12:08
Quartararo goes up to fourth on his Yamaha with a 1m59.423s. So, his 10-minute sin bin hasn't hindered him too much.
Marc Marquez, 2025 MotoGP British Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose
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2025 British MotoGP: Friday practice As It Happened
Live text coverage of Friday practice at the 2025 MotoGP British Grand Prix
The seventh round of the 2025 MotoGP season takes place at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix.
After six rounds, Marc Marquez leads the championship by 22 points after taking an important second-place finish last time out in the wet French Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider comes to Silverstone chasing his first victory at the UK venue since 2014, but believes he faces stiff competition from his younger brother Alex Marquez on the Gresini Ducati and 2022 British GP winner Pecco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia has slid 51 points back in the championship after a double non-score at the French GP, as he looks to find a solution to his front end problems on the factory Ducati.
The British Grand Prix has seen 10 different riders win at the event in the last 10 editions, which is a run that could be ended by a previous victor in Maverick Vinales.
The Tech3 KTM rider has been in consistently strong form in recent rounds and has emerged as the reference rider within the brand.
Fabio Quartararo has secured back-to-back pole positions in MotoGP in the last two rounds and will be a contender for a third this weekend at a track the Yamaha has gone well at in the past.
Honda welcomes back Aleix Espargaro for a second time this season as he makes another wildcard appearance on the RC213V.
FP1 was topped by Marc Marquez ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Alex Marquez.
Practice is scheduled for 16:00 local time.
23 May 2025
12:06
We've seen a couple of run-offs already in this session.
It's not too windy today, but wind is a problem for riders at Silverstone.
12:02
Quartararo is up to 12th after his delayed start to the session on a 2m00.176s.
12:01
Alex Marquez moves into second and cuts his brother's advantage down to 0.279s.
12:00
FP1 standings after 10 minutes
- Marc Marquez
- Bezzecchi
- Miller
- Alex Marquez
- Di Giannantonio
- Bagnaia
- Acosta
- Morbidelli
- Mir
- Zarco
11:58
The lap record at Silverstone, for reference, is a 1m57.309s.
11:57
Big lap early in this session already from Marquez. He's 0.499s clear of the field after 10 minutes of running.
11:55
Marc Marquez goes back to the top of the timesheets with a 1m58.844s.
11:55
Fabio Quartararo's penalty is over and he heads out on his Yamaha.
His M1 has some aero updates on it this weekend following a test at Misano.
11:54
Silverstone has been a good track for Aprilia in the past and could well be the place where Bezzecchi finds the stability improvements he needs to make a step.
11:53
Marco Bezzecchi has taken over top spot with a 1m59.343s.
11:51
Marc Marquez has gone top with a 1m59.810s from Marco Bezzecchi and Jack Miller.
11:51
Bit of a moment for Bagnaia going into Vale, but he gets away with it.
11:49
First flurry of laps have come in and it's French GP winner Johann Zarco leading the way on a 2m02.009s.
11:47
Everyone has gone out on the soft front, medium rear for this session.
Tyre options are the same as last year when the British GP was held in August, so that could cause some headaches when it gets cooler over the next few days.
11:45
British GP FP1 - Green flag
Pitlane has opened for FP1.
11:40
Conditions are decent ahead of FP1. The sun has broken through and brought temperatures up to just over 20 degrees C.
11:37
Fabio Quartararo penalty
Fabio Quartararo has a penalty to serve in FP1, unusually.
As punishment for ignoring marshal instructions at the French GP, the Yamaha rider will miss the first 10 minutes of the session.
11:35
British GP - rider changes
Just the one rider update to bring you ahead of FP1.
Aleix Espargaro is back for his second wildcard this season with Honda.
He won the British GP in 2023 on an Aprilia.
11:32
British MotoGP - FP1 build-up
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the 2025 MotoGP British Grand Prix.
FP1 at Silverstone is in 15 minutes.
