After a first day disrupted by a few drops, then a dry Saturday, the weather forecast for this Sunday morning is unequivocal; it's raining and it will rain at the Sachsenring!
If you warm up Moto3 s’est déroulé à peu près “normalement”, that of Moto2 showed us a festival of falls from which few tenors have escaped; will it be the same in MotoGP?
Obviously, in these precarious conditions, non-factory drivers tend to want to show their know-how and after a few laps, we find Loris Baz and Jack Miller alternately at the top of the ranking.
Stefan bradl, the venue for the event, fell at turn #7 and got up with what probably appeared to be a broken collarbone.
Seven minutes before the checkered flag, Marc Marquez falls quite violently at turn #8 after touching a white line, while Dani Pedrosa takes command, before Redding, Iannone, Dovizioso, Crutchlow, Rossi, Barbera, Miller, Petrucci and Baz.
Valentino Rossi then goes 3rd while Jorge Lorenzo sails in 18th position.
Crutchlow then Redding are fighting for the lead while the Suzukis are in difficulty.
It is finally Dani Pedrosa which brings everyone in agreement, which will delight fans of the friendly #26.
Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo are the two big losers of this warm up.
The race promises to be exciting…
| Pos | number | Pile | Country | Team | HIGHLIGHTS | deviations | ||
| 1 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'33.883 | |||
| 2 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Honda LCR | 1'33.936 | 0.053 | ||
| 3 | 43 | Jack Miller | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'34.263 | 0.380 | ||
| 4 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Yakhnich bow | 1'34.404 | 0.521 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | 1'34.410 | 0.527 | ||
| 6 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'34.445 | 0.562 | ||
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Yamaha Motor Racing | 1'34.652 | 0.769 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Yakhnich bow | 1'34.653 | 0.770 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'35.075 | 1.192 | ||
| 10 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Ducati Team | 1'35.090 | 1.207 | ||
| 11 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'35.123 | 1.240 | ||
| 12 | 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | 1'35.237 | 1.354 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'35.308 | 1.425 | ||
| 14 | 50 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | 1'35.506 | 1.623 | ||
| 15 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'35.575 | 1.692 | ||
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'35.962 | 2.079 | ||
| 17 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | 1'36.556 | 2.673 | ||
| 18 | 93 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'36.800 | 2.917 | ||
| 19 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'37.451 | 3.568 | ||
| 20 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha Motor Racing | 1'37.794 | 3.911 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'39.767 | 5.884 |
