Johann Zarco did not have a bad Friday which also marked the start of his San Marino Grand Prix, the thirteenth meeting of the MotoGP season. He would have liked to do better in terms of sensations and times, but despite this disappointment, here he is thirteenth and ultimately not so far from automatically entering Q2. This will be his objective this Saturday for a good place on the starting grid... Which he will then have to leave since the Frenchman must pay a penalty from Silverstone...
We will indeed recall that the officials found him guilty in Great Britain of a collision with the KTM ofOlive tree. Johann zarco will therefore fall three places on the starting grid for the San Marino Grand Prix at the end of qualifying: “ I almost forgot that » Johann commented. “ But it is even more important to enter Q2. I think it is realistic to enter Q2. »
The tricolor supports this positive thought: “ the feeling on the bike is not very good, but the performance is not that bad » summarized Johann zarco on his Friday in Misano. With a gap of 1,181 seconds, he finished 13th in the combined timesheet. “ At the end of the second practice session I was very close to the Top 10. We will try to get there on Saturday. »
« With the problems I have, I think I can really take a big step forward if we can solve them. But we don't know how yet, we haven't found a solution » declared the Frenchman who complained in particular about the lack of grip of the rear tire. “ I try to keep going and find the solution in a riding style. It's a technically demanding circuit, so I think you can do something as a driver. »
zarco continues: “ I still believe with my team that we can solve the main problem and that I can adapt to the bike, because after Silverstone I showed a good test here in Misano. The track should theoretically be better than the test, but my feeling is worse. This means I have to do things on the bike that I have to get used to. When I have a longer break, like the last ten days, I go back to what I know, but it doesn't work: I try to ride the way I want to ride, but it doesn't really suit this bike. »
His teammate Pol Espargaro was ranked sixth in the results of the first two practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix.
MotoGP San Marino Misano J1: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'32.775 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Yamaha | 1'32.832 | 0.057 | 0.057 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc MÁRQUEZ | Honda | 1'33.171 | 0.396 | 0.339 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'33.470 | 0.695 | 0.299 |
| 5 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Yamaha | 1'33.524 | 0.749 | 0.054 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARÓ | KTM | 1'33.624 | 0.849 | 0.100 |
| 7 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'33.728 | 0.953 | 0.104 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'33.826 | 1.051 | 0.098 |
| 9 | 42 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | 1'33.874 | 1.099 | 0.048 |
| 10 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'33.907 | 1.132 | 0.033 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARÓ | Aprilia | 1'33.950 | 1.175 | 0.043 |
| 12 | 5 | johann zarco | KTM | 1'33.956 | 1.181 | 0.006 |
| 13 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'33.998 | 1.223 | 0.042 |
| 14 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1'34.003 | 1.228 | 0.005 |
| 15 | 51 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | 1'34.062 | 1.287 | 0.059 |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'34.070 | 1.295 | 0.008 |
| 17 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | 1'34.139 | 1.364 | 0.069 |
| 18 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'34.206 | 1.431 | 0.067 |
| 19 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1'34.229 | 1.454 | 0.023 |
| 20 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 1'34.362 | 1.587 | 0.133 |
| 21 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 1'34.381 | 1.606 | 0.019 |
| 22 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'34.843 | 2.068 | 0.462 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM | 1'34.935 | 2.160 | 0.092 |