MotoGP Valencia Warm-up: Marc Márquez falls and dominates

This Valencia Grand Prix began under the sign of the emotionally announced retirement of Jorge Lorenzo and it continues with the theme of his succession at Honda. In all likelihood, the position of Marc Márquez's teammate will be entrusted to his younger brother Álex while this decision seems to move the lines at Ducati which is considering the Johann Zarco case. Here we are as the warm-up for the final race of the season begins under a bright winter sun without warming up the Ricardo Tormo track. Since Friday, Fabio Quartararo has been leading the debates, but Sunday is always another day...

What will this last final rehearsal have in store for us before the big performance this afternoon which will bring down the curtain on a vintage rich in events? Before answering this question, here is the table which presents the facts listed so far…

Valencia MotoGP™	2018	2019
FP1	1'39.767 Marc Márquez	1'31.455 Fabio Quartararo
FP2	1'41.318 Danilo Petrucci	1'30.735 Fabio Quartararo
FP3	1'39.712 Danilo Petrucci	1'30.232 Fabio Quartararo
FP4	1'32.571 Marc Márquez	1'30.434 Maverick Viñales
Q1	1'31.382 Andrea Iannone	1'30.538 Alex Rins
Q2	1'31.312 Maverick Viñales	1'29.978 Fabio Quartararo
warm up	1'40.154 Marc Márquez
Race 1	Rins, Dovizioso, Rossi
Race 2	Dovizioso, Rins, Pol Espargaró
All time lap record	1'29.401 Jorge Lorenzo (2016)

11° in the air and 9° on the track are the conditions offered to the pilots for the 20 minutes of exercise. Pecco Bagnaia is confirmed in his withdrawal after his astonishing fall from his Ducati at the exit of the pitlane, before even joining the Ricardo Tormo track. Ducati rookie Pramac has a fractured left wrist.

Marc Márquez signs the first reference in 1'31.799 in medium hard. But Alex Rins responds with the same ride, driving 61 thousandths faster. The Honda official falls at turn 14. This is his second accident of the meeting. He abandons his injured motorbike and sprints towards his box…

His opponents were not expecting him. Kidneys is now 1'31.622 ahead Morbidelli, Miller, Petrucci, Dovizioso et Quarterly. The first three are in full software. Eight minutes from the goal, Marc Márquez returns to the track with his second motorcycle. He is eighth.

If the official Yamahas are soft hard, Fabio is in medium hard. Morbidely is in full software. Casa Particular in Viñales takes the lead in 1'31.569. Morbidelli and Dovizioso follow. There are three minutes left and Marc Márquez goes back to third in full soft.

Under the checkered flag, Marc Márquez imposes its law in 1'31.136 in front Viñales, Petrucci Quartararo et Morbidelli. Dovizioso respects the Suzukis and Miller as Pol Espargaro close the top 10. Red is eleventh, zarco 13th, Lorenzo 19th and lecuona penultimate, in front of his teammate…

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