Manufacturing unit Ducati rider Marc Marquez led the opening apply for the MotoGP British Grand Prix at Silverstone, as Ai Ogura suffered a heavy crash late on in FP1.
Marc Marquez comes into this weekend’s seventh spherical of the season at Silverstone main the championship by 22 factors.
Going and not using a win at Silverstone since 2014, Marc Marquez started the weekend in dominant trend as he led FP1 by 0.365 seconds from VR46 Ducati’s Franco Morbidelli.
Alex Marquez accomplished the highest three for Gresini Ducati, whereas Pecco Bagnaia was eighth on the finish of the 45-minute session.
A principally uneventful session, the yellow flags have been introduced out within the closing minute after Trackhouse Aprilia rookie Ai Ogura crashed closely going via Flip 2.
Ogura was flicked from his RS-GP on the Farm Curve and was seen limping away from his stricken bike.
The primary session of the British GP weekend started with French GP winner Johann Zarco setting the early tempo on his LCR Honda.
Zarco led the best way inside the primary 5 minutes with a 2m02.009s, earlier than Marc Marquez made his first go to to the highest of the standings on his works Ducati.
Marquez raised the benchmark to a 1m59.810s, which was shortly however briefly higher by manufacturing unit Aprilia runner Marco Bezzecchi with a 1m59.343s.
A 1m58.844s moments later returned Marquez to the highest of the order, with the Spaniard cementing his place with a 1m58.702s with round 20 minutes remaining.
This time wouldn’t be bettered on the chequered flag.
Nonetheless, there was a small situation for Marquez on the finish of the session as an issue along with his bike stopped him from getting out for the apply begin section.
Morbidelli proved to be Marquez’s closest challenger on a 1m59.067s after a late blast put him as much as second forward of Alex Marquez.
Bezzecchi was fourth for Aprilia forward of Jack Miller on the primary of the Yamahas.
The Pramac rider was trailed by 2016 British GP winner Maverick Vinales on the primary of the KTMs, whereas Fabio Quartararo was seventh on an up to date manufacturing unit Yamaha regardless of sitting out the primary 10 minutes of FP1 as punishment for ignoring marshal directions at Le Mans.
Pecco Bagnaia was eighth, with Alex Rins (Yamaha) and Pedro Acosta (KTM) rounding out the highest 10.
LCR rookie Somkiat Chantra had a crash after the session.
Full 2025 MotoGP British Grand Prix FP1 outcomes
