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# What went on in MotoGP's key crash-filled Jerez practice
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/motogp/motogp-second-practice-2025-spanish-gp-jerez/
- Published: 2025-04-25T14:30:40.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-25T15:35:08.000Z
- Description: Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez shrugged off a big crash in the second Friday MotoGP practice to instead post the best-ever premier-class lap at Jerez
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: MotoGP, #spanish-grand-prix, #alex-marquez

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez shrugged off a big crash in the second Friday MotoGP practice to instead post the best-ever premier-class lap at Jerez.

Marquez caused a red flag of over 10 minutes by dropping his Ducati at Turn 5, the fast Sito Pons corner, while following his brother Marc - with the bike going into the air fence and forcing repairs.

> A second crash of the day for [@alexmarquez73](https://twitter.com/alexmarquez73?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com), this time around at T5 😱[#SpanishGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpanishGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) 🇪🇸 [pic.twitter.com/off1EsnI8R](https://t.co/off1EsnI8R?ref=the-race.com)
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> — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) [April 25, 2025](https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1915755278923968738?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

But Alex himself didn't get off scot-free either, in pain from the stones in the run-off area - though it was ultimately no impediment to him returning to the track and firing in a record-breaking 1m35.991s.

Behind Alex, in what was yet another Ducati-dominated session, Pecco Bagnaia, Franco Morbidelli and Marc Marquez locked out the top four - covered by 0.267s - for the Italian brand.

> 🤯 [@marcmarquez93](https://twitter.com/marcmarquez93?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) pulling a stunning save 👏 And Tardozzi's reaction makes it even better! [#SpanishGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpanishGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) 🇪🇸 [pic.twitter.com/7ei3kpprtC](https://t.co/7ei3kpprtC?ref=the-race.com)
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> — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) [April 25, 2025](https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1915772337523249424?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

Fabio Quartararo was best of the rest in fifth. He had gone down in the final corner while on a very strong lap, then seemed to have a disagreement with the marshals over whether he could push his bike straight into pitlane - before getting it re-fired in the service road and eventually returning to the track to improve his laptime.

> You can tell he was pushing! Fabio Quartararo was about to improve again 😱[#SpanishGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpanishGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) 🇪🇸 [pic.twitter.com/Dtz5j78hvy](https://t.co/Dtz5j78hvy?ref=the-race.com)
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> — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) [April 25, 2025](https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1915768164186497089?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Di Giannantonio - the Ducati 'odd men out' - still had more than enough to book their Q2 spots in sixth and ninth respectively.

The final remaining spots in the top 10 - and thus guaranteeting Q2 participation tomorrow - went to LCR Honda's Johann Zarco, KTM's Pedro Acosta and Honda's Joan Mir.

Mir narrowly held on to 10th after crashing at the hairpin-like Dry Sac/Pedrosa corner, where a lot of action was taking place.

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**Straight to Q2:** A Marquez, Bagnaia, Morbidelli, M Marquez, Quartararo, Aldeguer, Zarco, Di Giannantonio, Mir

**Will contest Q1:** Binder, Bezzecchi, Miller, Vinales, Rins, R Fernandez, Ogura, Marini, Bastianini, A Fernandez, Espargaro, Savadori, Chantra

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That action included Raul Fernandez crashing, then Ai Ogura and Maverick Vinales going into the gravel in quick succession.

> Busy times for the marshals with both [@trackhousemoto](https://twitter.com/TrackhouseMoto?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) riders in the gravel 💥[#SpanishGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpanishGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) 🇪🇸 [pic.twitter.com/bYIssbixpp](https://t.co/bYIssbixpp?ref=the-race.com)
> 
> — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) [April 25, 2025](https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1915771091017978079?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

Also crashing during the session were KTM's Brad Binder and Pramac Yamaha's Jack Miller.

Honda tester Aleix Espargaro was 21st-fastest in the first competitive session of his MotoGP return, lapping 1.4s off the pace.

![Spanish Grand Prix MotoGP second practice](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2025/04/image-4.png)