{"id":1980,"date":"2026-09-11T17:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:01:28","slug":"motogp-misano-friday-action-bezzecchi-tops-practice-ahead-of-marc-marquez-as-bagnaia-struggles-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giornalemotori.com\/en\/motogp-misano-friday-action-bezzecchi-tops-practice-ahead-of-marc-marquez-as-bagnaia-struggles-in-q1\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP Misano Friday Action: Bezzecchi Tops Practice Ahead of Marc M\u00e1rquez as Bagnaia Struggles in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix weekend kicked off with intense action at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Friday\u2019s track sessions delivered high drama, culminating in a fierce battle between Marc M\u00e1rquez and home favorite Marco Bezzecchi, while three-time world champion Francesco Bagnaia endured a nightmare start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morning Practice (FP1): Marc M\u00e1rquez Takes Early Command<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The weekend opened under the sign of Marc M\u00e1rquez. The Ducati rider set the pace in the opening free practice session, stopping the clock at 1:31.468<\/strong> to send a clear message to his rivals right from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e1rquez edged out Marco Bezzecchi by just 0.060 seconds. Riding his Aprilia, the Italian showed strong pace on home turf to stay right on the heels of the factory Ducati. Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez made it two Aprilia machines in the top three, finishing just 0.133s behind M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez put his Gresini Ducati in fourth ahead of Honda LCR\u2019s Johann Zarco, while Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Luca Marini (Honda) took sixth and seventh respectively. Championship leader Jorge Mart\u00edn wrapped up FP1 in eighth position, slightly over two tenths off the top pace. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) rounded out the top ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FP1 also saw minor incidents for Jack Miller (Turn 4) and Pedro Acosta, though both walked away unscathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afternoon Practice: Bezzecchi Strikes Back for Aprilia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The afternoon pre-qualifying session saw a dramatic response from Marco Bezzecchi. Under the watchful eye of his mentor Valentino Rossi\u2014who was present in the Aprilia garage\u2014Bezzecchi launched a blistering late attack. In the final seconds of the session, the Italian set a lap of 1:30.144<\/strong>, narrowly missing the all-time track lap record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc M\u00e1rquez finished second with a 1:30.247<\/strong> after failing to improve on his final attempt during the late time-attack phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the lead duo, Ducati showcased strong overall depth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • \u00c1lex M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> placed third (+0.185s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fabio Di Giannantonio<\/strong> and Franco Morbidelli<\/strong> finished fourth and fifth for the VR46 squad, placing four Desmosedici bikes right behind Bezzecchi\u2019s Aprilia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Pedro Acosta recovered from his morning crash to secure sixth place, helping pull teammate Pol Espargar\u00f3 (substituting for the injured Maverick Vi\u00f1ales) into ninth. Honda enjoyed a promising session as Luca Marini and Johann Zarco took seventh and eighth place respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Championship leader Jorge Mart\u00edn managed to scrape into the top ten in tenth position, securing direct access to Q2 despite having a couple of lap times deleted due to track limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Bagnaia Sinks into Q1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The biggest shock of Friday came from Francesco Bagnaia. After an 18th-place finish in FP1, the Italian struggled severely in the afternoon Practice session, dropping to 21st overall\u20141.3 seconds off Bezzecchi\u2019s benchmark and ahead of only the Yamahas of Jack Miller and Toprak Razgatl\u0131o\u011flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Bagnaia, along with Enea Bastianini (11th), Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez (12th), and Fabio Quartararo (16th), will now be forced to fight their way through Q1 in Saturday’s qualifying session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Photo by Alessio Mazzocco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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