Marc Marquez continued his dominant form to once again top the timesheets in the first MotoGP practice at Austria.
The Spaniard produced a quick effort of 1.29.376s on the factory Ducati to start the weekend.
His closest challenger was his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia, who finished 0.3s adrift of the six-time MotoGP champion.
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi continued his pre-break purple patch to finish the session in third place, an impressive start to the weekend given the nature of the stop-go Spielberg track.
Alex Marquez and Gresini secured fourth place, finishing quicker than VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli.
Joan Mir posted an impressive lap to secure sixth place for Honda, followed closely by Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin.
KTM rider Pedro Acosta slotted himself in ninth place, as Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini lapped 0.001s behind to round off the top 10.
Luca Marini and Alex RIns secured 11th and 12th for Honda and Yamaha, respectively, finishing faster than GP25 Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Brad Binder posted a lap to see him 14th, lapping quicker than Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer and LCR rider Johann Zarco.
Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura secured 17th and 19th for Trackhouse Racing, with Pramac Yamaha rider Jack Miller lapping between the satellite Aprilia duo.
Maverick Vinales finished 20th on his rushed MotoGP return, finishing ahead of the second Pramac rider of Miguel Oliveira.
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