2025 Austrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring - Friday Practice Results
Friday practice results from the 2025 Austrian MotoGP at Red Bull Ring, round 13 of 22.
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| 2025 Austrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1'29.376s | 11/20 | 313k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.310s | 8/19 | 317k |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.386s | 18/18 | 312k |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.412s | 6/19 | 312k |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.461s | 6/21 | 309k |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.477s | 10/18 | 310k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.548s | 7/18 | 308k |
| 8 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +0.569s | 18/18 | 310k |
| 9 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.580s | 11/21 | 316k |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.581s | 6/19 | 312k |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.638s | 6/21 | 313k |
| 12 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.677s | 16/19 | 310k |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.713s | 5/21 | 314k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.891s | 5/21 | 316k |
| 15 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.974s | 16/20 | 313k |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.034s | 10/18 | 313k |
| 17 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.046s | 5/17 | 306k |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.189s | 13/19 | 310k |
| 19 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.205s | 10/22 | 306k |
| 20 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.307s | 10/16 | 310k |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.506s | 6/20 | 312k |
* Rookie
Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Jorge Martin, Ducati, 1m 27.748s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 29.519s (2024)
Marc Marquez starts his quest for a first-ever Red Bull Ring victory by leading opening practice for the 2025 Austrian MotoGP, the first event since the summer break.
The runaway title leader finished the session 0.310s clear of factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who has won the last five races at the Red Bull Ring.
Both finished the session on old soft front-medium rear tyres, with Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi, Gresini’s Alex Marquez and VR46’s Franco Morbidelli fitting new rubber for third, fourth and fifth.
Joan Mir was the leading Honda in sixth, ahead of top Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo and reigning world champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia).
Pedro Acosta was the fastest KTM at the factory’s home track in ninth, just ahead of Tech3’s Enea Bastianini.
Marc Marquez has never won the Austrian Grand Prix during his seven previous appearances, putting the Red Bull Ring top of four winless tracks for the 70-time MotoGP race winner.
Marquez has made far fewer appearances at his other winless venues: Portimao (4), Indonesia (2) and Buddh (1).
Tech3 KTM’s Maverick Vinales and VR46’s Franco Morbidelli, who both missed the previous Brno round due to injuries at Sachsenring, are back for the first event after the MotoGP summer break.
However, LCR Honda rookie Somkiat Chantra is still recovering from knee surgery and is skipping his third event in a row.
With HRC test rider Takaaki Nakagami, who replaced Chanatra at Brno, also injured, there is only one LCR machine in action this weekend before another HRC test rider - Aleix Espargaro - steps in for next weekend’s Hungarian round.
Alex Marquez has a long lap penalty to serve on Sunday, for a collision with Joan Mir during the Czech Grand Prix.
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