Distant championship leader Marc Marquez continued his dominance by topping the timesheets at MotoGP’s newest circuit, Balaton Park.
The factory Ducati rider posted a 1.37.956s, finishing the session as the sole rider in the 1.37s.
After Marquez was KTM test rider Pol Espargaro, who had previously tested the new track ahead of the race weekend.
Pedro Acosta rounded off the top three to continue his strong form, lapping 0.570s behind Marquez.
Luca Marini posted a lap to place his Honda in fourth, followed closely by Gresini’s Alex Marquez and Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi.
Franco Morbidelli escaped injury after crashing twice to finish seventh for VR46 Ducati.
Enea Bastianini secured eighth for Tech3 KTN, as he and rookie Fermin Aldeguer shared identical lap times.
Jorge Martin rounded off the top 10 for Aprilia, even though his RS-GP suffered a massive engine blowout during the session.
Fabio Quartararo and Fabio Di Giannantonio secured 11th and 12th, respectively, followed closely by Pramac Yamaha’s Jack Miller.
Johann Zarco finished the next highest Honda in 14th, but the surprise of the session was factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia finishing down in 15th.
Both Trackhouse Racing riders, Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura, secured 16th and 17th, with both riders lapping faster than Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir.
Alex Rins and Brad Binder closed out proceedings, lapping two seconds slower than the series leader.
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