2025 Indonesian MotoGP, Mandalika: Friday practice and reaction as it happened

Live updates from Friday practice at the 2025 Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika.

Having wrapped up the title last time in Japan, Marc Marquez needs to win two of the remaining five grands prix to beat his record of 13 wins in a season (2014).

However, his first target this weekend will just be to finish the grand prix, having never seen a Sunday chequered flag at Mandalika in his three previous visits.

Marquez was injured during a massive highside in warm-up for the inaugural 2022 event, crashed in 2023 and suffered an engine failure in 2024. His only Indonesian result so far is a third place, as a Gresini rider, in last year’s Sprint race.

After victories earlier this season in Austria, Mandalika and Portimao are the only circuits on the current calendar that Marquez has not yet won at.

Meanwhile, the battle for second is getting closer with factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia now 66 points behind Alex Marquez after a perfect weekend in Motegi.

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi lost ground in Japan, after being taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin in the Sprint, and is a further 32 points from Bagnaia.

Martin, last year’s pole and grand prix winner, is missing this weekend after undergoing surgery for a right collarbone fracture sustained in the Japanese accident.

Rookie Ai Ogura, who withdrew from his home Japanese Grand Prix last Sunday due to ongoing pain from the wrist injury at Misano, also remains out of action, meaning Raul Fernandez is the only Trackhouse rider in the special Gulf livery.

Friday’s schedule:
10:45am (local) / 3:45am (UK) - MotoGP FP1
3pm (local) / 8am (UK) - MotoGP Practice

Lewis Duncan

03 Oct 2025

13:18

KTM reveals first glimpse of an 850cc MotoGP engine

KTM has become the first manufacturer to offer a glimpse of a running 850cc MotoGP engine, which will be used in 2027.

First fire-up of new 850cc 2027 MotoGP engine revealed by KTM

11:52

Marco Bezzecchi still suffering from Japan crash

Marco Bezzecchi was in dominant form on Friday in Indonesia, though admits he is still suffering from his tangle with Jorge Martin last week in Japan.

Marco Bezzecchi “still suffering” effects of Jorge Martin MotoGP crash in Indonesia

Marco Bezzecchi, 2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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11:49

Pedro Acosta: Write Ducati off at your peril

Ducati didn't have a brilliant day on Friday at the Indonesian Grand Prix.

But KTM's Pedro Acosta, who was third overall, was wary of writing the brand off just yet.

Pedro Acosta flashes Ducati warning after Indonesia MotoGP practice

Pedro Acosta, KTM Factory Racing, 2025 Indonesian MotoGP
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11:36

Marc Marquez's Friday strategy "was to not crash again"

Marc Marquez had his worst Friday of the season, coming a few days after he won the world championship.

Read his thoughts on the day below ⬇️

Marc Marquez 11th: “Strategy wasn’t to crash twice”, Slide Control “didn’t work”

11:28

Morbidelli sheds more light on Bagnaia's GP24 VR46 test

Pecco Bagnaia's GP24 test at Misano has been the big talking point this weekend so far.

Franco Morbidelli, following Vr46's revelation earlier, has now shed some more light on this.

Franco Morbidelli says VR46 “gave our everything” to Pecco Bagnaia in MotoGP test

Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2025 Indonesian MotoGP
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11:04

Maverick Vinales uncertain to see out the Indonesia MotoGP round

Maverick Vinales is still battling pain in his shoulder from the crash he suffered at the German Grand Prix back in July.

And after Friday practice, he's not certain he'll see out the Mandalika weekend.

Maverick Vinales considering Indonesian MotoGP withdrawal: “I have pain”

Maverick Vinales, 2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix, pit box. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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11:03

Where has Pecco Bagnaia's Japan form gone?

Pecco Bagnaia's Motegi pace didn't carry over into Friday at the Indonesian Grand Prix, at a circuit he admits has "never been kind" to him.

Read his thoughts on his day below ⬇️

Pecco Bagnaia ‘feeling like Misano’ after ‘strange’ Indonesia MotoGP practice

Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati Corse, 2025 Indonesian MotoGP
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10:26

Fabio Quartararo offers theory for chaotic Indonesia Friday

Friday in Indonesia saw a shaken up order.

Fabio Quartararo explains why this was ⬇️

Fabio Quartararo: “Unpredictable” factor causes unusual Indonesian MotoGP practice order

Fabio Quartararo, 2025 MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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09:40

For the first time since Sachsenring 2024, we'll see @marcmarquez93 in Q1 🤯#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/KPnZvaoRzC
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 3, 2025

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09:19

The track action may be done for the day, but there is plenty to come from the paddock.

Keep your eyes on this blog and Crash.net across the day for all of the latest from Mandalika.

09:19

Indonesian MotoGP: Practice report

Aprilia shines as Marc Marquez and Ducati face Q1 hurdle.

Full Practice report ✍️

2025 Indonesian MotoGP: Marc Marquez in Q1 for first time after two crashes in Practice

09:07

Indonesian MotoGP: Practice Results

2025 Indonesian MotoGP, Mandalika - Friday Practice Results

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09:03

Marco Bezzecchi is fastest of all from Aldeguer and Acosta.

Marc Marquez out of the top 10 in 11th and will go through Q1 with Pecco Bagnaia.

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo was the rider to shove Marquez out of the top 10. All three GP25s are in Q1.