Six-time Spanish world champion Marc Marquez set the fastest lap on Wednesday in the first of two days of pre-season testing at the Buriram circuit in Thailand with 1min 29.184sec.
Day one in Thailand ✅ Marc Marquez is fastest 🔴 (Combined times from two sessions) 🇹ðŸ‡#MotoGP #BuriramTest pic.twitter.com/I3mZ8qgO7e
— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp) February 12, 2025
The session comes two weeks ahead of the start of the 2025 MotoGP season.
Marc Marquez came out on top, ahead of his brother Alex Marquez who clocked 1min 29.649 and Italian Franco Morbidelli with 1min 29.683.
This was the Spaniard Marc Marquez's first notable performance in the red jumpsuit of the Ducati team, which he joined in January to form a star-studded duo with Italian Francesco Bagnaia to fight for the title.
Marc Marquez tops the timesheet on Buriram test day one 🇹ðŸ‡ðŸ”¥#MotoGP #BuriramTest pic.twitter.com/Q3kKjFTsgH
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His teammate was eighth fastest, coming in at 1min 30.028.
The session took place in intense heat, with temperatures soaring to more than 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit), giving the riders a taste of the conditions they can expect at the first Grand Prix of the season, on the same circuit, on March 2.
Johann Zarco set the seventh fastest lap, confirming the promise he had shown during testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia earlier this month.
Spanish title holder Jorge Martin was out of action due to an injury to his right hand following a crash in Malaysia, which required an operation.
The teams have a final day of testing on Thursday before the longest season in history kicks off, with 22 dates on the programme.
TEST TIMES (4.55 kilometres)
1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Ducati) 1min 29.184
2. Alex Marquez (ESP/Ducati-Gresini) 1min 29.649
3. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Ducati-VR46) 1min 29.683
4. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/Aprilia) 1min 29.794
5. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) 1min 29.904
6. Luca Marini (ITA/Honda) 1min 29.928
7. Johann Zarco (FRA/Honda-LCR) 1min 29.961
8. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) 1min 30.028
9. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 1min 30.041
10. Jack Miller (AUS/Yamaha-Pramac) 1min 30.047