2021 Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Free Practice (2) Results
Miller leads a Ducati 1-2-3 at the end of Friday practice for the Doha MotoGP, with Quartararo best of the rest and fast rookie Martin in fifth for Pramac.
FP1 leader Espargaro again featured at the top of the timesheets for Aprilia on his way to sixth.
Tonight's top ten is expected to decide direct access to Qualifying 2, with Saturday's FP3 taking place in the slower afternoon heat.
That means the likes of Mir, Rossi and Honda's Espargaro look set for Qualifying 1.
Rossi's team-mate Morbidelli had no repeat of his FP1 technical issues but is rumoured to have lost an engine from his 2021 allocation. Update: Morbidelli confirms he used a third engine, as a precaution this afternoon, but his other two engines remain available.
The Doha Grand Prix is the second of two back-to-back opening rounds held at Losail in Qatar.
Bradl is again replacing the injured Marc Marquez, who is missing both Qatar rounds.
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| Doha MotoGP, Qatar - Free Practice (2) Results | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max | |
| 1 | ^17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'53.145s | 13/15 | 348k |
| 2 | ^18 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.313s | 15/15 | 348k |
| 3 | ^19 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.392s | 17/17 | 356k |
| 4 | ^3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.438s | 15/16 | 344k |
| 5 | ˅1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.448s | 17/17 | 354k |
| 6 | ˅5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.501s | 10/11 | 344k |
| 7 | ˅2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.554s | 11/15 | 343k |
| 8 | ˅6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.568s | 15/17 | 343k |
| 9 | ˅6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.727s | 18/18 | 343k |
| 10 | ˅1 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.769s | 18/18 | 350k |
| 11 | ^4 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.799s | 16/17 | 347k |
| 12 | ˅6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.824s | 15/16 | 344k |
| 13 | ˅5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.867s | 17/17 | 342k |
| 14 | ^3 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.967s | 18/18 | 347k |
| 15 | ˅5 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.982s | 9/13 | 348k |
| 16 | ˅3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.003s | 13/16 | 347k |
| 17 | ˅5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.060s | 13/15 | 351k |
| 18 | ˅2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.092s | 13/15 | 351k |
| 19 | ˅5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.371s | 14/16 | 347k |
| 20 | ˅9 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.535s | 16/17 | 346k |
| 21 | = | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +1.826s | 11/17 | 339k |
| 22 | ˅3 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +2.224s | 15/15 | 346k |
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than FP1.
= Rider is same position as FP1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than FP1.
* Rookie.
Fastest FP1 time:
Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia 1m 54.779s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 52.772s(2021)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
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