P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez dominated proceedings to top the opening Silverstone MotoGP practice session.
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez was the dominating force in the opening Silverstone MotoGP practice session, setting the fastest time of 1.58.702s. His performance put him comfortably ahead of second-placed Franky Morbidelli by 0.365s. Jack Miller was the lead Yamaha rider in fifth position, surpassing Maverick Vinales of Tech3 KTM. Yamaha also saw Fabio Quartararo secure seventh place, outperforming Francesco Bagnaia. An impressive showing of three Yamaha riders in the top ten was further highlighted by Alex Rins finishing in ninth place. Enea Bastianini, the 2024 British Grand Prix winner, ended up in 19th place, ahead of Pramac Yamaha rider Miguel Oliveira. Aleix Espargaro finished in 21st place on his second Honda wildcard outing, demonstrating speed over full-time Honda rider Somkiat Chantra and Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori.
