2021 British MotoGP, Silverstone - Warm-up Results
Aleix Espargaro fuels Aprilia's podium hopes by leading morning warm-up for the 2021 British MotoGP at Silverstone, ahead of LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami and this afternoon's pole starter Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda).
Pol's team-mate Marc Marquez, already battered and bruised from Friday's 270km/h fall, suffered a much slower lowside in the closing stages of warm-up and swiftly reached for his recovering right shoulder. The Spaniard was unable to restart the bike.
Rookie Enea Bastianini walked away from a Turn 12 fall midway through the session.
With Maverick Vinales splitting from Yamaha after Austria, test rider Cal Crutchlow has been moved from Petronas Yamaha to the Monster Yamaha team at Silverstone. As a result of Crutchlow's move, SRT has called-up Moto2 rider Jake Dixon to make a MotoGP debut in front of his home fans this weekend, riding in place of the injured Franco Morbidelli on the team's 2019-based A-Spec bike.
Dixon was holding 19th, and ahead of team-mate Rossi, when he fell without harm in the final minute of warm-up having got a closest yet 1.622s from the top.
Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori abandoned his return from ankle injuries due to pain during Friday practice.
This weekend's event marks MotoGP's first visit to Silverstone since before the Covid pandemic, in 2019.
| British MotoGP, Silverstone - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 2'0.325s | 7/10 | 333k |
| 2 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.026s | 6/8 | 327k |
| 3 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.135s | 7/10 | 334k |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.229s | 8/9 | 333k |
| 5 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.259s | 7/10 | 325k |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.287s | 4/10 | 329k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.367s | 5/9 | 329k |
| 8 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.372s | 8/9 | 330k |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.387s | 9/10 | 336k |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.526s | 5/6 | 334k |
| 11 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.929s | 9/10 | 334k |
| 12 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.932s | 7/10 | 331k |
| 13 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.933s | 4/10 | 333k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.999s | 9/10 | 331k |
| 15 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.000s | 7/9 | 336k |
| 16 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.026s | 9/10 | 329k |
| 17 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +1.041s | 8/9 | 336k |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.187s | 7/10 | 329k |
| 19 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.476s | 9/10 | 329k |
| 20 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.622s | 7/7 | 324k |
| 21 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.670s | 4/6 | 331k |
* Rookie
Pole position time:
Pol Espargaro SPA Honda 1m 58.889s
Official Silverstone MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 58.168s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 59.936s(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.
