Pedrosa Outpaces Marquez In Qatar MotoGP Free Practice 1
From a Repsol Honda press release.
The 2016 MotoGP World Championship officially commenced this evening in Qatar, with a single free-practice session for the premier class. Rain had fallen on-and-off all day Wednesday, but the track was in generally good condition when action got underway at 8:55 p.m. Thursday local time.
At the end of the 45 minute session, Repsol Honda Team riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez were classified seventh and eight respectively, with Dani setting his fastest time of 1’56.098 on his seventh lap and Marc recording a 1’56.258 time on his 15th and final lap.
FP2 and FP3 will commence tomorrow at 6 p.m. and 8:55 p.m. local time, respectively.
Dani Pedrosa
Marc Marquez
FP1 Results
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’55.440 |
2 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’55.707 |
3 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1’55.736 |
4 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | Avintia Racing | 1’55.810 |
5 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1’55.847 |
6 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’56.051 |
7 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’56.098 |
8 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’56.258 |
9 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | 1’56.387 |
10 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | Octo Pramac Racing | 1’56.412 |
11 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’56.524 |
12 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | 1’56.596 |
13 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | Avintia Racing | 1’56.783 |
14 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1’56.939 |
15 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | Octo Pramac Racing | 1’56.981 |
16 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1’57.096 |
17 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’57.129 |
18 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | Aspar MotoGP Team | 1’57.192 |
19 | LAVERTY Eugene | 50 | IRE | Aspar MotoGP Team | 1’57.421 |
20 | RABAT Tito | 53 | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’57.916 |
21 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’57.989 |
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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