MotoGP: Miller tops drying opening practice in Austria

Jack Miller’s  1m30.756s lap saw the Australian top MotoGP FP1 at the CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich as the premier class were able to get some slick tire running under their belts at a new-look Red Bull Ring.

Johann Zarco made it a Ducati 1-2 while Joan Mir rounded out the top three, both riders over half a second away from Miller’s pace.

Only the top four riders were within a second of the pacesetter – Jorge Martin the last of those, with World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo finishing P5.

Practice 1 Results:

Pos Rider Bike Time Behind
1 Jack Miller Ducati 1m30.756s 0.000
2 Johann Zarco Ducati 1m31.374s 0.618
3 Joan Mir Suzuki 1m31.576s 0.820
4 Jorge Martin Ducati 1m31.616s 0.860
5 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1m31.773s 1.017
6 Alex Rins Suzuki 1m31.875s 1.119
7 Brad Binder KTM 1m31.913s 1.157
8 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1m31.941s 1.185
9 Enea Bastianini Ducati 1m31.976s 1.220
10 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 1m32.007s 1.251
11 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1m32.074s 1.318
12 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1m32.321s 1.565
13 Miguel Oliveira KTM 1m32.422s 1.666
14 Alex Marquez Honda 1m32.437s 1.681
15 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1m32.488s 1.732
16 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1m32.513s 1.757
17 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1m32.557s 1.801
18 Stefan Bradl Honda 1m32.748s 1.992
19 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1m32.775s 2.019
20 Pol Espargaro Honda 1m32.905s 2.149
21 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1m32.963s 2.207
22 Luca Marini Ducati 1m32.998s 2.242
23 Raúl Fernández KTM 1m33.796s 3.040
24 Darryn Binder Yamaha 1m35.072s 4.316
25 Remy Gardner KTM 1m35.092s 4.336