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The MotoGP riders return to Europe to compete in one of the most special events of the year: The Spanish Grand Prix. With the inclusion of guest riders Dani Pedrosa (KTM), Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) and Stefan Bradl (Honda), a total of 25 riders from the premier class completed an intense Friday in Jerez.
After clear domination by Gresini in the morning – with Álex Márquez first and Marc Márquez second – it was Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) who ended the day with the best time (1:36.025). The Top 3 was completed by Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) and Marc Márquez (Ducati).
The remaining riders going directly into Q2 on Saturday were: Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martín, Pedro Acosta, Aleix Espargaró, Enea Bastianini, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Álex Márquez.
The MotoGP riders will be back on track at 10:10am (CEST) for FP2 on Saturday. At the end of this free practice, qualifying will take place at 10:50 and the sprint race at 3pm.
First day of hard work for Repsol Honda Team
The Repsol Honda team had a busy Friday at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto. Joan Mir closed the morning session 22nd, while Luca Marini was 25th.
In the afternoon, both riders continued with their work to get their Honda bikes ready for the rest of the weekend. Mir set a time of 1:37.476 which gave him 21st place. Marini was 24th.
Both drivers will look to improve their positions in Q1, to make the cut and enter Q2.
| RIDER | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. Pecco Bagnaia | DUCATI | 1:36.025 |
| 2. Maverick Viñales | APRILIA | +0.100 |
| 3. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | +0.143 |
| 4. Marco Bezzecchi | DUCATI | +0.339 |
| 5. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | +0.410 |
| 6. Pedro Acosta | GASGAS | +0.414 |
| 7. Aleix Espargaró | APRILIA | +0.421 |
| 8. Enea Bastianini | DUCATI | +0.455 |
| 9. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | +0.511 |
| 10. Álex Márquez | DUCATI | +0.514 |
| 11. Brad Binder | KTM | +0.619 |
| 12. Franco Morbidelli | DUCATI | +0.686 |
| 13. Jack Miller | KTM | +0.875 |
| 14. Dani Pedrosa | KTM | +0.919 |
| 15. Álex Rins | HONDA | ´+0.934 |
| 16. Takaaki Nakagami | HONDA | +0.944 |
| 17. Raúl Fernández | APRILIA | +1.086 |
| 18. Johann Zarco | HONDA | +1.252 |
| 19. Miguel Oliveira | APRILIA | +1.317 |
| 20. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | +1.357 |
| 21. Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA | +1.451 |
| 22. Augusto Fernández | GASGAS | +1.586 |
| 23. Stefan Bradl | HONDA | +1.684 |
| 24. Luca Marini | REPSOL HONDA | +1.813 |
| 25. Lorenzo Savadori | APRILIA | +1.877 |
Statements
Joan Mir
“Today was along the lines of what we were expecting after the first races. We are struggling with turning here unfortunately. We were able to make a good change with the setup of the bike in the afternoon and I feel like we can do a mid 36 – it’s a realistic goal with a bit here and a bit there. I felt better in the afternoon and I think this time is a realistic goal so let’s work with the team for it.”
Luca Marini
“The weekend has started in a similar way to the previous ones, maybe we were expecting a little bit more with the layout. We need to work on closing the gap, especially with new tyres because the other riders are able to make a gap there. Taka was strong today so it gives us something to look at and study overnight to make some more improvements. There are things to do and things to try.”