At the Qatar Grand Prix, the VR46 team displayed strong pace during practice. Franco Morbidelli set the fastest time, followed by Francesco Bagnaia in second, and Marc Márquez in third. Fabio Di Giannantonio placed fourth, with Álex Márquez in fifth—making it a clean sweep for Ducati in the top five positions.

The top ten continued with Fabio Quartararo in sixth, Pedro Acosta in seventh, Maverick Viñales eighth, Fermín Aldeguer ninth, and Johann Zarco rounding out the top ten.