MotoGP’s first free session in Ceste turns the world upside down

The last FP1 of the year took place at the Communitat Valenciana circuit in Ceste, once again bringing the championship to a close, after the DANA tragedy hit this part of Valencia’s geography particularly hard. Then the real revolution occurred in the final moments as Jack Miller led Pramac Yama by three tenths of a second over Ogura, the Trackhouse Aprilia rookie and Honda tester and wild card Aleix Espargaro.

The three drivers competing for the top three and final top four finished as follows. Bezzecchi was 18th with a 0.982, Bagnaia was 21st with a 1.46 and Acosta was 8th with a 0.616.

Free practice 1 marked the official return of the two drivers who had missed the GGPP the most this year due to injury. Jorge Martinthe 2024 world champion, will leave first place this weekend, and maverick vinales Who was the victim of the astonishing high side of Sachsenring Q2?. The former will also face a two-long-lap sanction on Sunday after overtaking teammate Bezzecchi on his first braking error in the Motegi sprint race, causing him to break his right clavicle in the unfortunate fall. Since then, it has been kept in dry dock. The Madrid athlete finished last with a score of 1.541 after 18 turns, while the Catalan was 19th with a score of 1.048 after 19 turns.

World No. 2 Alex Marquez was the first to break 1 minute 31 seconds (1 minute 30.884 seconds on lap 5), with his best result being 6th at Cesté in MotoGP. With 15 minutes left in the free session, Morbidelli moved into second place.

However, among the drivers who wore new tires in the final race, Miller, Ogura, and Aleix made it to the top three, while Raul Fernandez, who only had new rear tires, finished in the top four. Miller had already led FP1 at this year’s Phillip Island Grand Prix. Rounding out the top 10 were Morbidelli, Alex Marquez, Mir, Acosta, Di Giannantonio, and Augusto Fernandez, all equipped with the latest Yamaha V4 engine.