Quartararo fastest from Mir, Bagnaia 11th
World Championship leader flies best at Silverstone on Friday as times crumble in FP2
World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) led the field in the premier class on day one of the Monster Energy British Grand Prix after posting a 1:58.946 in FP2. The Frenchman beat his 2020 World champion, Joan Mir (team his Suzuki Ecstar), by 0.154 seconds behind him as Aprilia his racing Maverick Vinales rounded out the top three at Silverstone on Friday. rice field.
After the Ducati pair occupied 1st and 2nd place in FP1, Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia Racing team-mate Vinales posted 1:59.681 and 1:59.737 respectively, while Quartararo and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) also I tried the 1:59 bracket early on.
Rins was the first rider to put on the soft and soft Michelin tire combination. On his opening lap of the 2019 British Grand Prix race winner he moved up to his first position by 0.330 seconds behind him, and on the second lap his 1:59.246, Aleix behind his Espargaro was his 0.435 seconds. With 5 minutes left, things get busy.
Practice makes perfect: Quartararo rehearses LLP in FP1
Mir moved up to second before Aleix Espargaro closed the gap to Rins to 0.180s. Mir jumped to first place on the second soft tire he flew lap and he was Suzuki 1-2 with 2 minutes remaining. Shortly after, however, Quartararo set the pace, setting his first lap time of the weekend at 1:58.
And that’s how it stayed in the top two. Vinales scored his 3rd place on his last flying lap and it was his FP1 pacesetter Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) who improved further in the final push. The French driver, who crashed at Turn 7 in the morning, finished in his fourth position, 0.188 seconds behind compatriot Quartararo.
Bagnaia missed out on Friday’s top 10
Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was fitted with KTM’s extended exhaust. The Portuguese star finished the day in sixth, a few tenths down from first as Rins took seventh after briefly sitting in the lead. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) – who crashed unscathed at Turn 7 of FP2 – and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) occupy the final provisional Q2 spot.
This means that Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) has work to do to secure an automatic position for Q2 despite setting the second fastest time in the first free practice session. increase. The Italian is heading into his all-important FP3 session on Saturday morning in his 11th position.
Bagnaia’s early error left his GP22 stranded in the dirt at Silverstone
Darin Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) crashed unscathed at Turn 7 of FP2.
Watch FP3 from Silverstone at 09:55 local time (GMT+1) to see who will go head-to-head in the battle for pole position.
Top 10 combinations:
1. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) – 1:58.946
2. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.154
3. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.177
4. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.188
5. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.207
6. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) +0.217
7. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki ECSTAR) + 0.300
8. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 0.412
9. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.418
10. Marco Bezecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.439
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