Quartararo tops Day 1 testing at Misano

Fabio Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo topped the first day of MotoGP testing at Misano by 0.023 seconds over Franco Morbidelli.

Quartararo set the pace in the morning session as he worked on set-up ahead of the Misano race and led the timesheets with a 1m33.539s lap.

He took over from world championship leader Marc Marquez, who crashed at the Carro Hairpin at Turn 14 while testing a new chassis. He was not hurt.

Marquez's 1m33.697s put him fifth in the morning session, and he set the pace early on when action resumed after the lunch break with a 1m33.471s, while the sister SRT bike of Franco Morbidelli fell in 0.190s behind.

With 90 minutes remaining, Quartararo once again took the top spot away from the Honda rider with a 1m32.996s lap, which stood as the benchmark through to the drop of the checkered flag.

Day One Result