Andalucia MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results
Vinales and Rossi form a Monster Yamaha one-two during opening practice for the second consecutive MotoGP event at Jerez, with rookie star Binder in third.
Binder's KTM team-mate Espargaro led for most of the session, while not all riders tried for a time attack at the end.
After missing last weekend's race through injury, Crutchlow and Rins both returned to action this morning.
Vinales and Rossi form a Monster Yamaha one-two during opening practice for the second consecutive MotoGP event at Jerez, with rookie star Binder in third.
Binder's KTM team-mate Espargaro led for most of the session, while not all riders tried for a time attack at the end.
After missing last weekend's race through injury, Crutchlow and Rins both returned to action this morning.
The Englishman required surgery for a broken scaphoid bone in his left wrist after falling in warm-up, while Rins dislocated and fractured his right shoulder in qualifying.
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez broke his right arm in Sunday's race but will attempt a shock return on Saturday morning, just four days after surgery to plate the fracture.
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| Andalucia MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'37.063s | 21/21 | 284k |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.142s | 18/20 | 286k |
| 3 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +0.307s | 17/19 | 289k |
| 4 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.353s | 17/20 | 285k |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.379s | 18/18 | 290k |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.429s | 15/17 | 288k |
| 7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.503s | 16/18 | 290k |
| 8 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.529s | 18/19 | 288k |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.672s | 15/16 | 288k |
| 10 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.676s | 18/20 | 292k |
| 11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.686s | 18/18 | 289k |
| 12 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.769s | 16/17 | 286k |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.829s | 5/20 | 284k |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +0.892s | 11/17 | 290k |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +0.894s | 20/20 | 290k |
| 16 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +0.934s | 15/19 | 290k |
| 17 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +1.246s | 19/19 | 291k |
| 18 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +1.330s | 19/19 | 288k |
| 19 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) | +1.629s | 14/20 | 286k |
| 20 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.987s | 6/18 | 288k |
| 21 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +3.159s | 8/8 | 286k |
* Rookie.
Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 36.705s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 38.051s (2019)
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.
