Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Free Practice (2) Results
Miller and Bagnaia form a factory Ducati 1-2 during second practice for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP at Losail.
The faster night-time conditions meant FP2 could well decide the top ten for direct access to Qualifying 2 and all riders put new soft tyres for a time attack in the closing stages.
The top eight riders - Miller to Aprilia's Espargaro - were covered by just 0.34s.
After four riders (Zarco, Miller, P. Espargaro and Bastianini) fell in FP1, Espargaro fell again at the end of FP2.
The session was briefly red-flagged after 8mins to clear debris on the start-finish straight, which seemed to have come from some kind of trackside structure.
Bradl is again replacing the injured Marc Marquez, who is missing both Qatar rounds.
Vinales and Marquez (Alex) are without their usual crew chiefs for most of this weekend, after both registered an unclear PCR test upon arrival in Qatar.
Esteban Garcia (Vinales) and Christophe 'Beefy' Bourguignon (Marquez) will remain isolated in their hotels until passing a PCR test on Saturday.
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| Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Free Practice (2) Results | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max | |
| 1 | ^2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | 1'53.387s | 15/17 | 352k |
| 2 | ^6 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.035s | 12/16 | 350k |
| 3 | ^1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.188s | 16/17 | 345k |
| 4 | ^9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.199s | 16/18 | 354k |
| 5 | ^2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.236s | 17/19 | 345k |
| 6 | = | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.252s | 18/18 | 346k |
| 7 | ˅6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.289s | 19/19 | 342k |
| 8 | ˅6 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.340s | 16/16 | 343k |
| 9 | = | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.487s | 17/19 | 344k |
| 10 | ^5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.514s | 17/18 | 351k |
| 11 | ˅6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.527s | 16/18 | 343k |
| 12 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.728s | 15/17 | 348k |
| 13 | ^7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +0.791s | 17/17 | 353k |
| 14 | ˅2 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.812s | 16/16 | 348k |
| 15 | ^3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +0.841s | 17/17 | 348k |
| 16 | = | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.984s | 14/15 | 348k |
| 17 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +1.045s | 15/17 | 350k |
| 18 | ˅4 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.247s | 16/18 | 348k |
| 19 | ˅9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.369s | 16/17 | 347k |
| 20 | ˅1 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.387s | 15/16 | 344k |
| 21 | ^1 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.711s | 14/16 | 350k |
| 22 | ˅1 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +2.287s | 16/18 | 340k |
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than FP1.
= Rider is same position as FP1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than FP1.
* Rookie.
2021 Qatar Tests - Fastest Time:
Jack Miller AUS Ducati 1m 53.183s
Official Qatar MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 53.380s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 54.927s (2016)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
