KTM MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta set the pace in the second premier-class practice session at the Valencia Grand Prix, as several big names, including Francesco Bagnaia, missed out on automatic progression into Q2.
Acosta, having fired in his 1:29.240 with twenty minutes still on the clock during an earlier time attack run, did not bother going out for another fast lap attempt, but still secured P1 in the session.
His closest competitor, Marco Bezzecchi, came under a bit of bother when the Italian found himself with the back against the wall.
P10, with just ten minutes left on the clock, looking like he might be heading for Q1 should another improvement not come, the Aprilia rider pulled out a 1:29.293 to secure second place on the timing tower on the first lap of his final run, a nice turnaround following a turn four crash in the early stages of the session.
Shortly after going quickest, Bez goes down at Turn 4! 💥💥#ValenciaGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/orPTjNRQpw
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) November 14, 2025
Franco Morbidelli continued his upward trajectory for VR46, taking third with a 1:29.425 ahead of last weekend’s sprint winner Alex Marquez.
Ai Ogura delivered one of the standout laps of the day for Trackhouse, the rookie posting a 1:29.555 that briefly placed him inside the top four before being pushed down to fifth until the end of the session.
He, like his Aprilia colleague Marco Bezzecchi, suffered a crash in the early stages of the session.
Jack Miller ended the first day of running in Valencia in sixth, falling short of Ogura by 0.001s. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Fermin Aldeguer followed in close formation, split by only 0.004s.
Joan Mir and Fabio Quartararo closed out the top 10, the Frenchman’s 1:29.673 barely enough to protect the final Q2 spot from Brad Binder.
Brad Binder narrowly missed the cut in 11th. Times remained congested from Binder through Rins in 17th, with less than three-tenths covering the group.
Francesco Bagnaia found no breakthrough on Friday afternoon, finishing 14th and 0.593s down after struggling to link fast sectors for a full, competitive lap during his final push.
