FP2

This 30-minute session worked as a warm-up before qualifying. During this session, the weather was cloudy, bringing slightly different conditions from yesterday. Maverick Viñales was confirmed to undergo an operation soon due to his shoulder pain, as one of the screws got loose, causing the discomfort.

The lap times initially ranged from 2:03 to 2:05. However, the tyre options were varied, as some riders chose a medium rear or soft tyre, with the front being either soft or medium.

After a short time, Francesco Bagnaia jumped into the lead and was also the first rider to break into the 2:02s, before six other riders joined him. Seven minutes into the session, Ai Ogura had a crash at Turn 20. The lead changed quickly, as Marco Bezzecchi took the lead and was the first to break into the 2:01s range. With 15 minutes into the session, the top 10 were as follows: Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia, Alex Márquez, Fernández, Bastianini, Acosta, Morbidelli, Marc Márquez, and Martín.

After a quick break in the pits, the riders returned to the track with 10 minutes left. Yamaha hadn’t found improvement, with their fastest rider being Toprak Razgatlioglu in 13th place. Meanwhile, Di Giannantonio continued to impress, being a contender for pole position in qualifying.

With 8 minutes left, Alex Márquez crashed out at Turn 2, and shortly after, Marco Bezzecchi also crashed. A lot was happening as the temperature was colder than yesterday.

With 5 minutes left, there was another crash, this time Diogo Moreira at Turn 2. Marc Márquez used this time to find an improvement and jumped into the lead of the session.

As the session was nearing its end, Ai Ogura had his second crash, bringing out a yellow flag with barely 2 minutes left. Meanwhile, at the front, Jorge Martín took the lead from Marc Márquez, while Bagnaia improved to 3rd place.

With the chequered flag out, the riders were finishing their final attempts, but only Pedro Acosta was able to improve to 6th place.

Q1

The riders competing in this part of qualifying were: Mir, Aldeguer, Fernández, Zarco, Quartararo, Miller, Moreira, Razgatlioglu, Binder, Morbidelli, and Rins.

The fastest two riders would be promoted to Q2. The first lap times were in the 2:01 to 2:02 range, with Mir and Fernández in the advancing positions.

Most riders chose a soft rear and soft front tyre, with only Aldeguer and Mir opting for a medium front tyre.

With 8 minutes left, there was the first yellow flag of the session, as Fabio Quartararo crashed at Turn 15 and returned to the pits.

At the halfway point, the order was as follows: Mir, Fernández, Aldeguer, Razgatlioglu, Binder, Zarco, Miller, Morbidelli, Rins, and Quartararo.

While not everyone managed to improve their positions significantly, Aldeguer did, moving into first place and advancing to Q2 along with Mir. Aldeguer was the only rider to break into the 2:00s.

Q2

The riders participating in this qualifying session were: Marc Márquez, Ogura, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, Alex Márquez, Acosta, Martín, Bagnaia, Marini, Bastianini, Aldeguer, and Mir.

In this session, all riders chose a soft rear tyre with a medium front tyre. The initial lap times ranged from 2:00 to 2:01. Right from the start, Bagnaia took provisional pole position while also breaking the lap record. Marc Márquez, who had started a very strong lap and could have challenged for provisional pole, made a mistake in the last sector and ended up in 3rd place, later dropping to 10th.

A short yellow flag was shown as Bastianini crashed. Meanwhile, Mir took provisional pole position and broke the lap record Bagnaia had set moments earlier.

The order was as follows: Mir, Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Bezzecchi, Acosta, Martín, Alex Márquez, Marini, Marc Márquez, Aldeguer, Ogura, and Bastianini.

After a quick break in the pits, the riders returned for their final attempts. There was an incident where Marc Márquez was delayed by a rider braking early ahead of him.

As the riders completed their final laps, the times became even faster and the fight for pole position intensified. Acosta, Bezzecchi, and Di Giannantonio all jumped ahead of Mir.

With the chequered flag out, the riders finished their last attempts, hoping for improvements. However, most laps were not fast enough. Only Bagnaia managed to improve, moving up to 4th place.

It was official that Fabio Di Giannantonio took pole position at COTA, with Bezzecchi in second and Acosta completing the top three.