Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins was the unlucky man to miss out and will start 13th, plus there was a disaster for the Ducati duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Andrea Dovizioso. The Pramac Racing man will start Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix from 14th on the grid and the World Championship leader will start from a disastrous 17th on the grid.
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On his second run, Fernandez then reclaimed P1 and it was a good lap – the Moto3™ sophomore went to the summit by 0.186. However, the standings were going to be shaken-up in the closing stages with seven riders lighting the timing screens up with red sectors as they 18-rider field chased pole position. The fastest of them all was Arbolino, the Honda man was over three tenths under Fernandez’ lap time halfway around the lap and through the third split, Arbolino was nearly four tenths under. The Italian made no mistake through the final sector either and crossing the line, the time was astonishing. Arbolino absolutely obliterated the lap record and his competitors to take Catalan GP pole by over six tenths – staggering.
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Partnering Rossi in the premier class is something Morbidelli could have only dreamt about back in 2014. One, because reaching MotoGP™ – the pinnacle of motorcycle racing – isn’t something that happens to everyone. Of course, Morbidelli’s searing talent and hard work saw him rise to Moto2™ superiority and subsequently, a MotoGP™ star. And two, because he – like most of us – probably thought Rossi wouldn’t be racing at the age of 41. He’ll be 42 by the time the season is in full swing in 2021, yet more testament to Rossi’s continued motivation and ability to be competing with the next generation of scintillatingly fast MotoGP™ riders.
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Rossi – Urbino, 16th February 1979 – has competed in the premier class since 2000 and is the only rider in history to win 125cc, 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP™ World Championships. In the premier class alone, Valentino boasts seven world titles, 89 race wins, 199 podiums, 55 pole positions and 76 fastest laps. As part of Petronas Yamaha SRT in 2021, the Italian will compete aboard a Yamaha YZR-M1 for the ninth season in a row.
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It all started on the 18th of April 2004 when Valentino Rossi clinched victory at the South African Grand Prix on his very first outing with Yamaha. Since then, the pair have had an incredible partnership with The Doctor piloting a Yamaha M1 to four premier class World Championships. A marriage that has stretched over 15 MotoGP™ seasons will come to an end next year when the Italian moves to the satellite squad, Petronas Yamaha SRT. Here, we take a look at his finest moments in the royal blue of factory Yamaha in a trip down motogp.com’s memory lane.
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Championship challenger Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) was one of those to go down at the left-hander late in the session, Tetsuta Nagashima (Red Bull KTM Ajo) slid into the gravel trap not long after the Italian. Earlier in the session, third in the Championship Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) was down at Turn 2, with Jorge Navarro (HDR Heidrun Speed Up), Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP 40), Stefano Manzi (MV Agusta Forward Racing) and Aron Canet (Inde Aspar Team Moto2) sliding out unhurt as the riders struggled to get temperature into the tyres.
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Dovizioso had been demoted to P18 and the Italian needed a quick time. The title chase leader set a personal best but it was only good enough for P14, with fellow Ducati rider Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) improving his FP2 time to P5. Quartararo then closed the gap to Viñales with less than a minute to go, 0.109 the gap, with compatriot Zarco slotting into the top three. Then, on his final flying lap, Quartararo set the fastest time of the weekend to oust Viñales from top spot. Oliveira then shot to P3 on his final flying lap to get within a tenth of both Quartararo and Viñales, with Petrucci flying into P4 – great job from the Italian on Saturday morning.
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Slightly cooler track conditions of just 12 degrees ambient temperature when the green flags were waved at the start of the session saw a handful of riders slip out during the session. Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team), Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Davide Pizzoli (BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy) all went down early in the session and were joined in the gravel trap later on by Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3), the third fastest man on the timesheets, Raul Fernandez, and Jose Julian Garcia (SIC58 Squadra Corse).
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Lowes heads up Moto2, Gardner penalised
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Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Franco Morbidelli has topped Friday free practice for the Gran Premio de Catalunya setting his quickest time in the afternoon session.
Morbidelli’s time of 1m 39.789s was enough to best the Ducati of Johan Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) by 0.109s in second. His hot lap came after a crash at turn ten, with the Italian admitting that his time was set on a soft tyre and he was not able to concentrate on a good setting for the full race distance. “I wanted to get the bike back to the pitbox to keep working with the used tyres, but unfortunately I was not able to. I changed my focus to the flying lap with soft tyres and was able to put in a quick lap,” commented Morbidelli.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) finished third on the timesheets, making it three different manufacturers in the top three. Winner of last weeks event Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was solid in fourth while Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) was the fastest Honda, completing the top five.
Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) wasn’t able to go faster in the afternoon, setting the sixth fastest time of the day overall, which was also the fastest time of the morning session. Joan Mir (Team Ecstar Suzuki) was seventh quickest after crashing in the morning session, with Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in eighth. Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) showed more signs of improvement in ninth with Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounding out the top ten.
Once again, a swag of top riders face the pressure in FP3 to make the cut for Q2, including the Ducati’s of Jack Miller (Pramac Racing – 12th) and championship leader Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team – 15th)
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In Moto 2, Great Britain’s Sam Lowes (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) topped the timesheets ahead of Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46), who was two tenths behind. Both riders set their fastest lap in the morning with German Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) being fastest in the afternoon and third overall.
Australian Remy Gardner (OneXOX TKKR SAG Team), making his comeback after crashing at Misano, will be demoted six spots on the grid after being penalised by stewards for crashing under yellow flag conditions.
Spaniard Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) went fastest in the Moto3 class, 0.281s quicker than Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing). Last week’s winner Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) showed renewed confidence with the third best time, just over one tenth of a second behind Masia.
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