MotoGP Thailand, Buriram - Friday Practice Results

* Rookie

Official Buriram MotoGP records
Best lap: Marco Bezzecchi 1m 29.671s (2022)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez 1m 30.904s (2019)

MotoGP title contender Jorge Martin completed a Friday practice double at the Thai Grand Prix, ahead of the factory Aprilias, but finished the session on the back of a scooter after sliding off at Turn 3.

Maverick Vinales had been fastest from Fabio di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez, Brad Binder, Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo when the time attacks began with 15 minutes remaining, with the top ten covered by just 0.382s and the whole field by 0.924s!

Binder and Vinales then featured on top with new medium rear tyres (the softest option this weekend) before Martin delivered a 1m 29.826s on his 22nd lap. 

Title leader Bagnaia, 14th before fitting new rubber, broke into the top ten on his penultimate run and avoided a repeat of his recent high pressure Q1 appearances by confirming direct Q2 access.

Marc Marquez was hit on the shoulder by what looked like a piece of carbon fibre aero, which broke off Martin's bike (just ahead of Marquez) as the Pramac rider cut the kerb while pulling off track and into pit lane, at the midway stage.

Marquez was again following Martin in the closing stages when he briefly broke into the top ten. But the Repsol Honda rider was down in 13th and again looking over his shoulder as he went out for his final run. 

This time Marquez chased the Gresini Ducati of Fabio di Giannantonio, now hotly tipped to swap places with the #93 and ride for Repsol Honda next season. But it was Tech3 rookie Augusto Fernandez, behind both of them, who enjoyed the biggest tow and secured the final top ten place, just ahead of Marquez.

With Fabio Quartararo eighth for Yamaha, Honda was the only manufacturer without a rider in the top ten.

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