Marc Marquez fastest in Austin FP1

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez set the fastest time in today’s FP1 session at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas with his best lap of 2’05.530". With riders reporting the track to be relatively dirty and lacking in grip following the recent work done in an effort to smooth the bumps, lap times were still quite far from the track records.

Marquez said afterward, “It’s not easy when the track is slippery, as it was this morning, but I had the opportunity to make some difference as those conditions are one of my strong points. Of course it was only FP1, so we hope to be able to continue at this level.

"Anyway, the asphalt conditions improved little by little during the session, but unfortunately the bumps are still there, possibly worse than last year. This makes everything more difficult and trickier. We must work to understand where the best lines are and what the best rhythm is. We kept the same tires for the entire session and so far I felt quite good."

FP1 Results

Pos. Rider Num Nat Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'05.530
2 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.396
3 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.727
4 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Ducati Team Ducati 0.950
5 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR LCR Honda Honda 1.009
6 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1.204
7 NAKAGAMI Takaaki 30 JPN LCR Honda Honda 1.480
8 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1.563
9 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1.594
10 RINS Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1.681
11 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1.901
12 REDDING Scott 45 GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1.929
13 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 1.993
14 RABAT Tito 53 SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 2.132
15 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 2.344
16 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2.418
17 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2.631
18 LUTHI Tom 12 SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2.704
19 MORBIDELLI Franco 21 ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2.842
20 SYAHRIN Hafizh 55 MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 3.289
21 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 3.581
22 ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 3.797
23 MILLER Jack 43 AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 4.178
24 SIMEON Xavier 10 BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 4.896