San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Free Practice (4) Results
Suzuki's Alex Rins splits world championship leaders Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia in Free Practice 4 for the 2021 San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, will now get underway.
Franco Morbidelli is making a return from knee surgery for his debut at Monster Yamaha, as Vinales' full-time replacement alongside Fabio Quartararo.
Taking over Morbidelli's ex-Petronas Yamaha A-spec bike is triple MotoGP title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso, the former Ducati star also remaining at what will be a renamed RNF Racing team for 2022.
Test riders Stefan Bradl (Honda) and Michele Pirro (Ducati) are making wild-card appearances.
A two-day official test will be held next week while the second Misano round, also the final home MotoGP appearance for local legend Rossi, will take place on October 22-24…
| San Marino MotoGP, Misano - Free Practice (4) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'32.197s | 16/16 | 290k |
| 2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.090s | 16/16 | 294k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.136s | 9/14 | 296k |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.308s | 13/16 | 298k |
| 5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.381s | 9/13 | 289k |
| 6 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.438s | 13/13 | 296k |
| 7 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.484s | 12/16 | 293k |
| 8 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.500s | 8/13 | 296k |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.527s | 15/16 | 296k |
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.571s | 11/16 | 294k |
| 11 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.575s | 5/10 | 293k |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.729s | 15/18 | 295k |
| 13 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.757s | 7/14 | 293k |
| 14 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.761s | 16/17 | 294k |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.831s | 16/16 | 296k |
| 16 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.847s | 11/13 | 293k |
| 17 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.889s | 14/16 | 290k |
| 18 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.031s | 7/13 | 291k |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.063s | 10/16 | 295k |
| 20 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.069s | 10/13 | 295k |
| 21 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.083s | 12/12 | 290k |
| 22 | Stefan Bradl | GER | HRC (RC213V) | +1.108s | 5/15 | 296k |
| 23 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.354s | 4/14 | 291k |
| 24 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.408s | 16/16 | 286k |
* Rookie
Fastest Practice time:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 31.936s (FP3)
Official Misano MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 31.007s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 32.319s(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.
