Yamaha racer Maverick Vinales is in his third free practice for GP of Andalusia set a new track record in Jerez. With a best time of 1: 36.584 minutes, he was faster than the runner-up Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) and Jack Miller (Bow Ducati).
The main focus on FP3 was, of course the return of Marco Marquez. The driver of the Honda factory team, who had surgery on his upper arm only on Tuesday, missed Friday’s practice. So today was the first time he had ridden a motorcycle again after an accident last Sunday. In addition Miguel Oliveire (Tech 3 KTM) Marquez was the only driver to start training with a hard-soft tire combination. The others drove on medium tires at the rear, and all three Michelin compounds were in use at the front.
After five rounds, the Spaniard went to the pits for the first time and consulted with his mechanics and team leader. Albert Puig. A little later, he returned to his Honda and drove to the track. At the beginning of the training, there was even less action compared to Friday, and the times were right. After the first run, v compared to Friday improved by only seven drivers. That changed with the circle Francesca Bagnaie, who set a new best time with fresh soft tires, 1: 36.847 minutes. No one has been so fast this weekend.
Marquez he continued with used tires and improved his time again. He seemed to be more and more brave in the corners with each lap taken. The injured champion was still far from the pace of the fastest competitors.
Then he took care of the new best time fabio quartararo, which he eventually improved with a track record Maverick Vinales. Jack Miller he joined the Frenchman and the Spaniard on the podium in the last lap taken. He landed in fourth place Nakagami, is fifth with 0,263 seconds behind Francis Bagnaia.
The second half of the ten begins Danilo Petrucci, is behind him Brad Binder (KTM), which ended before Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) and teammates Paul Espargaro. Suzuki driver, Joan mir, concludes the top ten.
MotoGP, GP Andalusia: Ranked in Q2
- Maverick Vinales (Yamaha)
- Fabio Quartararo (Petronas-Yamaha)
- Jack Miller (Bow-Ducati)
- Takaaki Nakagami (LCR-Honda)
- Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac-Ducati)
- Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
- Brad Binder (KTM)
- Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
- Pol Espargaro (KTM)
- Joan Mir (Suzuki)
Alex Rins did not perform due to a shoulder injury. Z Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), who fell twice this morning, Andreo Dovizioso (Dozens) and Cal Crutchlow (LCR-Honda) will compete with Marquez in Q1 for a number of top names. The Briton, like Rins and Marquez, is battling an injury.
