MotoGP: Alex Marquez leads Honda 1-2 in Teruel FP1
Alex Marquez picked up from where he left off at Motorland Aragon by topping the timesheets in first free practice for the Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel, despite a late crash at Turn 17.
The reigning Moto2 World Champion set a 1:48.184 to beat Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) by 0.438 seconds on Friday morning, with Championship leader Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) completing the top three.
Not how @alexmarquez73 wanted to end his session! 😲
The Spaniard crashes at the final corner, but avoids injury! 💢#AlcanizGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/bYyB0vB8pR
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 23, 2020
Practice 1 Results
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Time | Behind | Gap |
1 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’48.184 | 0.000s | 0.000s |
2 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 1’48.622 | 0.438 | 0.438 |
3 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1’48.993 | 0.809 | 0.371 |
4 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1’49.003 | 0.819 | 0.010 |
5 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1’49.100 | 0.916 | 0.097 |
6 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1’49.176 | 0.992 | 0.076 |
7 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1’49.211 | 1.027 | 0.035 |
8 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1’49.305 | 1.121 | 0.094 |
9 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1’49.346 | 1.162 | 0.041 |
10 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda CASTROL | Honda | 1’49.356 | 1.172 | 0.010 |
11 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 1’49.360 | 1.176 | 0.004 |
12 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1’49.372 | 1.188 | 0.012 |
13 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1’49.442 | 1.258 | 0.070 |
14 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1’49.482 | 1.298 | 0.040 |
15 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 1’49.501 | 1.317 | 0.019 |
16 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1’49.512 | 1.328 | 0.011 |
17 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1’49.621 | 1.437 | 0.109 |
18 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1’49.727 | 1.543 | 0.106 |
19 | 33 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1’49.962 | 1.778 | 0.235 |
20 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 1’50.215 | 2.031 | 0.253 |
21 | 63 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1’50.251 | 2.067 | 0.036 |