P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Franco Morbidelli continued his upturn in form by topping the timed practice session at the Qatar MotoGP weekend.
Morbidelli set the fastest time in the session with a 1:50.830, maintaining his strong performance from the previous practice in COTA.
Alex Marquez initially led the session, followed by Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, but Morbidelli eventually surpassed them with a faster lap.
Bagnaia finished second, with Marquez in third, while Fabio Di Giannantonio and Gresini’s Marquez followed in fourth and fifth places.
The KTM team showed promise, with Pedro Acosta in seventh and Maverick Vinales in eighth.
Fermin Aldeguer impressed by securing ninth place after some daring overtaking maneuvers, and Johann Zarco claimed the final automatic Q2 spot in tenth.
Brad Binder, despite a late crash, ended the session in 14th, while Jack Miller’s practice was cut short with his second incident, leaving him in 17th place.
Raul Fernandez led the Aprilia trio in 18th, with World Champion Jorge Martin in 20th, and Somkiat Chantra concluded the standings in 22nd after being the first to crash in the session.
