Marquez leads Qatar Friday practice with record pace
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| Marquez buries field on Friday |
A blistering 1’53.380 lap from Marquez saw the reigning MotoGP World Champion quickest as new team-mate Lorenzo continued to improve his feeling with the Honda.
Friday in Qatar marked not only the beginning of the Qatar Grand Prix, but also the eagerly awaited return of the MotoGP World Championship after a long winter. With Free Practice 1 taking place during the day and Free Practice 2 running at night, the latter offered conditions most similar to Sunday’s race with 21ºC track and air temperature.
The opening day of practice for the 2019 MotoGP World Championship saw Marc Marquez fast from his first lap. Concluding Free Practice 1 in third, he and his Honda RC213V produced a stunning 1’53.380 under the lights of Free Practice 2 – three tenths faster than the previous all time lap record.
Friday Results
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Num |
Nation |
Team |
Constructor |
Time/Gap |
|
1 |
Marquez Marc |
93 |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'53.380 |
|
2 |
Vinales Maverick |
12 |
SPA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
0.474 |
|
3 |
Miller Jack |
43 |
AUS |
Alma Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
0.528 |
|
4 |
Petrucci Danilo |
9 |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
0.673 |
|
5 |
Quartararo Fabio |
20 |
FRA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
0.774 |
|
6 |
Dovizioso Andrea |
4 |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
0.876 |
|
7 |
Morbidelli Franco |
21 |
ITA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
0.895 |
|
8 |
Rins Alex |
42 |
SPA |
Team Suzuki Ecstar |
Suzuki |
0.940 |
|
9 |
Espargaro Aleix |
41 |
SPA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
0.987 |
|
10 |
Mir Joan |
36 |
SPA |
Team Suzuki Ecstar |
Suzuki |
1.022 |
|
11 |
Lorenzo Jorge |
99 |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1.048 |
|
12 |
Nakagami Takaaki |
30 |
JPN |
LCR Honda |
Honda |
1.064 |
|
13 |
Crutchlow Cal |
35 |
GBR |
LCR Honda |
Honda |
1.072 |
|
14 |
Bagnaia Francesco |
63 |
ITA |
Alma Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
1.421 |
|
15 |
Rabat Tito |
53 |
SPA |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
1.652 |
|
16 |
Rossi Valentino |
46 |
ITA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
1.668 |
|
17 |
Espargaro Pol |
44 |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
1.673 |
|
18 |
Zarco Johann |
5 |
FRA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
2.032 |
|
19 |
Iannone Andrea |
29 |
ITA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
2.052 |
|
20 |
Oliveira Miguel |
88 |
POR |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
2.255 |
|
21 |
Abraham Karel |
17 |
CZE |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
2.274 |
|
22 |
Syahrin Hafizh |
55 |
MAL |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
3.057 |
|
23 |
Smith Bradley |
38 |
GBR |
Aprilia Racing Test Team |
Aprilia |
3.454 |