KTM’s Pedro Acosta emerged as the clear pace-setter in Friday afternoon’s MotoGP practice at Sepang ahead of Honda LCR’s Johann Zarco as Jack Miller put in a strong performance on his Yamaha M1 to finish third.
Joan Mir marked the second Honda in fourth-place followed by Fabio Quartararo who led the session briefly but eventually settled into fifth place.
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing duo showed promising pace with Fabio di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli finishing sixth and seventh respectively, just ahead of KTM Tech3’s Pol Espargaro.
Alex Marquez recovered well from crashes to finish ninth fastest for Gresini, while Alex Rins rounded out automatic Q2 spots.
Among the names missing the top ten were Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia who struggled to find the optimum setup for the race weekend in 12th, followed by Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer in 13th despite topping FP1.
Marco Bezzecchi ended the session in 15th after struggling to fully unlock the potential of his Aprilia RS-GP bike on the tricky Sepang layout.
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Full 2025 Malaysian MotoGP Practice Results, Sepang
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time/Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | 1:57.559s |
| 2 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | +0.019s |
| 3 | Jack Miller | Pramac Yamaha | +0.281s |
| 4 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.295s |
| 5 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Yamaha | +0.309s |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina VR46 Ducati | +0.480s |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina VR46 Ducati | +0.482s |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +0.496s |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini Ducati | +0.498s |
| 10 | Alex Rins | Monster Yamaha | +0.558s |
| 11 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.620s |
| 12 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | +0.647s |
| 13 | Fermin Aldeguer | BK8 Gresini Ducati | +0.720s |
| 14 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Aprilia | +0.741s |
| 15 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | +0.801s |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Aprilia | +1.022s |
| 17 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | +1.180s |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | Pramac Yamaha | +1.217s |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +1.394s |
| 20 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda LCR | +1.405s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Factory | +1.693s |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | Ducati Test Rider | +2.182s |
| 23 | Augusto Fernandez | Yamaha Factory Racing | +2.415s |
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Full 2025 Malaysian MotoGP FP1 Results
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time/Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fermin Aldeguer | BK8 Gresini Ducati | 2:00.199s |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | +0.256s |
| 3 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.349s |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +0.382s |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | +0.392s |
| 6 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | +0.403s |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini Ducati | +0.521s |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Yamaha | +0.534s |
| 9 | Jack Miller | Pramac Yamaha | +0.607s |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | +0.664s |
| 11 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina VR46 Ducati | +0.964s |
| 12 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | +1.062s |
| 13 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Aprilia | +1.076s |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | +1.114s |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | +1.139s |
| 16 | Miguel Oliveira | Pramac Yamaha | +1.200s |
| 17 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina VR46 Ducati | +1.266s |
| 18 | Alex Rins | Monster Yamaha | +1.380s |
| 19 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Aprilia | +1.558s |
| 20 | Michele Pirro | Ducati Test Rider | +2.197s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Factory | +2.639s |
| 22 | Augusto Fernandez | Yamaha Factory Racing | +2.753s |
| 23 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda LCR | +2.786s |
