This Saturday was a hectic day to say the least. Marc Márquez. Four falls, no less, but a fourth place on the starting grid. Normal, because the reigning World Champion wanted to show off... going out of his way in front of his audience. Tomorrow, Sunday, it will be the race and the native of Cervera swears that he will make his head work... Well, on condition of playing for at least the top 3.
That said, the repeated falls of MM93 made it a point of honor to highlight the encountered difficulties by the drivers with tires provided by Michelin. Because the teammate of a Pedrosa in pole position was not the only one to fall to the ground, far from it, and the vast majority of accidents took place when the left side of the tire was applied.
On his performance, which was spectacular to say the least and which put his mechanics to the test, he comments: “ Yes, four falls... It was difficult today and especially in the afternoon with the heat. But I attacked. It's my home race, I'm at home, I have to give 100% and I don't worry about the rest ».
« I'm not comfortable with the front tire. I have a lot of problems with that and at Mugello that was already the case. But here, in front of my audience, I had to try everything ". A determination that is enough to give Honda headaches. But the brother of an Alex who succeeded in pole position in Moto2 reassures: “ Now I will take on the race calmly. I'll be more careful. If we get into a good rhythm, we will be able to reach the podium and, why not, win ».
For that, you will have to go find a Pedrosa which could do again with a choice of softer tires seen in Jerez: “ you will have to keep calm during the race. My pace during FP4 was quite good. Now I want to have a great race and give everything for a podium ". To give everything ? Chase away the natural…
#CatalanGP J.2: MotoGP Chronos
| 1 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'43.870 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'44.201 | 0.331 | 0.331 |
| 3 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'44.220 | 0.350 | 0.019 |
| 4 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'44.320 | 0.450 | 0.100 |
| 5 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'44.348 | 0.478 | 0.028 |
| 6 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'44.381 | 0.511 | 0.033 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'44.451 | 0.581 | 0.070 |
| 8 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'44.600 | 0.730 | 0.149 |
| 9 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'44.620 | 0.750 | 0.020 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'44.740 | 0.870 | 0.120 |
| 11 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'44.852 | 0.982 | 0.112 |
| 12 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'44.928 | 1.058 | 0.076 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'44.239 | ||
| Q2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'44.621 | 0.382 | 0.382 |
| 13 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'44.661 | 0.422 | 0.040 |
| 14 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'44.681 | 0.442 | 0.020 |
| 15 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'44.829 | 0.590 | 0.148 |
| 16 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'44.919 | 0.680 | 0.090 |
| 17 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'45.162 | 0.923 | 0.243 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'45.641 | 1.402 | 0.479 |
| 19 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'45.741 | 1.502 | 0.100 |
| 20 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'45.887 | 1.648 | 0.146 |
| 21 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'48.803 | 4.564 | 2.916 |
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | ||||
| 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki |
