On the supposed Ducati circuit: only one red bike in the first 9
In FP1, Maverick Viñales was the fastest on the Monster Energy Yamaha on Friday morning. His time even lasted until the evening for the top ten. While all the others except for the Catalans and Johann Zarco improved in the afternoon, the two stayed on their times the morning after. But much more surprising than Yamaha’s good performance was the fact that only one Ducati was represented in the top 9 in the end. With Pecco Bagnaia it was even one of the local heroes who succeeded. But behind it all other makes, including Aprilia, are represented by Jack Miller up to P10, which was not expected.
Is KTM celebrating a resurrection on Sunday?
Everything is pointing to this right now, but it’s only been one day. At least one can say that two KTM’s in the top 6 mean a clear increase compared to the first quarter of the season. However, you have to bring these positions to the finish in order to score points. Only two free practice sessions had taken place and with Viñales’ time on Friday morning it became clear that such performances should also be feasible on Saturday. For almost all drivers, or at least those from position 6, the entry into the second qualifying is not yet dry. Joan Mir, Pol Espargaró, Petrux and Johann Zarco are all drivers who can be expected to improve on Saturday morning. The FP3 promises a lot of excitement again. Below are the times from FP2 and the drivers who are provisionally qualified for Q2 in italics.
P, No, Rider, Km/h, Time/Gap
1, 63, Francesco BAGNAIA, 354.0, 1’46.147,
2, 42, Alex RINS, 352.9, 1’46.218, 0.071 / 0.071
3, 21, Franco MORBIDELLI, 339.6, 1’46.331, 0.184 / 0.113
4, 20, Fabio QUARTARARO, 349.5, 1’46.372, 0.225 / 0.041
5, 33, Brad BINDER, 355.2, 1’46.436, 0.289 / 0.064
6, 88, Miguel OLIVEIRA, 356.4, 1’46.584, 0.437 / 0.148
7, 30, Takaaki NAKAGAMI, 351.7, 1’46.593, 0.446 / 0.009
8, 41, Aleix ESPARGARO, 350.6, 1’46.655, 0.508 / 0.062
9, 43, Jack MILLER, 355.2, 1’46.688, 0.541 / 0.033
10, 5, Johann ZARCO, 352.9, 1’46.840, 0.693 / 0.152
11, 36, Joan MIR, 351.7, 1’46.847, 0.700 / 0.007
12, 93, Marc MARQUEZ, 349.5, 1’46.973, 0.826 / 0.126
13, 44, Pol ESPARGARO, 351.7, 1’46.986, 0.839 / 0.013
14, 51, Michele PIRRO, 357.6, 1’47.107, 0.960 / 0.121
15, 9, Danilo PETRUCCI, 350.6, 1’47.129, 0.982 / 0.022
16, 10, Luca MARINI, 348.3, 1’47.154, 1.007 / 0.025
17, 12, Maverick VIÑALES, 349.5, 1’47.195, 1.048 / 0.041
18, 73, Alex MARQUEZ, 351.7, 1’47.326, 1.179 / 0.131
19, 23, Enea BASTIANINI, 351.7, 1’47.480, 1.333 / 0.154
20, 32, Lorenzo SAVADORI, 345.0, 1’47.668, 1.521 / 0.188
21, 46, Valentino ROSSI, 347.2, 1’47.719, 1.572 / 0.051
22, 27, Iker LECUONA, 351.7, 1’47.792, 1.645 / 0.073
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