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If FP1 of the ninth of 22 rounds of the world championship MotoGP, in Brno, Czech Republic, clearly showed us a dominance of Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) ahead fabio quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), the asphalt temperature rising from 42° to 48° for Practice shook up the afternoon's hierarchy, highlighting an Aprilia one-two finish with Ai Ogura (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing): What will happen in FP2 and, especially, during qualifying?

Seven riders have beaten the previous absolute lap record, and less than a second separates 19 riders. The MotoGP race is extremely close in the Czech Republic, but they are all chasing one man: Ai Ogurawho clocked a time of 1'51.735 to finish top of the day in Brno, ahead of the championship leader Marco Bezzecchi et Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). The Japanese rider already has a podium finish in MotoGP, but he is still looking for his first victory.

FIRST HALF OF THE SESSION: Aprilia attacks, Marc Márquez crashes

A second fall of the day was not the way Marc Márquez He imagined starting his afternoon, but right from the start of Practice, #93 lost the front at turn 11. Fortunately, he is okay, but it cost him track time.

At the top of the ranking, Raul fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) was showing fast pace ahead Peter Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), beforeAi Ogura does not seize the best time, giving Trackhouse a provisional one-two finish as they approach the halfway point of the session. Marco Bezzecchi quickly put everyone in agreement by taking first place with, as a bonus, a new lap record of 1'52.275.

PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS: New lap record, Acosta suffers a technical problem

Maverick Vinales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) climbed back into the top 10, while Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) was in fifth place and his teammate Luca marini (Honda HRC Castrol) had also climbed to eighth place.
For its part, Peter Acosta He had regained first position before a technical problem forced him to return to the pits. Smoke was visible, and his session was then over. It's becoming a bit too frequent at KTM…
After briefly dropping out of the top 10, Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Marc Márquezquickly regained the provisional qualifying places for Q2, with the reigning world champion becoming the first driver to go below 1'52 at Brno.

THE LAST 5 MINUTES: the final explanation in the Czech Republic

Desiring to secure their safety permanently, Fabio DiGiannantonio took the lead four minutes from the checkered flag, while the 2024 world champion George Martin (Aprilia Racing) was in 12th place with less than three minutes to go.
The Aprilia rider pushed his RS-GP to its limits and climbed back up to eighth place, while his teammate Marco Bezzecchi regained the best time. But it didn't last long: an exceptional lap byAi Ogura allowed #79 to regain the lead.
All these changes were setting back the " Martinator "in 10th place, and he would eventually be ejected from the top 10 when Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) improved in the final moments to seize 8th place.

UNDER THE CHECKERED FLAG: Friday's top 10

Q1 SATURDAY: Several big names will be there

Eleventh, Jorge Martin clearly did not achieve the result he hoped for, while Maverick Vinales came very close to direct qualification.
2021 World Champion, fabio quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), second in the morning, could do no better than fourteenth in the afternoon, just 0,798 seconds behindAi Ogura.
The return ofAlex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) finished in fifteenth place. He was also declared fit for the entire weekend as he returns to competition.

While we wait to find out more, as the 22 riders prepare under sunny skies with already quite warm temperatures of 27°C in the air and 37°C on the ground for this 30-minute FP2 session, let's enjoy these few moments of live coverage thanks to the official website. MotoGP.com :

MotoGP™ Czech Republic, Brno

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FP1 1'54.606 Marc Marquez (See here) 1'53.303 Marc Marquez (See here)
Practice 2'03.935 Marc Marquez (See here) 1'51.735 Ai Ogura (See here)
FP2 1'53.145 Marc Marquez (See here) (See here)
Q1 1'52.715 Bagnaia 1'52.775 R. Fernandez (See here) (See here)
Q2 1'52.303 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) (See here)
Sprint Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta, Enea Bastianini (See here) (See here)
Warm up 1'53.634 Marc Marquez (See here) (See here)
Course Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Pedro Acosta (See here) (See here)
All time lap record 1'52.303 Francesco Bagnaia 2025 (See here) 1'51.735 Ai Ogura (See here)

MotoGP Brno FP2 MotoGP Brno FP2 

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