Alex Marquez surprises in Jerez: Best time despite falling and pain!

Alex Marquez surprises in Jerez: Best time despite falling and pain!

Jerez, Spanien - Today, on April 25, 2025, Alex Marquez At the Estrella Galicia 0.0 Grand Prix of Spain in the first Friday training of the MotoGP in Jerez the best time. Despite two falls and pain on the right hand, Marquez impressively mastered the challenge and drove a time of 1: 35.991 - the only time under 1:36 minutes.

Marquez, which starts for BK8 Gresini Racing Motogp , improved after a fall in curve 5. Fortunately, he was not injured, but the air fence had to be repaired. This performance was enough to beat Francesco Bagnaia from Ducati Lenovo Team by 0.103 seconds, while Franco Morbidelli from Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team took third place.

falls and conditions

The training session was characterized by several falls that led to yellow flags. Jack Miller and Raul Fernandez were also among the falling. Fabio Quartararo, the best Yamaha pilot, took the lead with a time of 1: 37.071, but fell in the Jorge Lorenzo curve and fell back, but was ultimately able to save himself to fifth place.

The Ducati pilots dominated the first four places. In addition to Marquez and Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Marc Marquez were in fourth place. Fermin Aldeguer and Johann Zarco-qualified for the Q2 session, while all Aprilia pilots have to improve in Q1.

The MotoGP season 2024, which was recently completed, brought a large number of falls. Pedro Acosta leads with 28 falls, followed by Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez, have 24 and 21 falls. A total of 335 falls were registered this season, with the Grand Prix of Spain being the most dangerous with 74 falls.