German MotoGP - Warm-up Results
Marquez leads morning warm-up for the German MotoGP, held on a damp but drying track after overnight rain.
Riders switched from wets to slicks during the session, with Marquez not venturing out until the closing stages.
The Repsol Honda rider will be seeking a tenth successive victory at the Sachsenring this afternoon.
Quartararo suffered a 'very small partial dislocation of his left shoulder' while saving a big tank-slapper on Saturday morning.
Marquez leads morning warm-up for the German MotoGP, held on a damp but drying track after overnight rain.
Riders switched from wets to slicks during the session, with Marquez not venturing out until the closing stages.
The Repsol Honda rider will be seeking a tenth successive victory at the Sachsenring this afternoon.
Quartararo suffered a 'very small partial dislocation of his left shoulder' while saving a big tank-slapper on Saturday morning.
Jorge Lorenzo is absent after fractures to his vertebrae last weekend at Assen and is being replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl.
LCR riders Nakagami and Crutchlow are both carrying leg injuries, the Japanese in a lot of pain after being taken down by Rossi at Assen, while the Englishman damaged his knee in a bicycle accident.
Bagnaia, who missed FP2 after a big Friday morning fall, returned to action on Saturday and featured on top of the timesheets during part of warm-up.
| German MotoGP - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'23.116s | 6/7 | 293k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +0.190s | 10/10 | 292k |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.312s | 11/11 | 292k |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +0.336s | 11/11 | 292k |
| 5 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.726s | 7/7 | 289k |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.821s | 7/7 | 290k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.890s | 12/12 | 286k |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.123s | 9/9 | 284k |
| 9 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.199s | 6/6 | 293k |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.360s | 12/13 | 289k |
| 11 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.471s | 7/7 | 289k |
| 12 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +1.757s | 9/9 | 286k |
| 13 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.190s | 11/11 | 285k |
| 14 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.412s | 8/8 | 284k |
| 15 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +2.440s | 13/13 | 287k |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.841s | 6/6 | 278k |
| 17 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +2.941s | 11/11 | 285k |
| 18 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.053s | 13/13 | 281k |
| 19 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +3.928s | 8/8 | 285k |
| 20 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +11.532s | 2/2 | 266k |
| Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | No Time | 0/0 | ||
| Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | No Time | 0/0 | ||
* Rookie.
Pole position time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 20.195s
Official Sachsenring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 20.195s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jonas Folger GER Yamaha1m 21.442s (2017)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
