During the operation, a plate fixed with some screws was inserted to stabilise the articular fracture of the right tibia. The Italian rider will be discharged on Monday morning and will be able to start physiotherapy immediately, with the aim of getting back on track at Misano.
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Many could have predicted that World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) would have been on the front row for the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix. However, as good as he is, we’re not sure a lot of people will have expected Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) to have claimed his first pole position since the 2018 French GP.
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“The Aprilia is working well in Brno, I never expected that because in the past we suffer a lot here, but after the disaster of Jerez we changed the balance of the bike, to the preseason test settings. I felt better all weekend, tomorrow is the important session. I will try to be close to the top guys and let’s see if I can last.”
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Viñales was looking at getting onto the front row and the number 12 did exactly that on his next flyer, P3 for the man second in the Championship standings but there was going to be plenty to talk about in the upcoming final five minutes. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) went P6 on his opening fast lap but ahead of him on track were a gaggle of riders all setting red first sector times. Morbidelli, Rossi, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Zarco were all in close proximity, with the latter going faster than everyone. Halfway round, Morbidelli – spearheading the group – was under his teammates’ time by two tenths, but Zarco was three tenths up.
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Roberts set his 2:01.692 fastest lap on his third flying lap in Q2 to displace Bastianini from provisional pole, with almost the entire Q2 grid setting their best times on their first two flying laps. Lowes and teammate Augusto Fernandez took their time to get their first laps of qualifying in, but when they did, Lowes went straight to P2 behind Roberts – Fernandez, leading Lowes on the road, went P8.
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Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins continued his MotoGP™ heroics as he topped Q1 at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix, despite still suffering from a fracture-dislocation of his right shoulder sustained at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Spaniard will be joined in the fight for pole position by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder, after the rookie benefitted from Takaaki Nakagami’s (LCR Honda Idemitsu) fastest flying lap being cancelled for exceeding track limits.
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A 1:56.959 sees Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) lead the way in FP4 at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix, with Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) a slender 0.008 off the Yamaha man in P2. Free Practice pacesetter Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) crashed in FP4 but finished P3.
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The 15-minute Q2 session ended in bizarre circumstances when everybody waited and waited in pitlane before only two minutes were left in the session. It meant any chance of putting in a final flying lap had disappeared, solely because of the lightweight class field were all waiting for a tow, and what is usually a frantic ending to Moto3™ qualifying instead petered out. Afterwards, Red Bull KTM Ajo boss Aki Ajo shared his frustration at the tactics deployed by the field whilst speaking with MotoGP™ pitlane reporter Simon Crafar, despite his own rider taking top spot.
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Roberts, having finished second on Friday, joined Lowes in slipping down the order as neither improved early in FP3. The American soon did find some pace to get himself back up to P2, 0.2 off Marini. The action settled somewhat as the clocked ticked down to the 20-minute mark, with Lowes yet to find time. However, the number 22 was about to move the goalposts. Lowes joined Marini in the 2:01s and topped the Italian’s time by 0.083, with Augusto Fernandez getting a helping hand from teammate Lowes to propel himself into P8.
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It was all going to change inside the top 10 though. After finishing P3 on Friday, Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was pushing for his fastest time of the Grand Prix after slipping outside the top 10, but the Portuguese rider was down at Turn 13 after tucking the front. Meanwhile, Dovizioso had got himself into the automatic Q2 places but only just, with Petrucci slotting into P7. Nakagami then went up to P9 to push Dovizioso out, and then Crutchlow found some pace on his final flying lap to go P6. Then, after impressing on Friday, Zarco was setting the red sectors. The Frenchman was flying on his last lap and sure enough, it was good enough for the top 10 – and more. Zarco went P2 to split the Petronas Yamaha SRT duo at the top as the chequered flags came out.
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