The factory Aprilia rider set a blistering 1:26.580s before improving to a 1:26.492s on his GP25, putting nearly three tenths of a second on Aprilia satellite rider Raul Fernandez for Trackhouse.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was the best of the Ducati fleet in third for VR46 while Fabio Quartararo was Yamaha’s best in fourth.
Australia’s interest, Jack Miller, was only 13th for the Pramac, meaning he’ll have to go through Q1 on Saturday.
Miller had been the quickest rider until the late flurry of laps demoted him down the order, 0.817s away from Bezzecchi.
Miller wasn’t the only high-profile rider to miss advancing straight into Q2. Indonesia winner Fermin Aldeguer was 11th.
KTM rider Pedro Acosta was the last rider to make it into the top 10, just behind Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia.
Results: MotoGP Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Practice
| Pos | Num | Rider | Team | Bike | Lap | Diff | Gap |
| 1 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1:26.492 | ||
| 2 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 1:26.783 | 0.291 | 0.291 |
| 3 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1:26.912 | 0.42 | 0.129 |
| 4 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 1:26.926 | 0.434 | 0.014 |
| 5 | 73 | Alex Marquez | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1:26.945 | 0.453 | 0.019 |
| 6 | 42 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | Yamaha | 1:27.006 | 0.514 | 0.061 |
| 7 | 10 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1:27.051 | 0.559 | 0.045 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:27.054 | 0.562 | 0.003 |
| 9 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1:27.132 | 0.64 | 0.078 |
| 10 | 37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:27.145 | 0.653 | 0.013 |
| 11 | 54 | Fermin Aldeguer | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 1:27.150 | 0.658 | 0.005 |
| 12 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1:27.269 | 0.777 | 0.119 |
| 13 | 43 | Jack Miller | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:27.309 | 0.817 | 0.04 |
| 14 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | Honda | 1:27.319 | 0.827 | 0.01 |
| 15 | 5 | Johann Zarco | CASTROL Honda LCR | Honda | 1:27.376 | 0.884 | 0.057 |
| 16 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1:27.696 | 1.204 | 0.32 |
| 17 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati | 1:27.906 | 1.414 | 0.21 |
| 18 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | Aprilia | 1:27.920 | 1.428 | 0.014 |
| 19 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 1:27.978 | 1.486 | 0.058 |
| 20 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:28.115 | 1.623 | 0.137 |
| 21 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1:29.040 | 2.548 | 0.925 |
| 22 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | IDEMITSU Honda LCR | Honda | 1:29.112 | 2.62 | 0.072 |
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