Austin MotoGP, COTA - Warm-up Results
Marc Marquez will go into this afternoon's Austin MotoGP unbeaten in every track session having led morning warm-up by 0.303s from Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo moved up to a weekend best third (+0.755s) in the cool, overcast conditions.
But with rain forecast, riders were hastily checking both their machines and practicing bike swaps in pit lane should the weather change and the grand prix be declared a flag-to-flag race. All track sessions so far have been dry.
Marquez spectacularly leapt straight from one bike to the other, without touching the ground, during his practice pit stop...
1.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)2m 3.490s[Lap 7/9]336km/h (Top Speed)2.Dani PedrosaESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)2m 3.793s +0.303s[9/9]334km/h3.Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)2m 4.245s +0.755s[3/9]335km/h4.Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)2m 4.268s +0.778s[3/10]337km/h5.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)2m 4.417s +0.927s[10/10]334km/h6.Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*2m 4.421s +0.931s[7/10]336km/h7.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici)2m 4.457s +0.967s[8/10]333km/h8.Cal CrutchlowGBRDucati Team (Desmosedici)2m 4.617s +1.127s[7/9]332km/h9.Andrea IannoneITAPramac Racing (Desmosedici)2m 4.634s +1.144s[7/7]333km/h10.Stefan BradlGERLCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)2m 4.671s +1.181s[9/9]338km/h11.Alvaro BautistaESPGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V)2m 4.902s +1.412s[8/10]340km/h12.Scott ReddingGBRGo&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)*2m 5.604s +2.114s[7/9]319km/h13.Aleix EspargaroESPNGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)2m 5.916s +2.426s[6/8]325km/h14.Nicky HaydenUSADrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)2m 5.998s +2.508s[4/10]317km/h15.Yonny HernandezCOLPramac Racing (Desmosedici)2m 6.015s +2.525s[10/10]329km/h16.Karel AbrahamCZECardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R)2m 6.337s +2.847s[7/9]318km/h17.Hiroshi AoyamaJPNDrive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R)2m 6.425s +2.935s[7/9]321km/h18.Hector BarberaESPAvintia Racing (Avintia)2m 6.845s +3.355s[5/10]319km/h19.Colin EdwardsUSANGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)2m 7.623s +4.133s[7/8]324km/h20.Broc ParkesAUSPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)*2m 8.029s +4.539s[4/9]309km/h21.Danilo PetrucciITAIodaRacing Project (ART)2m 8.299s +4.809s[7/9]314km/h22.Mike Di MeglioFRAAvintia Racing (Avintia)*2m 8.415s +4.925s[4/8]318km/h23.Michael LavertyGBRPaul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)2m 8.434s +4.944s[4/7]313km/h
Blue Name = Factory - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Control ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (only Ducati) plus any new MotoGP manufacturers.
Same 24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel to be reduced to 22 litres should Ducati achieve a race win, two second places or three (dry) podiums. If Ducati claims three wins they will also lose the softer rear tyre. All other concessions confirmed until start of single ECU era in 2016.Red Name = Open - Full control ECU system, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie
Pole position:Marc Marquez ESP Honda 2m 2.773s
Official COTA MotoGP records:Best lap: Marc Marquez ESP Honda 2m 2.773s (2014)Fastest race lap:Marc Marquez ESP Honda2m 4.242s (2013)
