By David Emmett |
Fri, 24/03/2023 - 12:03
The first session of MotoGP practice for the year started with tricky conditions, a dryish track where a few drops of rain had fallen during the latter part of the Moto2 session. That disrupted the team's practice programs, meaning some riders pushed on a new tire, while others didn't.
Alex Marquez ended the session as fastest, taking to the Gresini Ducati like a duck to water. Joan Mir disrupted the Ducati party by putting the Repsol Honda into second, while the Mooney VR46 team of Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi took third and fourth.
This afternoon's session session of practice will decide entry to Q2. It is 15 minutes longer than last year, at a full hour, and the time lost this morning will make for a very busy session.
Results:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Ducati | 1:38.782 | ||
2 | 36 | Joan Mir | Honda | 1:38.827 | 0.045 | 0.045 |
3 | 10 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1:38.922 | 0.140 | 0.095 |
4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Ducati | 1:39.018 | 0.236 | 0.096 |
5 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:39.068 | 0.286 | 0.050 |
6 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1:39.180 | 0.398 | 0.112 |
7 | 89 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 1:39.206 | 0.424 | 0.026 |
8 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:39.281 | 0.499 | 0.075 |
9 | 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:39.475 | 0.693 | 0.194 |
10 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 1:39.537 | 0.755 | 0.062 |
11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1:39.552 | 0.770 | 0.015 |
12 | 43 | Jack Miller | KTM | 1:39.558 | 0.776 | 0.006 |
13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Honda | 1:39.595 | 0.813 | 0.037 |
14 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:39.629 | 0.847 | 0.034 |
15 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1:39.682 | 0.900 | 0.053 |
16 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Aprilia | 1:39.794 | 1.012 | 0.112 |
17 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | Aprilia | 1:39.894 | 1.112 | 0.100 |
18 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:40.059 | 1.277 | 0.165 |
19 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | GasGas | 1:40.203 | 1.421 | 0.144 |
20 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM | 1:40.471 | 1.689 | 0.268 |
21 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Ducati | 1:40.477 | 1.695 | 0.006 |
22 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:40.986 | 2.204 | 0.509 |
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I'm going to go with the…
I'm going to go with the older Marquez to hit the podium this weekend. Gotta support my tipping picks, which aren't looking the best right now. Haha.