The Ducati Lenovo Team has tackled the opening day of practice for the Grand Prix of Indonesia at the Mandalika Circuit. Marc Márquez finished Practice in eleventh place, while Francesco Bagnaia wrapped up the afternoon session in seventeenth. Both riders will therefore partake in Q1.
Fifth quickest in the morning, Márquez crashed unhurt twice in the first half of Practice. He then made his way back to third with 14 minutes left but was bumped out of the top ten in the final seconds. Bagnaia, on the other hand, was unable to improve in what turned into a chaotic final part of the session, with yellow flag situations limiting his time-attack opportunities.
The Ducati Lenovo Team will resume proceedings tomorrow morning at 10:10 local time (GMT +8), followed by Q1 at 10:50 and Q2 at 11:15. The eighteenth Sprint of the season will take place from 15:00 over a 13-lap distance.
Marc Márquez (#93 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 11th
“The day started off in a positive way and I was riding well, but in the afternoon the feeling was really strange. I crashed twice: the first time I lost the rear, and the second one was a highside without warning. When we changed the tyre, the situation got back to normal, but I chose not to take too many risks. It will be my first Q1 of the season tomorrow, which is not ideal, but this is racing. We surely need to improve the feeling for tomorrow, also because this circuit doesn’t suit my riding style perfectly.”
Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 17th
“For some reason, we’re not able to perform well at the rear-end. It’s strange because last year we were competitive from the get-go, while now it takes several laps to make everything work. Riding-wise, I can’t be as effective under braking on corner entry as in Japan, but we’ll try to fix this. I’m sure the track conditions will improve as the weekend progresses, but for now the situation is quite challenging.”
Posted on October 3, 2025 by Michael Le Pard
