MotoGP Germany Warm Up LIVE: Jorge Martin on top, Johann Zarco on the ground

With less than a tenth of a second between the three men who make up the first row of the starting grid for the German MotoGP Grand Prix on the Sachsenring circuit, Francis Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), fabio quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) and Johann zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), uncertainty remains total as to the progress of the race which will take place over 30 laps.

But uncertainty also reigns for many regarding the choice of rear tire, between the medium and the hard. Saturday evening, Michelin published its technical notes in which was mentioned  » Feedback confirms that the Hard front works well on this track and in these conditions, with good braking support. The general feeling is also good but the level of grip at maximum lean angles is lower compared to the Medium. For the rear, it is also the Hard specification which works well as it offers good consistency, and greater stability than the Medium option, which will also be a racing solution thanks to its high grip levels which help a lot when braking. The final choices of the drivers will be confirmed after tomorrow morning's warm-up. “ 

It is therefore now, even if the temperatures are very different from those of the race, that the drivers will validate their choice, although they can still change their mind on the grid.

The sky is still clear and the temperatures are 32° in the air and 34° on the ground as the 23 pilots prepare for this 20-minute warm-up. Let's enjoy 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 Marquez (See here)	1'21.479 Jack Miller (See here)
FP2	1'20.690 Miguel Oliveira (See here)	1'20.018 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
FP3	1'20.348 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'19.765 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
FP4	1'21.397 Johann Zarco (See here)	1'21.065 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Q1	1'20.644 Alex Rins (See here)	1'20.307 Fabio Di Giannantonio (See here)
Q2	1'20.236 Johann Zarco (See here)	1'19.931 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Warm Up	1'21.341 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'21.264 Jorge Martin (See here)
Course	Marquez, Oliveira, Quartararo (See here)
All time lap record	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (2019) (See here)	1'19.765 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)

When the red lights go out... Franco Morbidelli rushes first but the live timing doesn't work.

He wakes up a few seconds later which allows him to observe the tires chosen by the drivers.

At the end of the first flying round, George Martin enter the reference in 1'22.242 then Alex Espargaro goes to the top of the table in 1'21.491 on the next pass.

Miguel Oliveira took command in 1'21.441 at the end of the third flying lap.

A little before mid-session, George Martin turns out to be the fastest in 1'21.264 in front Miguel Oliveira, Aleix Espargaro, Marco Bezzecchi, Maverick Vinales, Jack Miller, Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini, Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Pol Espargaro, Joan Mir, Luca Marini, Raul Fernandez, Johann Zarco, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Franco Morbidelli, Darryn Binder, Remy Gardner, Alex Marquez, Takaaki Nakagami, Stefan Bradl and Andrea Dovizioso.

From this point on, many pilots improve the first sector, but only the first sector.

Johann zarco minor fall at turn #13.

The pilots undoubtedly learned a lot of things during this Warm up. Us, not many…

Warm up results of the MotoGP German Grand Prix at Sachsenring:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com