MotoGP Jerez 1 FP4: Marc Márquez, for 1 thousandth!

At the end ofa very lively FP3, Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller, Joan Mir, Marc Márquez, Maverick Viñales, Cal Crutchlow, Franco Morbidelli, Valentino Rossi, Pecco Bagnaia and Andrea Dovizioso are pre-qualified directly in Q2.

For others, including Johan zarco, Danilo Petrucci and Alex Rins embarrassed by Marc Márquez in a timed lap, you will have to go through Q1. This involves adjustments for maximum performance, slightly different from those to prepare for the race, on which the aforementioned privileged 10 will be able to concentrate during this 4-minute FP30.

The air is at 32°, the track at 51° as the pilots prepare…

Here are the available references:

MotoGP ™	2019	2020
FP1	1'37.921 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'37.350 Marc Márquez (see here)
FP2	1'37.909 Danilo Petrucci (See here)	1'38.125 Franco Morbidelli (see here)
FP3	1'36.957 Danilo Petrucci (See here)	1'36.806 Fabio Quartararo (see here)
FP4	1'37.651 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'37.837 Marc Márquez (see here)
Q1	1'37.164 Maverick Viñales (See here)
Q2	1'36.880 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
warm up	1'37.595 Marc Márquez (See here)
Course	Márquez, Rins, Vinales (See here)
All time lap record	1'36.880 Fabio Quartararo 2019	1'36.806 Fabio Quartararo 2020

A few moments before the red lights went out, we learned that the race direction had decided not to penalize Marc Márquez for having hindered Álex Rins during his timed lap.

Maverick Vinales is the first to set off at the opening of the track in front Bradley Smith.

Despite the high track temperature, the vast majority of drivers chose a hard front/soft rear tire combination.

Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales is the first driver to go under the 1'38 mark, in 1'37.838 during his second flying lap.

Marc Márquez takes command from him on the next pass for 1/1000, while we notice the good start to the session of Johann zarco in such hot conditions, for the moment in sixth position.

Tito Rabat fell without gravity at turn number 13 and left immediately with his motorcycle.

Midway through the session, Marc Marquez and Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales precede by more than 4/10 Pol Espargaró, Andrea Dovizioso, Álex Rins, Fabio Quartararo, Cal Crutchlow, Joan Mir, Johann Zarco and Takaaki Nakagami.

Like this morning, Johann zarco takes the wheel of fabio quartararo to study the piloting of his compatriot…

At the top of the ranking, the positions do not change much, which shows that Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales swapped his soft front tire for a hard tire. Valentino Rossi, he remains faithful to the software.

Danilo Petrucci entered the top 10 seven minutes from the checkered flag, before being expelled by Franco Morbidelli which is positioned 4th.

The two Suzukis Joan mir et Alex Rins close the gap with the duo Marc Marquez – Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales, before Jack Miller, benefiting from the wheel of Valentino Rossi, is inserted between the two GSX–RR.

FP4 MotoGP ranking at Jerez 1:

Credit rankings: MotoGP.com