2025 Americas MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli tops wet FP1, Marc Marquez crashes
VR46 Ducatꦉi rider Morbidelli tops chaotic wet FP1 in Austin
Franco Morbidelli led a wet FP1 🐼at the 2025 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix for VR46 Racing as Marc Mꦕarquez suffered his first crash as a factory Ducati rider.
The Circuit of the Americas was left drenched as continual rainfall battered the Texas venue ahead of the start of the third round of the 2025 MotoGP campaign.
Expected to dominate the weekend after his perfect start to the season, seven-time COTA winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez endured a mixed morning on his factory Ducati.
Setting the early pace, Marquez crashed at Turnജ 2 with just over🎉 half an hour remaining of the 45-minute session.
Representing his first crash as a✱ factory Ducati rider this season, Marquez was uninjured but finished the session third fastest.
Following his podium return in Argentina, VR46 Ducati rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli carried on that momentum into FP1 in America as he led the way at the chequered flag with a 2m12.531s over Pramac Yamaha’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco was again at the sharp end of the field on his LCR Honda in fourth, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta was top KTM in fifth ahead of double world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pecco Bagnaia.
In the opening 15 minutes of FP1, Marc Marquez strung 𓃲♍together a stint that saw him put in session-best lap after session-best lap.
Prior to his crash, Marquez set the pace at 2m16.493s before he was flung ༒from hℱis Ducati going through the Turn 2 right-hander.
He was unharmed in the crash and would get back out on track with 1✃5 minutes remaining.
Moments after Marquez crashed, Morbidelli took over top spot with a 2m16.342s, which was a benchmark that would 🐼continue to change as grip improved on track.
Morbidelli would set the best time of the morning in the dying moments when he put in a 2m12♏.531s, which saw him end FP1 0.083s clear of Miller.
Marc Marquez briefly returned to the top of the order when he rejoined t𒐪he session, but his 2m12.780s was ultimately good enough for third.
Zarco led 𒊎the way as the session reached its final few moments, though his 2m13.838s wou🅰ld see him slip down to fourth ahead of Acosta and Bagnaia.
Alex Marquez was seventh on the Gresini Ducati ahead of Tech3 KTM rider and 2024ܫ COTA winner Maverick Vinales. KTM’s Brad Binder ꦯand Miguel Oliveira’s Pramac stand-in Augusto Fernandez completed the top 10.
Fermin Aldegu꧙er was an impressive 13th on his Gresini Ducati in his first wet session in MotoGP, with fellow rookies Somkiat Chantra (LCR Honda) and Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) 20th and 22nd respectively.
Aprilia endured a nightmare morning inℱ Austin, with Marco Bezzecchi beset by problems from the off.
The Italian’s RS-GP entered into a engine safe mode at the start of FP1, which forc🎃ed him to jump onto his secoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd bike.
This machine developed a fuel pump issue, which required fixing, before he crashed on it at Turn 5 with just under 20 min💃utes to go.
Going back onto his number one bike, this once again developed the same engine safe mode problem. He was 19ಌth a☂t the chequered flag.
