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 first day of the Czech Grand Prix weekend has finished with the all-important Q2 places decided.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi smashed the all-time lap record with a 1:52.275, almost a full second faster than Bagnaia's 2025 benchmark. The record didn't last long, though, as Pedro Acosta quickly usurped Bezzecchi at the top of the timing sheets by just a few thousandths of a second.
After suffering his second crash of the day at the start of the session, Marc Marquez soon went top with a 1:51.988. Japan's Ai Ogura had a very solid showing for Trakchouse and was just 0.010 off the pace.
Next, it was Fabio Di Giannantonio who set the fastest time by a tiny margin once again, but Bezzecchi regained the record he had set earlier in the day with a 1:51.826, but it didn't last for long as Ogura went top right at the end of the session.
Elswhere, it was a successful session for Diogo Morerira and Fermin Aldeguer who scraped though, while the big shock elimination was Jorge Martin who only just missed out on Q2.
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MotoGP Czech Grand Prix Timed Practice Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | 1:51.735 |
| 2. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.091 |
| 3. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.207 |
| 4. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.248 |
| 5. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.253 |
| 6. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.493 |
| 7. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.518 |
| 8. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +0.580 |
| 9. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.585 |
| 10. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.619 |
| 11. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.630 |
| 12. | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | +0.657 |
| 13. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +0.689 |
| 14. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +0.798 |
| 15. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +0.821 |
| 16. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +0.826 |
| 17. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.841 |
| 18. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +0.848 |
| 19. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.864 |
| 20. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.285 |
| 21. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.663 |
| 22. | Cal Crutchlow (Castrol Honda) | +2.112 |
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