![]() ![]() Martin, who claimed his first race win here last year, didn’t bother to run in the morning session.Īndrea Migno (Angel Nieto KTM) was seventh, his double race-winning team-mate Albert Arenas only 12th. ![]() Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Honda) was fourth, ahead of Leopard Honda’s Lorenzo Dalla Porta with new champion Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Honda) sixth. He and Bezzecchi are locked in combat for second overall, with the KTM rider just nine points ahead. The top times came in the session after lunch, when the rain had eased somewhat, with EG Honda rider Alfonso Lopez on top of the list for the first time, less than five hundredths ahead of Redox KTM’s Marco Bezzecchi.įabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Honda) was equally close in third. There were fewer fallers in Moto3, but still far too many, with the right-hand Turn 12 claiming most of the victims. He was ninth-fastest however in the wetter afternoon. Triple race winner Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) was 16th, Sepang winner Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) 26th and Australian Remy Gardner (Tech 3), who crashed in the morning, 24th. Odendaal, Joan Mir (EG-VDS Kalex) and Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) completed the top ten. Third-place Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) was one who stayed wheels down likewise fifth-fastest Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP40 Kalex) and new champion Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex). Spaniard Iker Lecuona (SII KTM) was another to crash, but had the consolation of ending up fastest, by almost eight tenths of a second from Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex). He was one` of the very many fallers, however, as was his team-mate Steven Odendaal, placed eighth. Most emerged unscathed, though Sam Lowes, right at the end of the afternoon session, hurt his left ankle badly.Īgain the best times came in the morning, with some unexpected names p in the top ten … like American Joe Roberts (NTS), who topped the time-sheets for long spells and ended up a close fourth. Moto2 got the worst of the afternoon weather, with no red flags to save them from themselves, and a spate of at least 20 crashes on the sodden track. And honours for top independent-team rider are in dispute between Zarco, on 149 points, and Petrucci, with 145. But Vinales is chasing Rossi for third overall, just two points behind. The first two championship positions are already sorted – Marquez, Dovizioso. Jorge Lorenzo, back from injury for his last Ducati ride, was 19th overall. But the much-decorated Movistar Yamaha rider was barely 1.3 seconds slower than Marquez, and a strong third-fastest in the wet afternoon. This leaves Valentino Rossi hoping for a better chance tomorrow morning, after placing 12th overall. Andrea Iannone, in his last outing on the Ecstar Suzuki, was sixth-fastest then Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha), Ducati tester Michele Pirro, Red Bull KTM’s Pol Espargaro, and Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki) completing the top ten.Īs ever, with the weather forecast uncertain as the European autumn turns towards winter, today’s times might determine the top ten going straight into tomorrow’s Q2 session. ![]()
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