09:59
He's down. Martin has crashed at turn🐷 three moments after going fastest.
Francesco Bagnaia Jorge Martin , Sprint Race, Portuguese MotoGP, 25 March
2023 MotoGP Thailand: Friday practice - LIVE UPDATES
Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia holds a 27-point lead over Jorge Martin heading into the Thai MotoGP, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly soft tyre gamble backfired ♉on the final lap at Phillip Island.
Miguel Oliveira took his final victory for KTM in last year’s wet Buriram race, ahead of Ducati team-mates Jack Miller and Bagnaia, with Martin just ninth. But it had been VR46 rookie Marco Bezzecchi who took pole position from Martin and Bagnaia in t🐽he dry.
Wet weather ꦕis again a threat for all three days of this year’s❀ grand prix weekend.
Alex Rins, who withdrew from Phillip Island due to ongoing pain from his Mugello leg fractures, will miss Thailand after undergoing further surgery.
27 Oct 2023
10:02
Martin fastest, Bagnaia in the top ten
That's it! Martin finishes top ahead of Vinales🍨, Aleix Espargaro, Zarco, Mari🐈ni and Bezzecchi.
09:58
Martin does it again! He goes top as we enter the final couple of⭕ minutes.
09:53
Bagnaia goes six▨th. Crucial lap from the reigning world champion.
09:50
🃏What a lap f🧔rom Vinales as he breaks into the 1m 29s barrier.
09:48
M📖arquez has jumped onto the back of Martin for third time in this session.
09:47
Mist𒆙ake from Oliveira costs him a top ten spot as he goes 15th with his latest lap.
09:42
Bagnaia is back outside of the top ten as the time ไattacks run✃s are beginning to take shape.
09:41
The two Gresini riders are having another great session as Di Giannantonio has gone second, one place ahead of Marquez.&nbs෴p;
09:37
Marquez is following Martin again with just over 20 minutes remaining. The Ho𝔉nda rider has fitted a new medium rear tyre.
09:34
Correction, Marq⛄uez was hit by a part of M🦋artin's Ducati.
09:31
That's a painful one for Marc Marquez - the Honda rider has ꦗjust been hit in his right shoulder by one of the pit lane bollards that was clipped by Jorge Martin.&n🌊bsp;
09:26
Racing has started early as Maverick Vinales has gone through on Marc Marquez at the f🐬inal corner.
09:19
Mistake from Bagnaia at turn three.
09:15
The final sector is proving challenging as several riders have had head shakes coming🃏 out of the penultimate turn.
09:09
Alex Marquez goes q♛uickest with a time o🅰f 1:30.728s.
09:07
It's🎐 a battle of the Fabios at the moment as Quartararo leads Di Giannantonio.
09:05
Francesco Bagnaia has made a swift return to pit lane due to꧟ a small issue w🙈ith his bike.
09:00
Practice 2 is underway at Buriram!
08:55
Jorge Martin was fastest in FP1 with Francesco ꦿBagnaia in tenth.
08:54
Good morning and welcome back to the Thai MotoGP. Practice 2 is coming up at 9am UK time.&nb𝐆sp;
05:41
Brad Binder was an🦩other to light up the rear tyre during a practice start.
05:40
That was lively!
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05:40
Marquez's practice sta💞rt෴s goes a lot better the second time around.
