MotoGP, Austin: Morbidelli flies in the wet, Marquez falls but is 3rd
It is Franco Morbidelli the fastest rider in the first free practice session of the Grand Prix of the Americas. On the wet track in Austin, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team centaur set the best time, turning in 2’12″531.
Behind the Roman is the Yamaha Pramac of rain specialist Jack Miller, only 83 thousandths distant, while Marc Marquez, riding the Ducati, closes in third place after a bad fall in turn two, without consequences.
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Fourth place for the Honda LCR of Johann Zarco, ahead of the KTM of Pedro Acosta. Pecco Bagnaia is sixth with the’other Ducati, beating the Gresini Racing one of Alex Marquez, seventh.
Maverick Viñales (KTM Tech3), Brad Binder (KTM) and Augusto Fernandez (Yamaha Pramac) complete the top 10. Session to forget for Marco Bezzecchi victim of a technical problem with his Aprilia as well as a fall in turn five.
MotoGP, Austin, FP1, order of arrival:
1 21 FRANCO MORBIDELLI PERTAMINA ENDURO VR46 RACING TEAM 2:12.531
2 43 JACK MILLER FIRST PRAMAC YAMAHA MOTOGP 2:12.614
3 93 MARC MARQUEZ DUCATI LENOVO TEAM 2:12.780
4 5 JOHANN ZARCO CASTROL HONDA LCR 2:12.838
5 37 PEDRO ACOSTA RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 2:13.275
6 63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA DUCATI LENOVO TEAM 2:13.290
7 73 ALEX MARQUEZ BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP 2:13.314
8 12 MAVERICK VINALES RED BULL KTM TECH3 2:13.483
9 33 BRAD BINDER RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 2:13.638
10 7 AUGUSTO FERNANDEZ FIRST PRAMAC YAMAHA MOTOGP 2:14.148
11 36 JOAN MIR HONDA HRC CASTROL 2:14.257
12 10 LUCA MARINI HONDA HRC CASTROL 2:14.277
13 54 FERMIN ALDEGUER BK8 GRESINI RACING MOTOGP 2:14.528
14 20 FABIO QUARTARARO MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP TEAM 2:14.531
15 23 ENEA BASTIANINI RED BULL KTM TECH3 2:14.739
16 49 FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO PERTAMINA ENDURO VR46 RACING TEAM 2:14.922
17 25 RAUL FERNANDEZ TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM 2:15.445
18 42 ALEX RINS MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP TEAM 2:15.480
19 72 MARCO BEZZECCHI APRILIA RACING 2:15.682
20 35 SOMKIAT CHANTRA IDEMITSU HONDA LCR 2:15.959
21 32 LORENZO SAVADORI APRILIA RACING 2:19.703
22 79 AI OGURA TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM 2:21.433
