MotoGP Germany FP1 LIVE: Ducati Corse contains the French!

After dominating the Catalan Grand Prix from start to finish and proving fastest in the MotoGP Test which followed, fabio quartararo arrives at the Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, the 10th round of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, with a lead of 22 points on his closest rival, the stunned Aleix Espargaró.

Also well helped by the impetuous Takaaki Nakagami who eliminated Francis Bagnaia et Alex Rins from the first corner in Barcelona, ​​as well as by Enea Bastianini qui est parti à la faute tout seul, les deux leaders ont dorénavant fait le trou sur un peloton emmené par “Bestia”And Johann zarco. Il y a chez certains comme un goût de revanche à prendre en Allemagne…

 

 

But we know, luck is fickle, and to further complicate the very particular route of the Sachsenring, we will have to face another element during this penultimate confrontation before the summer break: heat wave !

Là, au moins, on sait qu’on ne devrait pas revoir les classiques chutes dans le ” waterfall “, le célèbre virage #11 où les pilotes perdent l’adhérence en appuyant à nouveau le flanc droit (et froid) de leurs pneus après avoir pris 7 virages à gauche consécutifs de suite…

 

 

On the contrary, with the heatwave and air temperatures of nearly 37°, the track could exceed 60°, thus transforming itself into a sneaky trap for the French envelopes who will have to complete this veritable obstacle course 30 times, both for men and machines.

“Last year, the temperatures were rather high, with more than 50°C on the track for the race, but drops of rain also made life difficult for the drivers. With its very particular profile, very short with three right turns, the constraints weighing on the tires are very specific to the Sachsenring. Despite everything, our engineers are ready to take on this challenge and I am confident that our 2022 tire allocation will meet all of these constraints and, in good conditions, allow us to set good times and offer an exciting race. » however declared Piero Taramasso, Two-wheel Manager at Michelin Motorsport.

Whatever happens, and even if someone inevitably does it, it will not be easy to take back the crown from the undisputed master of the place, the unfortunate Marc Márquez, 11 times winner on the snail track (8 x MotoGP™, 2 x Moto2™, 1 x 125cc), still forced to a long convalescence after his major arm operation. A new French success is far from impossible, whether thanks to the favorite fabio quartararo or to Johann zarco, poleman last year…

 

In 2022, the German Grand Prix will find its fans again, and even if there will not be 480, as on the Sunday of the 000 edition, the Chemnitz region is known for its love of motorcycle races.

While waiting to discover more, as the 24 drivers prepare for this first 45-minute free practice session, with a clear sky and temperatures of 21° in the air and 31° on the ground, let's take advantage of these few live moments thanks to the official website MotoGP.com :

 

Here are the past references:

Sachsenring MotoGP™	2021	2022
FP1	1'21.660 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'21.479 Jack Miller (See here)
FP2	1'20.690 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
FP3	1'20.348 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP4	1'21.397 Johann Zarco (See here)
Q1	1'20.644 Alex Rins (See here)
Q2	1'20.236 Johann Zarco (See here)
Warm Up	1'21.341 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Course	Marquez, Oliveira, Quartararo (See here)
All time lap record	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (2019) (See here)

 

When the red lights go out... Joan mir rushes first, Luca marini the last.

 

 

Everyone except Brad Binder, uses a medium rear tire while the choice is between the medium and the soft at the front.

 

At the end of the first round, Fabio Quartararo registered 1'23.645 ahead Aleix Espargaro, Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco.

On the next pass, it is the latter who improves the reference to 1'22.081 ahead of the other Frenchman, Fabio Quartararo.

The Pramac driver continued his momentum in 1'21.791, this time ahead Joan Mir, Aleix Espargaró et Maverick Vinales.

At the end of the fourth round, Aleix I will espargaro takes the best in 1'21.699 but things don't stop there and Johann zarco regains the lead in 1'21.655.

At the end of this first run, Johann zarco precedes by 5/1000 Takaaki Nakagami, Aleix Espargaró, Francesco Bagnaia, Maverick Vinales, Joan Peace, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Fabio Quartararo, Brad Binder, Jorge Martín, Franco Morbidelli, Álex Márquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Pol Espargaró, Miguel Oliveira, Enea Bastianini, Marco Bezzecchi, Andrea Dovizioso, Remy Gardner, Álex Rins, Stefan Bradl, Raúl Fernández and Darryn Binder.

 

After fifteen minutes, fabio quartararo goes back to fourth then third place.

 

 

In the wake, Jack Miller takes command in 1'21.479, a time already faster than that of Marc Márquez in FP1 last year.

 

 

At mid-session, the top 10 is therefore made up of Jack Miller, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami, Aleix Espargaró, Francesco Bagnaia, Maverick Viñales, Joan Mir, Luca Marini and Jorge Martín.

Andrea Dovizioso inaugurates the list of falls in MotoGP, followed by Pol I will espargaro at turn #1.

 

A few moments later, it's Alex Rins who makes a mistake in the same place.

 

 

Francis Bagnaia first inserts himself between the two French people, in third position, then climbs to provisional 2nd place.

For the last run, Pol I will espargaro tests the hard rear tire but leaves immediately after making a mistake, still at turn #1. The Honda rider had a nice highside and was out of breath.

 

 

Remy gardner try the hard rubber...

Despite the good rises of Luca marini et Andrea Dovizioso, the last minutes do not see any further improvements at the top of the ranking and it is therefore a trio Miller–Bagnaia–Quartararo who is competing for provisional pole position in less than a 10th of a second!

 

 

For the moment, those who have pre-qualified for a direct passage to Q2 are called Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami, Aleix Espargaró, Luca Marini, Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Martín and Álex Márquez.

 

FP1 results of the MotoGP German Grand Prix at Sachsenring:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com