It was a good session for Yamaha as both the factory riders had all of the Ducati army behind them for the first time in 2023, as Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) put in a late charge to snatch 4th place in the closing stages of the session. Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) flew the flag for Honda to put himself in P5 ahead of Q2, with Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) rounding out the top 6 as the Italian prepares for a competitive Q1 session later on.