Crash is first for all of MotoGP’s latest inside info and is your one-stop resource for full race results, championship standings and rider profiles. Morbidelli put in the best effort, a 1m39.789s to end Friday fastest of all ahead of the Frenchman, who ended up 0.109s off at the chequered flag. Espargaro started the session as he ended it by going fastest… Morbidelli carried on his run on the medium rear tyre, though it was halted with around 25 minutes of the session left to run after sliding off his Yamaha at the Turn 10 left-hander. It was news welcomed by the grid’s leading riders. Free practice one for … KTM’s Brad Binder was the first rider to dethrone Fabio Quartararo’s best from FP1 when he fired in a 1m40.008s to lead the field by four tenths at one stage. A late issue for Quartararo meant he was unable to get out for a time attack and ended up 14th on the timesheets. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) – 1:24.1832. Fabio Quartararo has had one hell of a MotoGP season so far this year. Francesco Bagnaia was 20th and Danilo Petrucci 2.4s off the pace in 22nd in last, though only Miller completed a soft tyre run on his GP20 in the end. Teruel MotoGP: Marquez fastest in FP1 despite crash. And, as Lewis Duncan writes, it’s cause for celebration at Honda with the return of Marc Marquez set to provide Espargaro with the reference he has been missing so far this year, MotoGP’s 2021 rookie crop is one of the strongest in recent years, but one is already standing out. Formula 1 . But dig a little deeper and a clearer picture of his performance emerges. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) + 0.2254. But having shown competitive pace on his first day back, both Marquez and his rivals know plenty more challenges are to come... Pol Espargaro’s first results as a Honda MotoGP rider may not appear special. Every practice session, qualifying battle and race, exclusive interviews, historic races and so much more fantastic content: this is, MYWORLD MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH. But his constant social media spats with fellow riders and insistence on listing his achievements to his detractors are running the risk of tarnishing a legacy he worked hard to create. MotoGP rules stipulate a rider’s lap will be automatically cancelled if they set it passing through a yellow flag zone, though Nakagami’s crash was still happening as Miller rode past, meaning no caution had been thrown. Can it be the springboard for a title challenge? Zarco’s teammate Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) was back on track for his second day as a MotoGP™ rider, albeit with a sore leg after his Turn 3 crash during the Shakedown Test. Mir was shuffled back to sixth ahead of the sister KTM of Pol Espargaro, while Alex Marquez (Honda), Rossi and the second Suzuki of Alex Rins completed the top 10. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.1523. Petronas Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli topped the second practice for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix despite an early crash, with Avintia’s Johann Zarco also recovering from a crash to finish second. Top 10:1. But his reign was short-lived, as Morbidelli and Zarco were putting in fastest sectors on their final laps. 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The pace hots up in the desert as MotoGP™ gets back on track, with two familiar names beating the lap record at Losail International Circuit Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Morbidelli took control of the timesheets in the opening five minutes of this afternoon’s session, setting the initial pace at a 1m41.143s on his ‘A-spec’ Petronas Yamaha. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.4256. Johann Zarco (Esponorama Racing) + 0.4035. The Australian bounced back in style to top the timesheets on … Zarco crashed his Avintia Ducati at the Turn 5 left, while Honda’s Stefan Bradl tucked the front of his RC213V going through Turn 2. Maverick Vinales blitzed the Jerez lap record to lead third practice for the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez made his return just four days after surgery and was 19th-fastest. Despite this though, Martin was the fastest rookie in P18 after setting a 1:56.147 – just a couple of tenths slower than Pol Espargaro ahead of him. Yamaha speed deficit "best news" of Friday - Morbidelli. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Even by Marc Marquez’s own high standards, his MotoGP comeback on Friday at the Portuguese Grand Prix will be considered a success even if he didn’t top the times. OPINION: MotoGP is getting its own version of Drive to Survive on Amazon Prime at some point in the near future. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 0.5909. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.59110. Wolff doubts Bottas came close to F1 retirement after team orders . Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.632, Today's #ThrowbackThursday must be to my first ever @MotoGP podium #AustrianGP. comments . Petronas Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo narrowly beat Maverick Vinales to top first practice for the Dutch TT at Assen as Jorge Lorenzo's session ended in a big crash. Martin was perfectly fine after the Turn 16 tumble though and was able to … Aleix Espargaro continues his good start to 2021 as he pips Alex Rins to top spot in FP1 ahead of the Doha MotoGP Grand Prix. Johann Zarco (Esponorama Racing) and Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) completed the top five ahead of qualifying. Crutchlow advanced to Q2 despite his mid-session crash, as did his team-mate Nakagami, the Japanese rider narrowly beating the Brit to seventh place. Maverick Vinales led a Yamaha 1-2 on the penultimate day of MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar, while Alex Marquez suffered a fractured foot after a crash. Jorge Martin’s Doha GP heroics have courted many to compare him to numerous MotoGP legends. Fastest of the rookies, despite a crash at Turn 16, was Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing). Morbidelli took control of the timesheets in the opening five minutes of this afternoon’s session, setting the initial pace at a 1m41.143s on his ‘A-spec’ Petronas Yamaha. It was a perfect start to … Petronas Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli topped the second practice for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix despite an early crash, with Avintia’s Johann Zarco also recovering from a crash to finish second. Pol and bother Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) crashed, unhurt, in quick succession at the same corner with six minutes to go in FP4, but before the crash, the Spaniard looked mighty. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.5848. Binder completed the top three ahead of Maverick Vinales on the works team Yamaha and LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami, ensuring three 2019 bikes occupied top five spots. Mir lit up the timing screens on his next lap and took his Suzuki to a 1m40.441s to take over top spot. Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo tops the pre race MotoGP warm up session, pole sitter Francesco Bagnaia only 15th. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) topped FP4 at the myWorld Austrian Grand Prix thanks to a 1:24.183 despite a late crash at Turn 9, 0.152 faster than Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and 0.225 ahead of Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team). 2 . “It was a great day, a great feeling to be back in MotoGP. MotoGP FP2 . Marc Marquez, making his long awaited return to MotoGP following an injury early last season, ended his day sixth fastest for the Repsol Honda Team. Maverick Vinales sets the fastest time in FP1 for the Portuguese Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez makes a huge statement with third fastest on his MotoGP return. All rights reserved. Fabio Quartararo went fastest during Monday’s test Joan Mir has been airlifted to Brno University Hospital following a 300km/h crash during testing after the Czech Grand Prix. You really can’t expect anything different from the current MotoGP points leader. 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The San Marino race winner improved to a 1m40.672s on his follow-up tour, with his next effort of 1m40.573s standing as the benchmark for much of the session. 2h . Honda rider Marquez fastest in tight Jerez MotoGP FP1 session ... Ducati's Danilo Petrucci was 21st as he struggled with a neck injury he picked up in his fast test crash on Wednesday. 1 . Valentino Rossi on the factory Yamaha got even closer on his first time attack, guiding his M1 to a lap just 0.002s outside of his protege’s best effort. A 1:54.483 was set by the Spaniard, that’s over half a second quicker than he’d previously managed. Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin, meanwhile, suffered his third crash in three days and completed the least amount of laps of any full-time MotoGP™ rider on the second Official Test day. And following the impact DTS has had on Formula 1, MotoGP desperately needs the same boost. Autosport spoke to Pramac boss Francesco Guidotti to find out why MotoGP’s latest Spanish star is already making such an impact, Despite Suzuki’s decision not to appeal against Race Direction’s refusal to penalise Jack Miller following the incident with Joan Mir in Losail, something must be done to avoid a repeat of such an incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.5267. Fastest man Miller beats all time lap record on Day 3 Ducati Lenovo Team’s Aussie topped the timesheets from the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP duo as the Qatar Test lights up Team-mate Jorge Martin was on track for his second day as a MotoGP rider, albeit with a sore leg after his Turn 3 crash during the Shakedown Test. Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia led Fabio Quartararo on the Yamaha in FP2 for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, while the returning Marc Marquez was sixth after a dramatic final lap. FP2 proved difficult for the GP20-mounted Ducati riders, with Jack Miller (Pramac) almost a second off the pace in 11th, while Andrea Dovizioso was 1.3s adrift of Morbidelli in 18th. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) topped FP4 at the myWorld Austrian Grand Prix thanks to a 1:24.183 despite a late crash at Turn 9, … © 2016 Dorna Sports SL. Maverick Vinales’s authoritative victory at the MotoGP season opener came during a period of personal and professional change for the Yamaha rider. OPINION: Jorge Lorenzo's status as one of the greatest MotoGP riders of all time is hard to dispute. Formula 1 . Despite his crash, Marquez was still classified as running third fastest in FP1 and sixth fastest in FP2. But fresh from his Qatar GP win, Vinales looks like an even more dangerous prospect for the Doha GP following an intriguing Friday practice. Morbidelli’s time was put under threat on Joan Mir’s first flying lap on fresh soft rubber, with the Suzuki rider missing out by 0.062s in the end with under eight minutes to go. Friday’s return to action for Marquez came 271 days after his crash in the Spanish Grand Prix last season. Where does Espargaro sit ahead of Marquez's return? More, from a press release issued by Dorna: Miller heads Ducati armada in Doha. After two days off, Wednesday welcomed the grid back down to business in Doha as the third day of official MotoGP™ testing got underway… and it was an absolute scorcher. Trending.