2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Saturday Practice Results
Saturday practice results from the 2025 Misano MotoGP at Misano, round 16 of 22.
Marco Bezzecchi puts Aprilia on top of the timesheets during final practice for the 2025 San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
Bezzecchi, second to Marc Marquez on Friday, swapped to a fresh soft rear tyre in the closing stages to set his best lap time.
Franco Morbidelli was 0.290s slower on an older soft rear, followed by the Honda of Luca Marini and KTM of Pedro Acosta.
Friday pace setter Marc Marquez was fifth fastest, just ahead of brother and Barcelona winner Alex, both on very old soft rear tyre.
Augusto Fernandez, riding the new Yamaha V4, suffered a repeat of his Friday fall at Turn 2 on the way to 21st (+2.040s).
2025 San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Saturday Free Practice Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 1'30.624s | 15/16 | 301k |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.290s | 13/16 | 300k |
| 3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.570s | 9/14 | 303k |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.577s | 11/14 | 303k |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.582s | 7/15 | 303k |
| 6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.612s | 5/15 | 300k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.672s | 12/12 | 297k |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.720s | 10/15 | 300k |
| 9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +0.755s | 14/14 | 298k |
| 10 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.777s | 11/11 | 301k |
| 11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.019s | 12/15 | 302k |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +1.137s | 7/12 | 297k |
| 13 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +1.187s | 7/11 | 299k |
| 14 | Ai Ogura | JPN | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25)* | +1.246s | 7/12 | 301k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.320s | 5/14 | 298k |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.326s | 12/12 | 299k |
| 17 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.386s | 13/13 | 296k |
| 18 | Alex Rins | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.391s | 11/11 | 297k |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Pramac Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.406s | 11/13 | 299k |
| 20 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +1.675s | 5/14 | 301k |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1 V4) | +2.040s | 4/13 | 293k |
| 22 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | Idemitsu Honda LCR (RC213V)* | +2.247s | 4/9 | 299k |
* Rookie
Official Misano MotoGP Records:
Best lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.031s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, 1m 30.877s (2024)
Brad Binder was hit by more chain issues on his KTM.
Joan Mir, who suffered a heavy fall at Turn 9 on Friday, was seen leaving the HRC pits without setting a lap time this morning and has withdrawn from Saturday’s action due to neck pain.
Jorge Martin and then Jack Miller crashed this morning, Miller forced to lie his Yamaha on its side as he crossed the gravel and hit a barrier.
All riders were using medium front and soft rear tyres, the expected choice for the Sprint race.
Qualifying 1, for those outside of the top ten on Friday, including all the Yamaha riders and 2024 Misano (Emilia Romagna) winner Enea Bastianini, will now begin.
Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP prototype is making its public debut as a wild-card entry with test rider Augusto Fernandez.
Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins and Jack Miller - who tried the new bike in a private test at Barcelona on Monday - are set to ride it again during next week’s post-race official Misano test.
Marc Marquez, whose 15-race unbeaten run was halted by brother Alex in Barcelona, cannot mathematically win the 2025 world championship this weekend.
However, providing he scores at least three points at Misano, Marc will have a title chance next time at Motegi.
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