Valencia MotoGP, Ricardo Tormo - Free Practice (1) Results
Nakagami leads the way from Morbidelli and Vinales during a fast opening practice for the second Valencia MotoGP event.
Mir starts the penultimate round with a 37-point lead over Rins and Quartararo, 41-point lead over Vinales and 45-point advantage over Morbidelli and Dovizioso.
Nakagami leads the way from Morbidelli and Vinales during a fast opening practice for the second Valencia MotoGP event.
Mir starts the penultimate round with a 37-point lead over Rins and Quartararo, 41-point lead over Vinales and 45-point advantage over Morbidelli and Dovizioso.
Mir will be crowned world champion on Sunday if he has a title lead of at least 26-points.
Tech3 KTM's Iker Lecuona hopes to return on Saturday after being forced to miss last weekend's round and self-isolate due to a positive Covid test for his brother and assistant.
HRC test rider Bradl is replacing injured reigning world champion Marc Marquez, who won't return until 2021.
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| Valencia MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'30.829s | 11/23 | 323k |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.115s | 7/21 | 318k |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.139s | 21/21 | 323k |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.223s | 6/20 | 326k |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.341s | 17/20 | 321k |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +0.468s | 5/19 | 324k |
| 7 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.581s | 12/17 | 331k |
| 8 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.607s | 6/21 | 320k |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.657s | 18/19 | 323k |
| 10 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.685s | 21/23 | 327k |
| 11 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.699s | 11/21 | 324k |
| 12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.712s | 5/21 | 332k |
| 13 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.716s | 12/24 | 320k |
| 14 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.743s | 18/20 | 326k |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +0.769s | 13/22 | 324k |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.788s | 6/22 | 320k |
| 17 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +0.849s | 20/22 | 324k |
| 18 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.976s | 7/22 | 326k |
| 19 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.999s | 13/20 | 324k |
| 20 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +1.369s | 24/25 | 323k |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.943s | 20/22 | 315k |
* Rookie.
Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 31.116s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha1m 29.401s (2016)
