2025 Valencia MotoGP Practice Results – Friday
November 14, 2025
Pedro Acosta rebounded from two crashes to top Friday afternoon’s Sepang MotoGP practice as both Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia missed out on automatic Q2.
Acosta’s resilience and speed were undeniable as he capitalized on improving track conditions towards the end of the session to establish the best time of 1:57.559, signaling his intent and form as a key figure to watch for the race ahead.
The afternoon practice for 2025 Malaysian MotoGP unfolded on a track that challenged riders with changing conditions, including intermittent rain causing disruption and forcing some to balance risk against potential gain.
Midway through the session rain interrupted the running for a brief period, but later subsided and the track began drying as riders scrambled to set times.
However, the showers struck once more with around 15 minutes remaining, prompting riders to retreat to the pit lane and seemingly bringing the session to an early close.
Pedro Acosta had endured a difficult start to the session as he crashed for the second time at Turn 9 following his FP1 incident, but mastered the treacherous conditions to deliver the fastest lap just before the session was curtailed by rain.
Honda LCR’s Johann Zarco emerged as Acosta’s closest challenger after exploiting the drying conditions effectively to finish second, just 0.019s off the session’s benchmark.
Full 2025 Malaysian MotoGP Practice Results – Friday
Fermin Aldeguer tops rain-hit Malaysian MotoGP FP1 ahead of Bagnaia
Meanwhile, Prima Pramac’s Jack Miller recovered from his FP1 crash to go third fastest on his Yamaha M1, ensuring a solid early position during the Malaysia GP weekend and a spot in Q2 for qualifying.
Notably, the second Sepang MotoGP practice was marked by more crashes involving star riders, raising concerns about rider safety and the challenging nature of the circuit in wet conditions.
Alex Marquez, riding for BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP, experienced a crash in the session’s closing stages but still managed to secure ninth place.
Similarly, Yamaha’s Alex Rins crashed with seconds left in the session but managed a solid tenth place after strategically managing his laps amid the shifting weather conditions.
Honda’s Joan Mir showcased his usual consistency and smooth riding style to secure fourth place, while Fabio Quartararo settled for fifth despite leading the session at one point.
Fabio di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli, both riding Ducati machinery for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, finished sixth and seventh respectively, maintaining their team’s strong presence in the upper midfield.
Pol Espargaro, substituting for Maverick Viñales at Red Bull KTM Tech3, delivered an impressive showing by claiming eighth place, as Marquez and Rins rounded out automatic Q2 spots.
Francesco Bagnaia could only manage to place his Ducati in 12th just behind Honda’s Luca Marini despite showing pace earlier on, while FP1 pacesetter Fermin Aldeguer followed in 13th.
The Aprilias struggled to make it directly into Q2 with Trackhouse duo Ai Ogura and Raul Fernandez leading Marco Bezzecchi in 14th, 15th and 16th places respectively.
KTM’s Brad Binder secured 17th place followed closely by Prima Pramac Racing’s Miguel Oliveira in 18th with Tech3’s Enea Bastianini and LCR’s Somkiat Chantra rounding out the grid.
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