Submitted by David Emmett on
Pecco Bagnaia has taken over at the top of the timesheets as the test heads into darkness. The Pramac Ducati rider put in a quick lap to take over at the top, pushing the two Suzukis into second and third place. Qatar is a good track for Bagnaia, the Italian youngster being quick at this test here last year.
Alex Rins leads the battle of the Suzuki Ecstar teammates, six hundredths of a second behind Bagnaia, and three hundredths ahead of Joan Mir. Maverick Viñales is currently fourth fastest, a fraction faster than Andrea Dovizioso on the factory Ducati.
Marc Marquez, currently eleventh, took a tumble at Turn 9, badly damaging his bike in the crash. Fortunately for reigning champion, he escaped without injury.
Times at 6pm local time:
Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati GP20 | 1:54.520 | ||
2 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:54.577 | 0.057 | 0.057 |
3 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:54.612 | 0.092 | 0.035 |
4 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.658 | 0.138 | 0.046 |
5 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP20 | 1:54.662 | 0.142 | 0.004 |
6 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.740 | 0.220 | 0.078 |
7 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP20 | 1:54.852 | 0.332 | 0.112 |
8 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.871 | 0.351 | 0.019 |
9 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:54.890 | 0.370 | 0.019 |
10 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.938 | 0.418 | 0.048 |
11 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:55.093 | 0.573 | 0.155 |
12 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.149 | 0.629 | 0.056 |
13 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP20 | 1:55.194 | 0.674 | 0.045 |
14 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:55.291 | 0.771 | 0.097 |
15 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:55.558 | 1.038 | 0.267 |
16 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:55.600 | 1.080 | 0.042 |
17 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.625 | 1.105 | 0.025 |
18 | 73 | Alex Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:55.725 | 1.205 | 0.100 |
19 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM RC16 | 1:55.921 | 1.401 | 0.196 |
20 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM RC16 | 1:55.930 | 1.410 | 0.009 |
21 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:56.178 | 1.658 | 0.248 |
22 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:56.778 | 2.258 | 0.600 |