Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Free Practice (4) Results
Marc Marquez reurns to the top during final practice for the 2021 Aragon MotoGP, with rookie Enea Bastianini sealing an excellent second place (without a tow).
Despite the warm temperatures, most riders began the 'race-pace' session on the soft rear tyre as they seek to make it last the full distance, with Fabio Quartararo, Valentino Rossi, Jake Dixon and Takaaki Nakagami bucking the trend by starting on the hard rear. Quartararo and Rossi later switched to the soft, Nakagami the medium while Alex Rins went the other way and put the hard. Dixon remained on the hard rear throughout.
The hard compound was the dominant front choice, with the odd medium.
Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten after third free practice, will now get underway.
After splitting from Yamaha following Austria and missing Silverstone, Maverick Vinales returns to MotoGP action with Aprilia, where he has signed to race until the end of 2022.
Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow is replacing Vinales at the Factory Yamaha team for the second event in a row, with Jake Dixon likewise staying at Petronas Yamaha on the injured Franco Morbidelli's 2019 A-spec bike. Dixon was 1.560s from the top in FP4.
Having missed the 2020 rounds through injury, Marc Marquez is seeking his fifth Aragon win in a row at one of his favourite anti-clockwise tracks...
| Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Free Practice (4) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'48.116s | 13/13 | 341k |
| 2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.148s | 10/12 | 342k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.183s | 9/16 | 344k |
| 4 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.297s | 11/14 | 335k |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.330s | 8/14 | 341k |
| 6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.342s | 12/15 | 342k |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.376s | 10/13 | 343k |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.381s | 9/14 | 340k |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.398s | 5/12 | 335k |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.408s | 4/13 | 342k |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.510s | 3/17 | 344k |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.576s | 8/14 | 337k |
| 13 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.616s | 10/14 | 335k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.703s | 5/13 | 345k |
| 15 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.775s | 15/15 | 337k |
| 16 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.797s | 5/14 | 340k |
| 17 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.866s | 4/14 | 339k |
| 18 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.032s | 4/13 | 340k |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.043s | 5/13 | 334k |
| 20 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.070s | 9/13 | 338k |
| 21 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.115s | 5/12 | 340k |
| 22 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.560s | 4/13 | 331k |
* Rookie
Official Aragon MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 46.635s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Franco Morbidelli ITA Yamaha 1m 48.249s(2020)
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.
