> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Home hero Miller leads first Australia MotoGP practice - URL: https://www.the-race.com/motogp/home-hero-miller-leads-first-australia-motogp-practice/ - Published: 2025-10-17T00:41:31.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-17T00:52:20.000Z - Description: Jack Miller produced a last-gasp glory run to top first practice for his home MotoGP round, the Australian Grand Prix - Author: Matt Beer - Tags: MotoGP, #jack-miller, #pramac, #image-bottom-center Jack Miller produced a last-gasp glory run to top first practice for his home MotoGP round, the Australian Grand Prix. The Pramac Yamaha rider’s 1m28.281s on fresh tyres right at the end of the Phillip Island Friday morning session was probably not the most representative performance - with several frontrunners not taking fresh tyres at the end, and yellows then slippery surface flags for Joan Mir’s Honda blowing an engine on the run to the first corner disrupting a few laps. But no one was going to begrudge Miller leading the way at home, and he may well be set for one of his strongest weekends of the year given the [likelihood of the Yamaha performing well](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/marc-marquez-absence-motogp-grid-phillip-island-australian-gp/) at this fast track. Alex Marquez was the pacesetter for much of the session for Gresini Ducati and stayed second with his earlier lap. He had a frightening late near-miss with Miller’s team-mate Miguel Oliveira that was investigated by the stewards but did not result in any sanction. KTM’s Pedro Acosta also relied on an earlier time to hold third, with [Mandalika winner Fermin Aldeguer](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/what-makes-aldeguer-obvious-next-marquez-for-ducati-motogp/) on the second Gresini Ducati and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo jumping up to fourth and fifth with their last runs. Pecco Bagnaia looked like he might start a crucial weekend as badly as he ended the last one, as he abandoned his primary Ducati in the garage before he’d even set a flying lap. His body language was extremely troubled after his first experience of his spare bike too, the gestures indicating major stability problems. But Bagnaia did settle after that and finished the session seventh. Struggling [as badly as he did in Indonesia](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/bagnaia-mystery-deepens-with-latest-awful-race-but-he-cant-be-blameless/) a fortnight ago on a weekend when he's the works Ducati team's sole victory hope given Marc Marquez's injury absence would not bode well for Bagnaia and Ducati's long-term relationship. Bagnaia was one place behind Aprilia’s lead runner Marco Bezzecchi, who is carrying a double long lap penalty into this grand prix for causing the crash that sidelined Marquez. Aprilia announced during the session that Jorge Martin will miss the next round at Sepang too, and that didn’t look like the firm's only injury worry as Trackhouse rider Ai Ogura - still grappling with the after-effects of his heavy Misano crash a month ago - was last and nearly two and a half seconds off the pace. VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli had the session's only crash, falling at the second corner early on but heading back out later to go 14th quickest. ## Results 1 Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) 1m28.281s 2 Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) +0.036s 3 Pedro Acosta (KTM) +0.135s 4 Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati) +0.185s 5 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) +0.239s 6 Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) +0.251s 7 Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) +0.275s 8 Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) +0.337s 9 Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) +0.350s 10 Brad Binder (KTM) +0.373s 11 Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Aprilia) +0.479s 12 Joan Mir (Honda) +0.596s 13 Luca Marini (Honda) +0.695s 14 Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati) +0.705s 15 Enea Bastianini (Tech3 KTM) +0.738s 16 Pol Espargaro (Tech3 KTM) +0.757s 17 Alex Rins (Yamaha) +0.958s 18 Miguel Oliveira (Pramac Yamaha) +1.048s 19 Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) +1.510s 20 Somkiat Chantra (LCR Honda) +2.028s 21 Michele Pirro (Ducati) +2.364s 22 Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) +2.474s