#CzechGP MotoGP Q.1: Two more Ducatis in Q.1!

There were still plenty of people to come out of this repechage session also called Q.1. The objective? Access the first two positions in this final opportunity to join the group which will fight for the best places on the starting grid. On a track heated to 47°, you couldn't melt under the pressure.

Before launching hostilities, here is the situation table:

 

#CzechGP MotoGP	2016	2017
FP1	1'56.189 Andrea Iannone (see here)	2'05.201 Johann Zarco (see here)
FP2	1'55.840 Marc Marquez (see here)	1'56.332 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)
FP3	1'54.791 Jorge Lorenzo (see here)	1'55.370 Marc Marquez (see here)
FP4	1'56.275 Jorge Lorenzo (see here)	1'56.429 Marc Marquez
Q1	1'55.793 Dani Pedrosa (see here)
Q2	1'54.596 Marc Marquez (see here)
Warm up	2'09.500 Scott Redding (see here)
Course	Crutchlow, Rossi, Marquez (see here)
All time lap record	1'54.596 Marc Márquez 2016

Folger, Iannone, Barbera or even Petrucci were expected at the meeting. It should be noted that, among the factories, only Suzuki had, with the newbie KTM, its two riders in the exercise... This is Baptist which set the tone from the start in 1'56.768. In response, Petrucci achieved a 1'56.615 which beat Folger in 1'56.540. The fight was launched while Sam Lowes found himself in his favorite position: on the ground.

Once the first salvo had passed, it remained to finish. A final thatAndrea Iannone watched from his box, leaving Kidneys alone defend what remains of Suzuki's reputation. It was a good thing for him since the beginner still gave the impression by finishing behind the two qualifiers who are Petrucci et Baptist. Folger, fourth is disappointed, as much as Pol Espargaro who fell.

CzechGP MotoGP Q.1: Chronos

1. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 56.220s [Lap 5/5] 310km/h (Top Speed)
2. Álvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.454s +0.234s [5/6] 308km/h
3. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 56.460s +0.240s [6/7] 305km/h
4. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 56.540s +0.320s [3/6] 305km/h
5. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.543s +0.323s [6/7] 305km/h
6. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.685s +0.465s [2/3] 311km/h
7. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.786s +0.566s [3/6] 307km/h
8. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 57.034s +0.814s [3/5] 307km/h
9. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 57.042s +0.822s [6/6] 304km/h
10. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 57.245s +1.025s [3/4] 305km/h
11. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 57.288s +1.068s [3/6] 307km/h
12. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 57.465s +1.245s [2/4] 303km/h
13. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 57.517s +1.297s [6/6] 307km/h
*Rookie