Article updated until the end of the session.
This morning, the Yamahas regained the leadership they had shown last week, with however the undeniable presence of the Hondas of Takaaki Nakagami and Álex Márquez, but the surprise really comes from the two KTMs of the Tech3 team who managed to surpass the two Suzuki in the second part of the top 10.
We cannot see that the latter is getting tighter each time, today spread over less than 4 tenths of a second: in these conditions, there is no question of making the slightest error which would immediately turn into a disaster!
The pilots Franco Morbidelli, Takaaki Nakagami, Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Viñales, Álex Márquez, Iker Lecuona, Álex Rins, Miguel Oliveira, Cal Crutchlow and Joan Mir now have 30 minutes to prepare their bike for racing conditions with a full tank, but also to be as efficient as possible for Q2...
The sky is still pristine and temperatures have risen to 21° in the air and 30° on the ground as the 21 drivers prepare to hit the track again.
Now it's time to go live!
Aragón-2 MotoGP™ |
2019 |
2020 |
FP1 |
1'49.866 Maverick Viñales (See here) |
1'48.184 Alex Márquez (See here) |
FP2 |
1'47.771 Maverick Viñales (See here) |
1'47.782 Takaaki Nakagami (See here) |
FP3 |
1'47.859 Franco Morbidelli (See here) |
1'47.333 Franco Morbidelli (See here) |
FP4 |
1'48.551 Franco Morbidelli (See here) |
1'47.931 Maverick Vinales (See here) |
Q1 |
1'47.605 Danilo Petrucci (See here) |
|
Q2 |
1'47.076 Fabio Quartararo (See here) |
|
Warm up |
1'48.651 Takaaki Nakagami |
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Course |
Alex Rins, Alex Marquez, Joan Mir |
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All time lap record |
1'46.635 Marc Márquez (2015) |
When the red lights go out... Surprise, it's not Franco Morbidelli to the direction Francesco Bagnaia who rushes first!
Let's get to it then! 😎#MotoGP FP4 and a brief glimpse of who might be the strongest for the race, begins! 🚦#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/KsmZuCPEO2
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
With the rise in temperatures, all drivers use a soft rear tire with the exception of Bradley Smith in medium. For the front, everyone is on medium except forAlex Rins hear.
It is precisely the latter who is the fastest during the first flying lap, in 1'49.857 before being surpassed by Maverick Vinales in 1'49.450.
In the next passage, we find Takaaki Nakagami in 1'48.427 then the Japanese driver continued his effort in 1'48.389.
Taka attack! ⚔️@ takanakagami30 fastest so far! Could we see Nakagami on a #MotoGP podium for the first time tomorrow? 👀#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/tVSk2iRW18
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
After 10 minutes, Joan mir lowers the benchmark to 1'48.366 in his fourth flying lap.
Stefan bradl minor fall at turn #2 followed immediately by Francis Bagnaia at #12.
💥 @PeccoBagnaia's miserable weekend continues!
The Italian slides out at Turn 12! 💨#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/ffzB4uhGhg
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
Pol Espargaro third, precedes his brother Aleix as well as the first Ducati driven by Jack Miller.
Midway through the session, Alex Marquez put a hard front tire on his Honda.
All 6 manufacturers in the top 6! 🙌
It seems every factory has solid race pace! 👏
Also… hard front tire for @ alexmarquez73 👀#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/exS3P5HtAs
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
The hierarchy then presents Joan mir before Takaaki Nakagami, Pol Espargaró, Aleix Espargaró, Jack Miller, Maverick Viñales, Álex Márquez, Franco Morbidelli, Brad Binder, Johann Zarco, Fabio Quartararo, Miguel Oliveira, Andrea Dovizioso, Álex Rins, Iker Lecuona, Francesco Bagnaia, Cal Crutchlow, Bradley Smith , Stefan Bradl, Danilo Petrucci and Tito Rabat.
P6 for @ mvkoficial12 so far in the session 💪
With 12 minutes to go, the top 19 are separated by three-quarters of a second! ⚔️#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/s8HQOoAHf5
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
Iker Lecuona improves to 12th position while Joan mir lines up the quick turns.
Six minutes from the end of the session, Takaaki Nakagami goes to the top of the ranking in 1'48.085, now leaving an unusual gap of 3/10 on the Suzuki rider.
Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo have fitted a medium rear tire on their Yamaha…
At the very end of the session, Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli are the only two capable of dethroning Takaaki Nakagami. In the end, it was the official driver who set a 1'47.931 which will remain unbeaten.
Top Gun hits back! 👊@ mvkoficial12 fastest from @ takanakagami30 in FP4, one final statement before qualifying! 💨#Alcanizgp 🏁 pic.twitter.com/kRxVqpK2j5
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 24, 2020
FP4 classification of the Teruel MotoGP Grand Prix:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com