The Honda rider was one of two riders alongside Qatar GP winner Enea Bastianini to crash towards the end of a sweltering FP2 session on the opening day of running at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit.
Marquez slid off his RC213V at Turn 11 while on a hot lap on soft rubber as he sought a provisional qualifying Q2 place.
But the crash left him down in 22nd on the combined order and facing the Q1 battle on Saturday as rain is forecast to hit FP3.
“I crashed and [that] was not the time for crashing,” Marquez said on Friday. “But when you push on the single lap sometimes it can happen.
“It’s true that overall for the day I’m happy, but with that crash we cannot be happy because we are out of top 10 and that was the target.
“But anyway, now it’s time to pray for a dry FP3 and try to be in the top 10.”
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team
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