09:54
Marquez has gone faster with a 1m20.689s.
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2025 German MotoGP: Friday practice as it happened
2025 German MotoGP: Friday practice LIVE UPDATES!
The 11th round of the 2025 MotoGP season sees the championship return to Sachsenring for the German Grand Prix.
Marc Marquez comes to a circuit where he went undefeated between 2013 and 2021 leading the championship by 68 points after taking his third successive sprint/grand prix double last time out at the Dutch Grand Prix.
With nearest rival Alex Marquez crashing out and injuring himself, while Pecco Bagnaia slid 126 points back in the standings in third, many are viewing this weekend's German Grand Prix as the moment where Marc Marquez can really take command in the championship.
But uncertain weather conditions are on the cards this weekend, which could throw up a few surprises.
Friday schedule:
FP1 - 9:45am BST
Practice - 2pm BST
11 Jul 2025
09:54
Fabio Di Giannantonio is now second-fastest. Not often we focus on runner-up spot, but that is very much the feeling of this weekend given the form Marquez is in.
09:52
Brad Binder has cut that advantage down to 0.470s as he moves up to second.
09:51
Marc Marquez is now on top with a 1m20.749s, which puts him 0.771s clear of the field!
09:50
After five minutes of running, Johann Zarco is fastest on a 1m21.697s.
09:45
Green flag
Pitlane is open for the 45-minute FP1.
09:44
Lots of riders will be sporting tributes to Borja Gomez this weekend, who tragically died last week in an incident at Magny-Cours during a Junior GP test.
Speaking yesterday, KTM's Pedro Acosta was not happy at all that the Magny-Cours event carried on after Gomez's death.
Read his thoughts here
09:42
Rider update
Honda welcomes Luca Marini back to the fold after a month on the sidelines with injury.
Alex Marquez has been cleared to ride in FP1 after fracturing his hand in a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix, but will be evaluated again after the session.
Enea Bastianini will not take part in Friday's running having been hospitalised overnight with appendicitis. The team hasn't ruled him out, but it's unlikely we'll see him the rest of the weekend.
LCR's Somkiat Chantra is out with a leg injury following a training incident. He has not been replaced, but will be at Brno by Takaaki Nakagami.
09:39
If there was a circuit made for Marc Marquez, it's the Sachserning.
Its predominantly left-handed layout suits his riding style perfectly, with Marquez winning in Germany every year between 2013 and 2021.
09:38
Marc Marquez comes to a circuit he absolutely loves 68 points in the lead of the championship and off the back of three successive sprint/grand prix doubles.
09:37
German MotoGP - FP1 build-up
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the 2025 MotoGP German Grand Prix.
FP1 is due to get going in just under 10 minutes.
