10:28
The slow fall for Marquez hasn't stopped him from continuing on for the final couple of minutes.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023
LIVE UPDATES: Friday practice from the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring
Francesco Bagnaia heads into the Austrian MotoGP with a 41-point lead over Jorge Martin after finishing second at Silverstone.
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Stya tuned as Crash.net brings you the latest news and updates throughout the Austrian MotoGP weekend.
18 Aug 2023
10:26
Marquez is down
Marc Marquez has crashed at turn four which is his 16th fall this season.
10:19
Alex Marquez goes third fastest behind Quartararo and Vinales. FP1 is 12 minutes away from its conclusion.
10:14
The same goes for Marc Marquez who has managed to stay aboard his Honda.
10:13
Aleix Espargaro is in the gravel at turn four as is Miguel Oliveira. Both riders avoided a crash.
10:08
Augusto Fernandez has crashed at the 21/2b chicane.
10:06
Francesco Bagnaia is currently eighth fastest with just over half the session remaining, one place behind teammate Enea Bastianini.
10:03
Fabio Quartararo has taken over at the top of the leaderboard. The Yamaha rider is just ahead of Vinales after setting a time of 1:30.237s.
10:00
Marco Bezzecchi runs off circuit at turn four.
09:54
Maverick Vinales is the early pacesetter ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Jorge Martin.
09:50
Marquez has now stopped off-track.
09:49
Disaster for Alex Marquez as smoke is coming from his machine.
09:45
And we're underway with MotoGP FP1 in Austria.
09:31
Good morning and welcome to Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring. Up first is FP1 at 9:45 UK time.