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Mar82024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

MotoGP News
Marc Marquez set the fastest time (2:06.544) of the second free practice in Qatar. This one was marked by a wet track, as it started to rain harder at the end of Moto 3 class practice. Therefore, they made the decision that these times will not be considered for the classification of racers into a faster or slower qualifying group. Instead, the results of tomorrow's last free practice will be taken into account. Augusto Fernandez finished in second place this time. Again, his teammate Pedro Acosta was third. The fourth and fifth times were set by KTM factory racers Jack Miller and Brad Binder. Raul Fernandez finished in sixth place ahead of Eneo Bastiani and Fabio Di Giannantoni. Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco completed the top ten. The Frenchman was again the best
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Mar72024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Alonso's second training session in Jeddah

Alonso's second training session in Jeddah

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Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of the second free practice in Jeddah (1:28.827). George Russell was two tenths of a second behind in second place, and Max Verstappen was third. Charles Leclerc finished just behind the Dutchman in fourth place, ahead of Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton had quite a few problems again this time and set the eighth time. Pierre Gasly and Oscar Piastri completed the top ten. Yuki Tsunoda was eleventh this time, Lando Norris was twelfth, and Zhou Guanyu was thirteenth. Alex Albon was last in fourteenth place, less than a second behind Alonso. Results:
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Nov172023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Raul Fernandez the fastest in the second practice in Qatar

Raul Fernandez the fastest in the second practice in Qatar

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Raul Fernandez set the fastest time of the second free practice in Qatar (1:52.843). The second was Fabio Di Giannantonio. Maverick Vinales finished in third place. The Aprilia rider, who was leading in the opening part of the training session, took the lead one minute before the end (1:52.652), but his time was deleted due to disregarding the yellow flags. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1725575812856836168 Fourth was Brad Binder ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Luca Marini. The sixth time was set by Jorge Martin, who spent most of the opening session in last place. The Spanish racer had plenty of problems with a lack of grip. Nevertheless, at the end, when the racers started setting the fastest times, he managed to get a direct appearance in the faster qualifying group. Just after n
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Nov102023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Alex Marquez second practice in Sepang

Alex Marquez second practice in Sepang

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Alex Marquez set the fastest time of the second free practice in Sepang (1:57.823). The younger of the Marquez brothers thus confirmed his good form after taking second place in the first training session. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1722888703096365056?t=rVZnYGoaVspu1wgqYMfTwg&s=19 Jorge Martin was second this time. Team Pramac's racer, besides the fastest Marquez, was the only one who went below the 1:58 mark. The third and fourth times were set by KTM riders, Jack Miller was this time faster than Brad Binder. Maverick Vinales set the fifth time ahead of Luca Marini and Fabio Quartararo. Current world champion Francesco Bagnaia was eighth. The top ten was completed by Marco Bezzecchi and Johann Zarco, who were the last to secure a direct entry into the faster
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Apr142023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Martin's second practice in Austin, Bezzecchi in Q1

Martin's second practice in Austin, Bezzecchi in Q1

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Jorge Marrtin set the fastest time (2:02.178) of the second free practice in Austin. Francesco Bagnaia managed to come closest to him in second place. The Italian was 0,063 seconds behind him. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1646983100570775555?t=D4lLEbT5uY6oCNZBQ-gPYg&s=19 Alex Rins set the third time ahead of Luco Marini, the fastest from the first practice. Rins was thus the only Honda racer to secure a direct appearance in Q2. Alex Marquez finished in fifth place ahead of Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo. This time, the two racers of the KTM team also secured a direct appearance in the faster qualifying group. Brad Binder set the eighth time and Jack Miller the tenth time. Aleix Espargaro got between them. Overall leader Marco
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Mar312023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
The Aprilia racer was also the fastest in the second training session in Argentina

The Aprilia racer was also the fastest in the second training session in Argentina

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Aleix Espargaro set the fastest time (1:38.518) of the second free practice in Argentina. The good form of the Aprilia team was confirmed by Maverick Vinales, who took second place this time. The Mooney VR46 racers finished behind them. Marco Bezzecchi was once again better than Luca Marini. The fifth time was set by Johann Zarco ahead of Francesco Bagnaio and teammate Jorge Martin. The best Honda rider was Takaaki Nakagami in eighth place. Franco Morbidelli and Alex Rins completed the top ten. Just like the last, the Spaniard secured a direct appearance in the faster qualifying group. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1641879172980121604?t=JAQ7sq2LuQNVTr7jL-urBQ&s=19 Alex Marquez finished in eleventh place ahead of Brad Binder as the best di
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Mar252023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Marquez: We're not surprised

Marquez: We're not surprised

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It's a challenging day for Marco Marquez after he lost the opportunity to qualify directly into the faster qualifying group with a fall at the end of the second free practice session. The Spaniard spent a lot of time driving behind Fabio Quartararo in practice in order to improve his ranking, but made a mistake in the finish and ended up in fourteenth place, which means that he will have a lot of work to do today if he wants to compete in Q2. "It's not the best day for us, because we didn't secure a place in Q2, which was our goal. Nevertheless, we're not surprised, because we finished where we were already in testing. We have a lot of work to do to improve, because the times of the others were very fast. Everyone drove very close to the limit. Saturday, which was already so busy, will now be even more difficult. But we are not the only ones in such a situation. It will be necessary at
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Mar242023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Pol Espargaro suffered a broken jaw, cervical vertebra and lung damage

Pol Espargaro suffered a broken jaw, cervical vertebra and lung damage

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The head of the medical service revealed the condition of Pol Espargaro. Angel Charte, head of medical services in the MotoGP class, revealed that Pol Espargaro suffered a fractured jaw, cervical vertebra and lung injury (pulmonary contusion). Let us remind you that the Spaniard fell badly in the tenth turn during the second training session. Training was immediately interrupted, and Espargaro was first treated by doctors at the track and then taken to the medical center for additional tests. "Espargaro suffered several injuries when he fell. He is conscious and sedated, mainly because of the painkillers he took. He can move his arms and legs, so there is no concern that he will suffer more serious spinal injuries."
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Mar242023 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Miller won the repeatedly interrupted second practice session in Portimao with the lap record

Miller won the repeatedly interrupted second practice session in Portimao with the lap record

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Jack Miller finished atop second free practice with a time of 1:37.709. In second place, Maverick Vinales managed to get the closest to him. The third time was set by the current world champion Francesco Bagnaia. Fourth this time was Luca Marini ahead of Jorge Martin, Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco. The top ten was completed by Marco Bezzecchi, Aleix Espargaro and Enea Bastianini. The mentioned racers thus secured their place in the faster qualifying group. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1639309614910177280 Alex Marquez, the fastest from the first training session, set the eleventh time. All four Honda racers lined up behind him, this time Joan Mir was the best ahead of Alex Rinse, Marco Marquez and Takaaki Nakagami. This year's only newcomer Augusto Fernandez
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Jun242022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Bagnaji second training in Assen

Bagnaji second training in Assen

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Francesco Bagnaia won his second free practice at Assen with a time of 1: 33.274. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1540318718944747521 https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1540306892098002944 Despite the wet surface, the situation was better this time. That is why the racers improved their times in the beginning. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1540308551905808395 The track dried up enough in the second half that many opted for dry track tires. The first of these was Luca Marini. The Italian quickly swung to the top of the table. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1540312300204220416 Lap times have dropped sharply in the last ten minutes as the track has dried up considerably. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1540315188666277889 In second place this time is the conclusion
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