2021 Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Full Warm-up Results
Pole position qualifier Francesco Bagnaia leads a delayed morning warm-up for the 2021 Aragon MotoGP.
The session was postponed due to fog but, unlike the shortened Moto3 and Moto2 sessions, took place over the usual 20 minutes.
Last year's pole starter Takaaki Nakagami (who has only qualified in 11th) was fastest for most of warm-up, ahead of his 200th Grand Prix start, before Bagnaia took to the top.
Suzuki's world champion Joan Mir, front-row starter Jack Miller (Ducati) and Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro completed the top six with Yamaha's world championship leader Fabio Quartararo in eighth.
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. The Repsol Honda star has qualified a season-best fourth, but - due to the cool conditions - waited until the halfway stage of warm-up before taking to the track on old soft tyres.
Brother Alex fell at Turn 7 this morning, at a track where he produced his best-yet MotoGP ride one year ago.
All riders used the soft rear tyre this morning, which - despite this weekend's hotter than expected temps - is also the overwhelming favourite for this afternoon's race.
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. The Spaniard was last in warm-up, almost one second behind Jake Dixon.
Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow is replacing Vinales at the Factory Yamaha team for the second event in a row, with Dixon likewise staying at Petronas Yamaha on the injured Franco Morbidelli's 2019 A-spec bike.
| Aragon MotoGP, MotorLand - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'48.054s | 8/10 | 339k |
| 2 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.030s | 4/11 | 335k |
| 3 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.278s | 5/10 | 335k |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.400s | 9/11 | 342k |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.483s | 5/11 | 344k |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.569s | 5/11 | 341k |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.614s | 9/9 | 339k |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.664s | 5/11 | 335k |
| 9 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.690s | 5/11 | 338k |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.731s | 6/6 | 340k |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.751s | 4/11 | 343k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.807s | 5/11 | 343k |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.854s | 5/11 | 341k |
| 14 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.910s | 9/11 | 335k |
| 15 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.951s | 4/11 | 335k |
| 16 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.982s | 9/11 | 340k |
| 17 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.998s | 5/11 | 332k |
| 18 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.079s | 9/9 | 337k |
| 19 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.108s | 11/11 | 339k |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.210s | 7/11 | 337k |
| 21 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.346s | 5/11 | 332k |
| 22 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +2.215s | 9/11 | 339k |
* Rookie
Pole position time:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 46.322s
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.
