Aprilia filled three of the top four places in first practice for MotoGP's 2026 season-opening Thai Grand Prix.
Marco Bezzecchi's early 1m29.346s stood as the best of the session by 0.110 seconds over the only non-Aprilia in the lead group - Fabio Di Giannantonio's VR46 Ducati.
Bezzecchi's works Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin was a very encouraging third as his time at the squad finally gets off to a proper start, albeit still a compromised one as he missed the first of the two pre-season tests after requiring further surgery on the last of his litany of 2025 injuries.
Martin had the only crash of first practice with a minor low-side at the final corner. He kept the bike running as he remounted and got straight out of the gravel and into the pits.
Aprilia's satellite team Trackhouse was in the mix too with Ai Ogura in fourth.
Marc Marquez was sixth in his first official MotoGP session since October last year, sandwiched between the top KTM of Pedro Acosta and the other works Ducati of Pecco Bagnaia.
Luca Marini was lead Honda in 10th, Alex Rins best Yamaha in 13th.
Results
1 Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) 1m29.346s
2 Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) +0.110s
3 Jorge Martín (Aprilia) +0.205s
4 Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) +0.309s
5 Pedro Acosta (KTM) +0.332s
6 Marc Marquez (Ducati) +0.426s
7 Peco Bagnaia (Ducati) +0.445s
8 Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati) +0.588s
9 Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) +0.666s
10 Luca Marini (Honda) +0.722s
11 Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia) +0.726s
12 Joan Mir (Honda) +0.736s
13 Alex Rins (Yamaha) +0.922s
14 Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) +1.001s
15 Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM) +1.001s
16 Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) +1.029s
17 Brad Binder (KTM) +1.045s
18 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) +1.124s
19 Maverick Vinales (Tech3 KTM) +1.144s
20 Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) +1.493s
21 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) +1.763s
22 Michele Pirro (Gresini Ducati) +2.462s
