Overview
- Marc Marquez secured pole in a damp Q2 on Saturday, edging Johann Zarco by 0.140 seconds with a late lap in Jerez.
- Alex Marquez led a dry Sunday warm-up by 0.045 seconds over Marc Marquez, reinforcing expectations that his dry-pace advantage could carry into the grand prix.
- Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the front row, with championship leader Marco Bezzecchi fourth and row two filled by Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta.
- Qualifying featured multiple crashes and a brief delay after Franco Morbidelli’s smoking bike in Q1, with falls for Alex Marquez, Fermin Aldeguer and Jorge Martin, as Zarco and Acosta advanced from Q1.
- Jorge Martin carries a three-place grid drop for the grand prix for impeding Alex Marquez on Friday, Joan Mir has a double long-lap penalty for ignoring black-and-orange flags, and Bezzecchi arrives chasing a sixth straight GP win.