2021 Mugello MotoGP FP1 Result: Fast Start For Viñales

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2021-05-28 09:19

Mugello welcomed the premier class back after a year’s hiatus forced by the pandemic but the home favourites had a low key first session, while Maverick Viñales stole the spotlight. After Michele Pirro started out fast on his favourite playground, the Spaniard took over at the front and resisted a late charge from compatriot Alex Rins to keep top spot to the checkered flag. Johann Zarco did not even need fresh rubber to climb into second, two tenths off the lead, while Rins dropped to third ahead of teammate Joan Mir.

Franco Morbidelli was the first of the Italian brigade in fifth position, ahead of Pecco Bagnaia and Pirro – the Ducati test rider standing in for the recovering Jorge Martin. Fabio Quartararo very briefly led the way, before dropping back to eighth place and was the last rider to post a time within a second of his teammate’s. Le Mans victor Jack Miller and lead KTM man Miguel Oliveira rounded out the top ten, while the likes of Takaaki Nakagami and the Espargaro brothers narrowly missed out. Two of the names frequently mentioned in Mugello, Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, started their weekend just outside of the top 15, over a second and a half behind the leader.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'46.593
2	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'46.802	0.209	0.209
3	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'46.952	0.359	0.150
4	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'47.176	0.583	0.224
5	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'47.184	0.591	0.008
6	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'47.186	0.593	0.002
7	51	Michele Pirro	Ducati	1'47.555	0.962	0.369
8	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'47.566	0.973	0.011
9	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'47.716	1.123	0.150
10	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'47.748	1.155	0.032
11	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'47.791	1.198	0.043
12	44	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'47.870	1.277	0.079
13	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'47.992	1.399	0.122
14	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'48.049	1.456	0.057
15	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'48.128	1.535	0.079
16	93	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'48.277	1.684	0.149
17	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'48.302	1.709	0.025
18	9	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1'48.319	1.726	0.017
19	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'48.375	1.782	0.056
20	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'48.734	2.141	0.359
21	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'48.967	2.374	0.233
22	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'48.997	2.404	0.030