2025 Portuguese MotoGP: Friday Practice LIVE UPDATES

Late improvement from Bezzecchi puts him sixth on a 1:39.591.

PB from Bagnaia but only 16th on a 1:40.306.

Morbidelli now up to third, still almost 0.4s behind Marquez, though.

Now Miller up to fifth.

Bulega now faster than Bagnaia in P17 on a 1:40.435.

Bulega not looking especially comfortable, or at least not flowing like we're used to seeing him with the Panigale, which is probably to be expected at this stage. But he's just put in his best lap of the session and is now only 0.001s behind Bagnaia.

Marini has also improved to go third - fresh mediums front and rear for the Italian.

Huge moment for Chantra on the start straight, huge wheelie over the crest out of the last turn. Fortunately was able to get it back under control.

Rain flags being waved now. 12 minutes on the clock and that could be about that if conditions worsen too much.

Fernandez has been taken to the medical centre after that turn one crash.

Crash for Raul Fernandez at turn one. Quite a big one, bike got to the air fence and almost came back to him. Fortunately he didn't connect with the bike after falling from it and he's been able to get himself behind the wall down at turn one, but he's clearly a bit shaken from it and needed some assistance from the marshals to get his gloves off.

Mir has jumped up to sixth and Bezzecchi to seventh, while Espargaro is now 10th. The whole top-10 now in the 1:39s.

Marini just pops up to P6 there and gets into the 1:39s. Quartararo currently the last of the riders in the 1:39s in P7.

Aldeguer, meanwhile, has got up to third to make it a Gresini 1-3 with Zarco between himself and Marquez.

Morbidelli and Acosta up there in fourth and fifth, as well.

Di Giannantonio and Mir currently rounding out the top-10.

Pol Espargaro back out after his earlier crash, jumps up from 22nd to 15th with his latest lap, just ahead of his teammate Enea Bastianini.

Not a great start for Bagnaia. he's ahead of his rookie teammate, but only just - Bagnaia currently 16th, 1.5s off Marquez at the top, while Bulega is 17th and 1.9s off Marquez.

Zarco had briefly been fastest but Marquez now down to a 1:39.145.

Bulega, by the way, currently 21st just over 10 minutes into his first MotoGP session on a 1:41.932.

His best race lap in the two long races at Portimao in WorldSBK this year was a 1:39.756, just for reference on his own personal records around here.

Everyone out there on a medium-compound rear tyre this morning, but some mix on front tyres. Alex Marquez, for example, on the soft, Acosta on the medium.

Zarco, in third and also in the 1:39s now, also on the soft.

Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta into the 1:39s now, Marquez almost two-tenths ahead of Acosta.

We mentioned a new seat unit for Pol Espargaro, well he's just dumped his RC16 in braking for turn three. He seems fine, but some damage to his bike.

To be fair, last year's best FP1 time was a 1:40.4 from Marc Marquez, but track temperatures were 10C down on where they are this morning.

Early benchmark set by Pedro Acosta, but in the 1:40s for now with 40 minutes still on the clock. At least a second or two to be trimmed off that by the end of the session, you'd imagine.

Some new bits about on track this morning, with a new seat unit for Pol Espargaro as he continues to replace Maverick Vinales.

Luca Marini also with a different seat unit - not entirely new, Takaaki Nakagami used it in Japan, but something new for Marini himself this morning.

Pit lane is open in Portimao and FP1 is underway.