MotoGP: Miller tops damp Practice 1 from Zarco at Le Mans

A slick tire gamble from Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) on a drying track saw the Australian sit comfortably clear of the competition in FP1 at the SHARK Grand Prix de France.

His 1:38.007 time was 1.481s quicker than second place Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing).

Jack Miller – 1.48s clear

Despite an earlier bike issue, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) took P3 in a frantic opening MotoGP session of the weekend.

Behind the leading trio was a pair of Repsol Honda Team riders: Pol Espargaro leading Marc Marquez by 0.006s.

Practice 1 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps Time Gap
1 Jack Miller Ducati 14 1’38.007 0.000s
2 Johann Zarco Ducati 18 1’39.488 1.481
3 Joan Mir Suzuki 13 1’40.069 2.062
4 Pol Espargaro Honda 16 1’40.115 2.108
5 Marc Marquez Honda 18 1’40.121 2.114
6 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 18 1’40.244 2.237
7 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 22 1’40.256 2.249
8 Miguel Oliveira KTM 16 1’40.582 2.575
9 Alex Rins Suzuki 16 1’40.679 2.672
10 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 14 1’41.029 3.022
11 Alex Marquez Honda 19 1’41.258 3.251
12 Maverick ViƱales Yamaha 14 1’41.299 3.292
13 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 21 1’41.423 3.416
14 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 20 1’41.524 3.517
15 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 17 1’41.576 3.569
16 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 21 1’41.641 3.634
17 Iker Lecuona KTM 18 1’42.500 4.493
18 Brad Binder KTM 19 1’42.899 4.892
19 Danilo Petrucci KTM 12 1’43.045 5.038
20 Luca Marini Ducati 18 1’43.262 5.255
21 Tito Rabat Ducati 21 1’43.469 5.462
22 Enea Bastianini Ducati 16 1’43.644 5.637