Marc Marquez leads Malaysian MotoGP FP1 as Jorge Martin finishes 20th
Marco Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta completed the top three in a session interrupted by debris at Turn 15.
Marc Marquez set the pace in the Malaysian MotoGP's opening free practice session with a lap of 1 minute 58.912 seconds. Jorge Martin finished 20th, trailing Marquez by 1.8 seconds, while still appearing short of full fitness.
Marco Bezzecchi took second place ahead of Pedro Acosta in third, with both recording gaps of 0.474 seconds to Marquez. Enea Bastianini finished fourth, 0.776 seconds behind, followed by Brad Binder in fifth at 0.825 seconds.
The session was halted after Iker Lecuona's mudguard broke apart, leaving debris on the track at Turn 15. Practice resumed after the red-flag interruption, and Marquez remained unbeaten through the end of the session.
Franco Morbidelli placed sixth, 0.883 seconds off the leading time, while Alex Marquez was seventh at 0.989 seconds. Johann Zarco, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Diego Moreira occupied eighth to 10th, with respective gaps of 1.241 seconds, 1.325 seconds and 1.348 seconds.
