqueras were next up, ahead of Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power), Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Buriram podium finisher Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing).

One notable name not heading straight through to Q1 is David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) as he ended Practice in P15 – and after topping FP1. But the #64 was involved in an incident with Foggia in the afternoon which remains under investigation for now. Muñoz already has a pitlane start here for causing a crash with Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) in Thailand though, so qualifying won’t be his key focus. Lunetta too is another surprise who heads for Q1, as does Buriram polesitter Matteo Bertelle (LEVEL UP – MTA) after a crash in the afternoon in Argentina. The incident brought out the Red Flag briefly, but rider ok.

Check out the FULL RESULTS from the session and come back for more on Saturday as Moto3™ head out for another free practice in the morning before qualifying from 12:50 (UTC-3)!

Marc Marquez topped MotoGP World Championship practice Friday morning at Termas De Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Michelin-shod Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25, the Spaniard turned a lap of 1:38.937 around the 2.99-mile (4.81 km) track and led the 22-rider field.

Frenchman, Johann Zarco was second-best with a 1:38.963 on his CASTROL Honda LCR RC213V.

The Spanish rider, Alex Marquez was third with a lap of 1:39.208 on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici. 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Marquez charges to P1 in Termas FP1 ahead of Zarco. The Championship leader was back at the head of the field as MotoGP™ returns to Argentina, with less than a second covering the top ten.

The first MotoGP™ session in Argentina since 2023, the premier class hit the circuit for the first time during the weekend in tricky but drying conditions. Overnight rain had left the track damp but after Moto3™ and Moto2™’s Free Practice, slick tyres were donned throughout and lap times improving right the way through the 45-minute session. Carrying on his Buriram form, Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) leading the charge in Termas.

Early tricky conditions soon abated and whilst the sun remained hidden, the track was soon rubbered in; Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) led the way for plenty of the session but Marquez was soon in his stride and in the final ten minutes, put in a string of fast laps to go P1 despite a big save at Turn 9. Teammate Francesco Bagnaia struggled on Friday morning in P14 but won’t be concerned as it’s often the case. Zarco took P2 with Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) once again in the top three in P3, ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) loves Termas and put himself and Aprilia in P5, aiming to once again challenge at the front.

There were three Hondas inside the top ten again as Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) secured sixth and teammate Joan Mir in ninth. Splitting them, the top Yamaha of Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) and the top KTM of Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), ensuring all five manufacturers got representation inside the top eight. Bookending the top ten, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) on his maiden MotoGP™ voyage at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit.

That’s all for FP1 so check out the results, Practice up next at 15:00 Local Time (UTC – 4).

Manuel Gonzalez was quickest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice Friday morning at Termas De Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Pirelli-shod Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on the 2.99-mile (4.81 km) track, the Spaniard recorded a 1:44.147 to lead the field of 27 riders.

The Italian Tony Arbolino was the best of the rest with a 1:44.236 on his BluCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro. 

The British rider Jake Dixon was third-fastest with a 1:44.445 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro. 

American Joe Roberts finished the opening session in 17th with a 1:46.076 on his American Racing Team Kalex.

David Muñoz was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Termas De Río Hondo, in Argentina. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM on Pirelli control tires, Muñoz covered the 2.99-mile (4.81 km) road course in 1:57.363, topping the field of 26 riders.

Jose Antonio Rueda was the best of the rest with a 1:57.624 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo. 

David Almansa was third with a lap time of 1:57.797 on his Leopard Racing Honda.