MotoGP Buriram Test: Marquez Tops Day 1, Marini Leads Honda Pack at P6

Honda showed promise at the Buriram MotoGP test, with Luca Marini (HRC) and Johann Zarco finishing sixth and seventh, both setting times within the 1m29s range.

By Divyam Dubey

13 Feb, 2025

1 min read

Marc Marquez led the opening day of MotoGP testing at Buriram, setting the fastest time ahead of his brother Alex Marquez. The factory Ducati rider clocked a best lap of 1m29.184s, beating Alex Marquez’s morning benchmark by nearly half a second. However, his time was still slower than Francesco Bagnaia’s 1m28.700s lap record from last year’s Thailand Grand Prix. Franco Morbidelli (VR46) made a late charge to secure third place, finishing just 0.034s behind Alex Marquez. Aprilia had a strong showing, with Marco Bezzecchi taking fourth. KTM’s Pedro Acosta, who recovered from an off-track moment, rounded out the top five.

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Honda showed promise at Buriram, with Luca Marini (HRC) and Johann Zarco finishing sixth and seventh, both inside the 1m29s range. Two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) narrowly missed that mark in eighth, while KTM’s Brad Binder finished ninth, just 0.041s behind.

Yamaha, which impressed at Sepang, had a quiet start. Pramac’s Jack Miller was the fastest Yamaha rider in 10th, finishing 0.863s behind Alex Marquez. Factory Yamaha duo Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo struggled, placing 12th and 13th, respectively, behind Honda’s Joan Mir.

Pos	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Marquez	Ducati	1:29.184s
2	Alex Marquez	Gresini Ducati	+0.465s
3	Franco Morbidelli	VR46 Ducati	+0.499s
4	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	+0.610s
5	Pedro Acosta	KTM	+0.720s
6	Luca Marini	Honda	+0.744s
7	Johann Zarco	LCR Honda	+0.777s
8	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	+0.844s
9	Brad Binder	KTM	+0.857s
10	Jack Miller	Pramac Yamaha	+0.880s
11	Joan Mir	Honda	+0.883s
12	Alex Rins	Yamaha	+1.022s
13	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	+1.049s
14	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini Ducati	+1.189s
15	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Aprilia	+1.269s
16	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3	+1.277s
17	Miguel Oliveira	Pramac Yamaha	+1.554s
18	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3	+1.643s
19	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Aprilia	+1.791s
20	Somkiat Chantra	LCR Honda	+2.024s
21	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia Test Rider	+2.546s

Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer was the fastest newcomer, securing 14th despite crashing at Turn 8. Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura also suffered a fall at Turn 3 but still finished 15th. His teammate Miguel Oliveira placed 17th.

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Twenty full-time riders took part in the test, with Jorge Martin and Fabio di Giannantonio absent due to injuries. Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori stepped in for Martin, bringing the total number of riders on track to 21.