Andalucia MotoGP - Qualifying (1) Results
Oliveira and Morbidelli progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.
The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards.
Reigning MotoGP champion Marquez returned to action today, just four days after surgery to plate a fractured right arm.
The Repsol Honda rider went out at the start of Qualifying 1, but then pitted without doing a flying lap and walked straight out of the back of the pits and did not set a lap time.
Oliveira and Morbidelli progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.
The others will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards.
Reigning MotoGP champion Marquez returned to action today, just four days after surgery to plate a fractured right arm.
The Repsol Honda rider went out at the start of Qualifying 1, but then pitted without doing a flying lap and walked straight out of the back of the pits and did not set a lap time.
Younger brother Alex then fell at the end of Qualifying 1 and, unfortunately, looked to be nursing his right arm...
Crutchlow (wrist fracture) and Rins (dislocated shoulder) made their comebacks on Friday, although Rins sat out FP3 this morning.
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| Andalucia MotoGP - Qualifying (1) Results | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 3 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19) |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) |
| 7 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) |
| 8 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19) |
| 9 | Bradley Smith | GBR | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) |
| 10 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
| 11 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 12 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
* 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.
