Marc Marquez finished top of the timesheets for the second time in MotoGP practice in Thailand ahead of Saturday’s qualifying session.
The Spaniard formulated a lap record in Friday’s second practice session, but in this session was the sole rider to finish inside the 1.29s as the eight-time champion posted a 1.29.888s.
Pramac Ducati finished the practice session second and fourth, but the Italian rider Franco Morbidelli delivered the second spot. Jorge Martin secured fourth with the double reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia in the middle of the satellite Ducati duo.
Pedro Acosta finished in the best place of fifth in his weekend as the in-form Frenchman Fabio Quartararo accompanied the rookie.
Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and KTM’s Jack Miller sealed seventh and eighth place ahead of the VR46 duo Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Augusto Fernandez narrowly missed out on the top ten with a superb 11th place secured, ahead of 2020 champion Joan Mir and the second Gresini Ducati brother of Alex Marquez.
Enea Bastianini followed aboard his factory Ducati in 14th, and Aleix Espargaro’s torrid weekend continued with a lacklustre 15th place.
The LCR Honda duo of Takaaki Nakagami and Johann Zarco ended their session in 17th and 18th, respectively, ahead of the surprise name of KTM’s Brad Binder.
The final four positions consisted of Luca Marini, Alex Rins and the Trackhouse Racing duo of Raul Fernandez and Lorenzo Savadori.
