Austin MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results
Marquez leads opening practice for the Austin MotoGP at COTA, edging out Vinales by 0.078s as Miller makes it three different brands in the top three.
Dovizioso suffered a technical problem with his Ducati, but salvaged fourth ahead of Rossi and KTM's Espargaro, while the bumps again look to be a major talking point this weekend.
Marquez has won on all six of MotoGP's previous visits to COTA.
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Marquez leads opening practice for the Austin MotoGP at COTA, edging out Vinales by 0.078s as Miller makes it three different brands in the top three.
Dovizioso suffered a technical problem with his Ducati, but salvaged fourth ahead of Rossi and KTM's Espargaro, while the bumps again look to be a major talking point this weekend.
Marquez has won on all six of MotoGP's previous visits to COTA.
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- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 05.311s [Lap 11/15] 345km/h (Top Speed)
- Maverick Viñales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 05.389s +0.078s [14/16] 337k
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP19) 2m 05.936s +0.625s [14/15] 344k
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) 2m 05.963s +0.652s [13/13] 343k
- Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 06.042s +0.731s [18/18] 337k
- Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 06.327s +1.016s [16/17] 341k
- Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 2m 06.332s +1.021s [16/16] 341k
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 06.482s +1.171s [9/15] 342k
- Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.497s +1.186s [15/16] 345k
- Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.692s +1.381s [16/16] 335k
- Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 2m 06.729s +1.418s [16/16] 339k
- Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) 2m 06.732s +1.421s [14/14] 338k
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) 2m 06.807s +1.496s [16/16] 341k
- Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 06.863s +1.552s [16/17] 344k
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 06.883s +1.572s [17/17] 338k
- Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 06.888s +1.577s [15/15] 335k
- Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 06.978s +1.667s [16/16] 337k
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 07.234s +1.923s [16/16] 342k
- Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18)* 2m 07.407s +2.096s [16/17] 340k
- Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 2m 08.035s +2.724s [11/15] 335k
- Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) 2m 08.175s +2.864s [16/17] 340k
- Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 2m 09.338s +4.027s [5/15] 335k
* Rookie.
Official COTA MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 2.135s(2014)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 3.575s (2015)
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