Marquez remains fastest on first day in Austin
With air temperatures 7§C warmer than this morning, and the track temperature 20§C hotter, all the riders were able to improve on this morning’s FP1 time.
Marc Marquez "This first day of practice in Austin went really well. Obviously I’m happy with the time I set, and also with the gap of a second between myself and the next quickest rider. However, the most important thing for me is that my leg feels ok – much better than it did in Qatar. The injury was bothering me a little, but I was able to participate in both Free Practice sessions without taking any painkillers. Now I just have to wait for tomorrow and see if things go better or worse for us then; we know that we have a small advantage and we will try to manage it well, but I am aware that the rest of the riders will also make improvements"
Results
Pos. | Rider | Num. | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
1 | Marc Marquez | 93 | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | HONDA | 2'03.490 |
2 | Andrea Dovizioso | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | DUCATI | 2'04.495 |
3 | Dani Pedrosa | 26 | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | HONDA | 2'04.623 |
4 | Andrea Iannone | 29 | ITA | Pramac Racing | DUCATI | 2'04.669 |
5 | Valentino Rossi | 46 | ITA | Yamaha Factory | YAMAHA | 2'04.793 |
6 | Aleix Espargaro | 41 | ESP | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | YAMAHA | 2'04.844 |
7 | Stefan Bradl | 6 | GER | LCR Honda MotoGP | HONDA | 2'04.870 |
8 | Jorge Lorenzo | 99 | ESP | Yamaha Factory Racing | YAMAHA | 2'04.976 |
9 | Cal Crutchlow | 35 | GBR | Ducati Team | DUCATI | 2'04.981 |
10 | Bradley Smith | 38 | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | YAMAHA | 2'05.366 |
11 | Alvaro Bautista | 19 | ESP | Go & Fun Honda Gresini | HONDA | 2'05.453 |
12 | Pol Espargaro | 44 | ESP | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | YAMAHA | 2'05.672 |
13 | Scott Redding | 45 | GBR | Go & Fun Honda Gresini | HONDA | 2'05.937 |
14 | Nicky Hayden | 69 | USA | Drive M7 Aspar | HONDA | 2'06.188 |
15 | Yonny Hernandez | 68 | COL | Pramac Racing | DUCATI | 2'06.376 |
16 | Colin Edwards | 5 | USA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | YAMAHA | 2'06.880 |
17 | Hiroshi Aoyama | 7 | JPN | Drive M7 Aspar | HONDA | 2'07.034 |
18 | Karel Abraham | 17 | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | HONDA | 2'07.053 |
19 | Hector Barbera | 8 | ESP | Avintia Racing MotoGP | FTR-KAWASAKI | 2'07.211 |
20 | Danilo Petrucci | 9 | ITA | IodaRacing Project | IODA-SUTER | 2'08.379 |
21 | Michael Laverty | 70 | GBR | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART & PBM | 2'08.973 |
22 | Broc Parkes | 23 | AUS | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM | 2'09.004 |
23 | Mike Di Meglio | 63 | FRA | Avintia Racing MotoGP | FTR-KAWASAKI | 2'09.247 |