New manufacturing unit Ducati rider Marc Marquez led the way in which in first follow for the season-opening Thai Grand Prix on Friday.
Marquez took to the highest spot within the 45-minute session at Buriram with an preliminary benchmark of 1m29.592s, earlier than cementing his place with a time of 1m29.423s.
VR46’s Franco Morbidelli jumped to second place on the finish of the session, however nonetheless ended up virtually two tenths down on six-time MotoGP champion Marquez.
Morbidelli’s former team-mate Fabio Quartararo completed an encouraging third for Yamaha, with Jack Miller backing up that efficiency in fourth in a Pramac-entered M1.
Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi and Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura completed fifth and sixth respectively, forward of Gresini’s Alex Marquez, Pramac rider Miguel Oliveira and Tech3 KTM recruit Maverick Vinales.
Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia had a scruffy session en path to tenth, seven tenths down on team-mate Marquez.
Johann Zarco was the quickest Honda rider in eleventh.
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