MotoGP Misano-2 FP3 LIVE: Johann Zarco takes control!

With the Ducatis at ease like fish in water and the Yamahas appearing to struggle on a drying track, the weather will undoubtedly play a determining role in the match between championship leader Marco Simoncelli on the Misano World Circuit. of the MotoGP world fabio quartararo à Francis Bagnaia, his only opponent for the world title.

At the end of the first day of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the Borgo Panigale firm places not only GP 21 in the first two places with Jack Miller et Johann zarco, but also four machines in the top 8 or, your choice, five in the top 10 or six in the top 12!

Unusually, the top 10 only contains KTMs and Aprilias, the two brands appearing reinvigorated in these delicate conditions.

Jack Miller, Johann zarco, Aleix Espargaro, Iker Lecuona, Miguel Oliveira, Luca marini, Lorenzo Savadori, Francesco Bagnaia, Danilo Petrucci and Jorge Martin are therefore currently pre-qualified for Q2 at the end of FP2 of which here are the last 5 minutes:

Even if the weather forecasts are unanimous in announcing a dry race, this morning's FP3 therefore promises to be decisive for the allocation of places on the starting grid, with a fine drizzle which makes the track damp even if we do not see no real rain, either exactly the conditions that do not please Yamaha riders, unlike the men in red!

Temperatures are now 16° in the air and 14° on the asphalt, while the sky remains very threatening and the drizzle tends to turn into real good rain, which suits the men in blue a little better...

By the time the 24 pilots (Lorenzo Savadori et Michele Pirro being wildcards for Aprilia and Ducati) are preparing for this third 45-minute session, Valentino Rossi presents its latest production paying tribute to its audience, on the 10th anniversary of the loss of the late Marco Simoncelli :

 

Misano-2 MotoGP™	09/2021	10/2021
FP1	1'32.666 Maverick Vinales (See here)	1'42.374 Johann Zarco (See here)
FP2	1'42.097 Johann Zarco (See here)	1'41.305 Jack Miller (See here)
FP3	1'31.936 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)	1'40.384 Johann Zarco (See here)
FP4	1'32.197 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Q1	1'31.876 Enea Bastianini (See here)
Q2	1'31.065 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
Warm Up	1'32.521 Alex Rins (See here)
Course	Bagnaia, Quatararo, Batianini (See here)
All time lap record	1'31.065 Francesco Bagnaia 2021 (See here)

When the red lights go out... Alex Rins launches first in front of his teammate while Alex Espargaro et Francesco Bagnaia prefer to delay a little.

In terms of tires, some drivers are trying the medium rear…

Lorenzo Savadori fell on his first flying lap at turn #1 and remained sitting on the track.

Iker Lecuona quickly took charge of operations in 1'43.493 before entrusting it to Francis Bagnaia who improved to 1'43.284 at the end of his second flying lap.

The rain stopped again Jack Miller registered 1'42.571 then Johann zarco 1'42.275.

We continue to push and Jack Miller is now in 1'41.757 after his fourth flying lap. Some drivers are starting to improve their times from the day before…

Marc Márquez recorded 1'41.331 and we are starting to forget the previous day's ranking...

Michele Pirro makes a minor mistake in turn #16 when Jack Miller achieved the best time of the weekend in 1'41.203, ahead of Joan mir.

alex rins minor fall at turn #13 at the end of this quarter of an hour, the hierarchy is made up of Jack Miller, Jorge Martin, Joan Mir, Marc Márquez, Johann Zarco, Miguel Oliveira, Francesco Bagnaia, Iker Lecuona, Michele Pirro, Danilo Petrucci, Aleix Espargaro, Pol Espargaro, Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins, Luca Marini, Lorenzo Savadori, Brad Binder , Enea Bastianini, Alex Marquez, Franco Morbidelli, Andrea Dovizioso, Takaaki Nakagami, Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi.

Midway through the session, Francis Bagnaia seizes the leadership in 1'41.160 but Miguel Oliveira achieves 1'41.137 in stride. The Portuguese driver continued his effort and recorded 1'40.832 on the next pass before falling without gravity at turn #16.

George Martin took the opportunity to move up to second place before the last run.

This is the moment when the timing table tells us that Michele Pirro would have left with a slick at the front: probably a display error? At any rate, George Martin leads the ranking in 1'40.471.

10 minutes from the checkered flag, John Zarco goes back to a third position which he immediately concedes to Marc Márquez. But the Frenchman continued his effort and first placed his Ducati between those of Jorge Martin and Jack Miller before taking provisional pole position in 1'40.384.

Meanwhile, fabio quartararo flirts with the top 10 door… but will have to go through Q1… just like Francis Bagnaia !

Finally, Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin, Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira, Pol Espargaro, Franco Morbidelli, Aleix Espargaro, Danilo Petrucci and Lucca Marini are therefore prequalified for Q2, unlike the two contenders for the world title.

Emilia Romagna MotoGP Grand Prix FP3 results at Misano:

Credit Ranking: motogp.com