Franco Morbidelli ended the final MotoGP practice session quickest at the 2025 season opener in Thailand.
His lap time of 1.29.629s arrived in the closing minutes of the half-hour session, maintaining his strong pace around the Asian circuit.
Riders took to the Chang International Circuit for the final practice session before qualifying, which will commence shortly after.
The last free practice session sees teams fine-tuning its setups and gathering further data ahead of the Sprint and main race.
Despite all manufacturers booking a place in Q2 from the second practice on Sunday, Ducati dominated proceedings in the final session, claiming the top five spots.
Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia finished their sessions as Morbidelli’s closest challengers, finishing 00.70s and 0.338s adrift.
The factory Ducati lineup duo marginally pipped its satellite entity Gresini Racing as rookie Fermin Aldgeur salvaged fourth spot ahead of the more experienced Spaniard Alex Marquez.
Despite the Bologna-based manufacturer occupying the leading five positions, Ai Ogura produced a stunning sixth for Trackhouse on his debut race weekend on the RS-GP Aprilia.
Fabio Di Giannantonio ended his final practice session in eighth place despite the difficult Friday session, finishing between the LCR Honda pairing of Johann Zarco and Somkiat Chantra.
Fabio Quartararo rounded off the top ten and once again finished the session as Yamahas number one rider.
All Honda riders have proven that its 2025 package is far better than last year as 2020 champion Joan Mir and teammate Luca Marini finished 11th and 13th place, respectively.
Raul Fernandez snatched 12th place, providing further optimism that both Trackhouse riders are the mix for this weekend.
Pedro Acosta finished as KTMs lead rider in this session and Marco Bezzecchi followed close behind in 15th.
The all new Pramac Yamaha duo of Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira finished a second adrift off the leaders down in 16th and 17th.
The remaining three KTM riders of Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini, and Maverick Vinales were all within a tenth behind.
Alex Rins finished second last, a further few tenths down. The Ducatis out front and Rins were separated by 1.3s, discounting Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori, who once again finished last.
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