Marquez storms Aragon on Friday
Over a second clear of his rivals, Marc Marquez was almost untouchable at home in Aragon as Jorge Lorenzo looks for improved feeling.
Marc Marquez began the Aragon GP weekend by blitzing the field; spending much of Free Practice 1 two seconds clear of his closest rivals. A late lap from Viñales saw the reigning champion’s advantage reduced to a still significant 1.6 seconds. Clearly comfortable on home ground, Marquez continued his scorching pace straight into Free Practice 2.
Working diligently towards the race during the second session, Marquez was victim to a harmless fall at Turn 8 mid-session. He was soon back in the Repsol Honda Team garage and able to return to the circuit for the final minutes of practice. A 1’48.204 saw Marquez conclude FP2 as the fourth fastest rider, but his 1’46.869 from FP1, just two tenths off the lap record, left him as comfortably the fastest rider on combined times on Friday.
Friday in Aragon saw Jorge Lorenzo able to steadily improve his lap times and close in on the fastest riders. With only seven tenths splitting riders from second to 11th in the combined times, just a few tenths offered massive potential gains. A best time of 1’49.710 from FP2 saw the five-time World Champion end just a second from a spot in the top ten as he worked to improve the feeling on his bike. Jorge Lorenzo ultimately ended the second practice session as the fastest rider through the speed trap, hitting 334.4 km/h on his Honda RC213V.
Saturday’s forecast remains mixed with many predicting rain throughout the day, dry track time potentially at a premium. Running begins at 09:55 Local Time.
Marc Marquez
“Today we started very well and actually we ended quite well too. In the morning we did our time attack, I felt good and with the potential weather tomorrow I thought it was best. It was a quite good lap! In the afternoon we worked a lot with used tyres and unfortunately had a small crash but we learned a lot from it. Aside from this little fall everything went well and I think there’s still some more time to find.”
Jorge Lorenzo
“We struggled with the feeling today and I was hoping to be more competitive after our stronger start in Misano. In the afternoon I was able to improve a bit, but still I am looking to close the gap more. Sadly it looks like it will rain tomorrow which makes it a little harder for us as we will have less time to set up the bike but I will be able to do some running in the wet.”
Aragon GP Combined Free Practice Classification
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marquez Marc | 93 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'46.869 |
2 | Vinales Maverick | 12 | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1.145 |
3 | Rossi Valentino | 46 | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1.202 |
4 | Quartararo Fabio | 20 | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 1.248 |
5 | Espargaro Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1.523 |
6 | Miller Jack | 43 | AUS | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1.573 |
7 | Crutchlow Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 1.581 |
8 | Dovizioso Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 1.608 |
9 | Mir Joan | 36 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1.772 |
10 | Espargaro Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1.835 |
11 | Rins Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1.868 |
12 | Petrucci Danilo | 9 | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 2.004 |
13 | Nakagami Takaaki | 30 | JPN | LCR Honda | Honda | 2.054 |
14 | Morbidelli Franco | 21 | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 2.235 |
15 | Iannone Andrea | 29 | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 2.367 |
16 | Rabat Tito | 53 | SPA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 2.435 |
17 | Kallio Mika | 82 | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2.473 |
18 | Oliveira Miguel | 88 | POR | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2.556 |
19 | Syahrin Hafizh | 55 | MAL | Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2.757 |
20 | Lorenzo Jorge | 99 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 2.841 |
21 | Bagnaia Francesco | 63 | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 2.954 |
22 | Abraham Karel | 17 | CZE | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 3.034 |
23 | Smith Bradley | 38 | GBR | Aprilia Racing Test Team | Aprilia | 3.295 |
Location Information
An ultra-modern facility, MotorLand Aragón had its roots firmly established thanks to a solid history of street racing in Alcañiz, which hosted events between 1963 and 2003. Safety advice warning against the continuation of this led to the proposal and construction of a sporting complex dedicated to motorsport. With support… read more.
Length | 5.078 kilometres / 3.155 miles |
Width | 15 metres |
Left corners | 10 |
Right corners | 7 |
Longest straight | 0.968 kilometres / 0.601 miles |
Constructed | 2009 |
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Records
Pole Position | 1m 46.635s (171.4Km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2015) |
Race Lap | 1m 48.089s (169.0Km/h) Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha, 2020) |
Race Time | 41m 44.933s (167.8 km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2015) |
2020 Race Winner | Race 1: Alex Rins (Suzuki) || Race 2: Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha) |