This is the sensation of this Saturday at Mugello. Because we no longer expected the former Moto2 World Champion to be at such a party. On an ejector saddle in a Marc VDS Racing team that wants to move up its Moto2 gem Franco Morbidelli, we thought the career in MotoGP filmed for Tito Rabat. But we don't know him well and here he is tenth on the starting grid for the Italian Grand Prix.
A performance which was built from FP3 concluded with the sixth qualifying time. A performance that surprised even the boss in the stands, Michael Bartholémy : “ When I saw his ranking I didn't hide being surprised. It's a great performance and the reward for the risks taken since yesterday by his team in the development ».
We will know no more while the saving wake of Marc Márquez on the track is also forgotten in the analysis. But what is taken is no longer to be taken. Better still, Tito has no intention of playing extra on Sunday: “ I am happy and we achieved great performances during the two sessions today. I learned a lot today and I want to stay focused to carry that into the race to get the best possible result. ».
As a result, he warns the competition: “ I feel much better on the bike since the changes we made. The plan for Sunday: go all out from the fourth row and don't ask yourself any questions ". This promises...
#ItalianGP J.2: Chonos MotoGP
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'46.575 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'46.814 | 0.239 | 0.239 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'46.835 | 0.260 | 0.021 |
| 4 | 51 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | 1'46.878 | 0.303 | 0.043 |
| 5 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'46.999 | 0.424 | 0.121 |
| 6 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'47.050 | 0.475 | 0.051 |
| 7 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'47.152 | 0.577 | 0.102 |
| 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'47.167 | 0.592 | 0.015 |
| 9 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'47.266 | 0.691 | 0.099 |
| 10 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'47.282 | 0.707 | 0.016 |
| 11 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'47.319 | 0.744 | 0.037 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'47.475 | 0.900 | 0.156 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'47.058 | ||
| Q2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'47.141 | 0.083 | 0.083 |
| 13 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'47.220 | 0.162 | 0.079 |
| 14 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'47.272 | 0.214 | 0.052 |
| 15 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'47.305 | 0.247 | 0.033 |
| 16 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'47.625 | 0.567 | 0.320 |
| 17 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'47.809 | 0.751 | 0.184 |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'47.940 | 0.882 | 0.131 |
| 19 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'47.961 | 0.903 | 0.021 |
| 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'47.975 | 0.917 | 0.014 |
| 21 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'48.361 | 1.303 | 0.386 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'48.416 | 1.358 | 0.055 |
| 23 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'48.594 | 1.536 | 0.178 |
| 24 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | 1'48.892 | 1.834 | 0.298 |
