Andrew McLarneyMotoGP Reporter
Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
The Czech Grand Prix weekend is finally underway at the prestigious Brno Circuit as marc Marquez looks to close the gap at the top to Aprilia riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
The session got off to a tricky start for all the riders with Pedro Acosta, Maverick Vinales and Diogo Moreira all crashing in the opening few minutes.
Marc Marquez soon posted the fastest the time of the session, going clear by over 0.6 seconds initially from Gresini's Fermin Aldeguer. Despite a late crash in the session, his 1:53.3 remained out of reach for the rest of the field.
Fabio Quartararo posted an incredible lap on the Yamaha, just 0.2 behind Marquez which is the most competitive time for the Japanese team all season.
Alex Marquez made his return to action after his brutal crash in Catalonia. While he was by no means running at his usual pace, it was still a decent showing from the number 73.
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Both Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin had small moments, running off into the gravel but managing to stay upright to the relief of their engineers. However, Martin's bike cut out while he was practicing his long-lap penalty loop, forcing him to return to the pits to mount his spare bike.
MotoGP Czech Grand Prix FP1 Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | 1:53.303 |
| 2. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +0.200 |
| 3. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.210 |
| 4. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.220 |
| 5. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.318 |
| 6. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.376 |
| 7. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.476 |
| 8. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.484 |
| 9. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.518 |
| 10. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +0.542 |
| 11. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.623 |
| 12. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +0.625 |
| 13. | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | +0.672 |
| 14. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.712 |
| 15. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.872 |
| 16. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.891 |
| 17. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.946 |
| 18. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +1.216 |
| 19. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +1.385 |
| 20. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.487 |
| 21. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +1.591 |
| 22. | Cal Crutchlow (Castrol Honda) | +2.003 |
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