MotoGP: Quartararo tops Friday times in Algarve

It was a very impressive opening day of action at the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve for 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP).

After claiming P1 in opening practice, the flying Frenchman topped Practice 2 with a 1:39.390 to beat Francesco Bagnaia by 0.132s, with Jack Miller making it two Ducati Lenovo Team machines in the top three.

Conditions were perfect in both FP1 and FP2 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve on Friday.

Friday Practice Results

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1’39.390
2 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.132
3 Miller Jack 43 AUS Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.221
4 Mir Joan 36 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.290
5 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.402
6 Zarco Johann 5 FRA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.499
7 Marquez Alex 73 SPA LCR Honda Honda 0.652
8 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 0.679
9 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN LCR Honda Honda 0.732
10 Rins Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.786
11 Martin Jorge 89 SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.789
12 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.835
13 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 0.841
14 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 0.894
15 Marini Luca 10 ITA SKY VR46 Avintia Ducati 0.933
16 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA Avintia Esponsorama Ducati 1.077
17 Binder Brad 33 RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1.108
18 Bradl Stefan 6 GER Repsol Honda Team Honda 1.310
19 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1.545
20 Lecuona Iker 27 SPA Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1.707
21 Rossi Valentino 46 ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1.784
22 Dovizioso Andrea 4 ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1.824