San Marino Grand Prix FP1 report: Márquez beats Bezzecchi with a final-lap 1:31.468 as Bagnaia finishes only 18th

On September 11, Marc Márquez led first practice for the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano with a 1:31.468, overtaking Bezzecchi by 0.060 seconds on his final flying lap. Following heavy rain on Thursday, Friday morning’s 45-minute session took place in dry conditions, with Raúl Fernández third and Álex Márquez fourth.

Bezzecchi leads for much of the session before Márquez’s final-lap response

According to Crash.net’s report, Bezzecchi initially set a 1:34.381, then improved to a 1:32.025, before going on to record a 1:31.988 and a 1:31.872 after the halfway point. With 15 minutes remaining, Márquez took the lead for the first time with a 1:31.680.

In the final 5 minutes, Bezzecchi set a 1:31.647 before improving to a 1:31.528 to regain first place. Márquez then produced a 1:31.468 on his final lap to finish ahead of Bezzecchi.

Tyre use and the top ten

Both riders used the same medium rear tyre throughout the session. Márquez had changed his soft front tyre and completed 12 laps on it before setting his best time. Raúl Fernández was 0.133 seconds behind, Álex Márquez 0.180 seconds back, and Zarco fifth.

Acosta crashed at Turn 1 around 10 minutes into the session but resumed running and finished sixth. Miller crashed on his first out-lap and eventually finished 17th. Marini was seventh, championship leader Martín eighth, with Quartararo and Di Giannantonio completing the top ten.

Bagnaia 18th as Rins completes 11 laps

Bagnaia finished 18th, 0.993 seconds behind teammate Márquez. Rins was last of the 21 riders with a 1:33.322, completing 11 laps and setting his best time on lap 9.

Full San Marino Grand Prix FP1 results