2023-09-08 14:43:49
Michele Pirro set the morning’s best time, and at halftime of the one-hour followingnoon session, another wildcard driver, Dani Pedrosa, was leading the timesheets. The Red Bull KTM test rider brought a highly acclaimed innovation to the track on Friday with the carbon chassis.
When there were still 20 minutes left on the clock, Pramac Ducati ace Jorge Martin set a new interim best time of 1:31.416 minutes on medium rear tires. It wasn’t until the final quarter of an hour began that the decisive time hunts began in the battle for direct entry into Q2.
Red Bull KTM factory rider Jack Miller only temporarily made it into the top 10 and then crashed in turn 3 with twelve minutes to go. Aprilia ace Maverick Viñales did much better, becoming the first MotoGP rider on the 4.226 km long ” Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli» managed a time of 1:30.
Aprilia RNF rider Raúl Fernández, who had put in a strong performance up to that point, crashed in the last run. GASGAS-Tech3 returnee Pol Espargaró flew off in turn 15 three minutes before the end, while Marc Márquez hung on to his former teammate Pedrosa – the move worked and brought both of them into Q2, the little Samurai even into Q2 on his second race appearance this season Top 3!
Aleix Espargaró was the next victim of a crash in the fast corner 15 at the finish. The Catalunya GP dominator needs a moment to get back on his feet. In twelfth place, the Aprilia captain has to take the detour via Q1 on Saturday.
As soon as the yellow flags were raised, local hero Marco Bezzecchi took the all-time lap record from Viñales with a time of 1:30.842 minutes. The VR46 Ducati protégé complains of pain in his left thumb. Bagnaia, who was also injured following his horror crash, got his Q2 ticket in seventh place in the last attempt.
HRC wildcard driver Stefan Bradl ended up in 15th place as the second best Honda driver. Rins’ replacement Takumi Takahashi is still half a second away from meeting the 105 percent rule.
MotoGP results Misano, qualifying (September 8th):
1. Bezzecchi, Ducati, 1:30.842 min
2. Viñales, Aprilia, + 0.126 sec
3. Pedrosa, KTM, + 0,255
4. Martin, Ducati, +0.331
5. Marini, Ducati, + 0.341
6. Marc Márquez, Honda, +0.371
7. Bagnaia, Ducati, +0.374
8. Alex Márquez, Ducati, + 0,401
9. Binder, KTM, + 0,410
10. Raul Fernández, Aprilia, +0.690
11. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +0.714
12. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.773
13. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0,798
14. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.864
15. Bradl, Honda, +0.869
16. Pirro, Ducati, + 0.897
17. Miller, KTM, + 0,935
18. Zarco, Ducati, +0.939
19. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, +0.975
20. Nakagami, Honda, +1,261
21. Mir, Honda, + 1,295
22. Oliveira, Aprilia, + 1,508
23. Augusto Fernández, KTM, + 1,767
24. Takumi Takahashi, Honda, + 5,040
MotoGP results FP1, Misano (September 8th):
1. Pirro, Ducati, 1:31,909 min
2. Marini, Ducati, + 0.115 sec
3. Martin, Ducati, +0.157
4. Bezzecchi, Ducati, +0.181
5. Raúl Fernández, Aprilia, + 0.318
6. Pedrosa, KTM, + 0,341
7. Viñales, Aprilia, +0.366
8. Zarco, Ducati, +0.392
9. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0.418
10. Alex Márquez, Ducati, + 0,440
11. Binder, KTM, + 0,481
12. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.486
13. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +0.495
14. Miller, KTM, + 0,600
15. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0,601
16. Bradl, Honda, +0.629
17. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, +0.645
18. Oliveira, Aprilia, +0.650
19. Nakagami, Honda, +0.662
20. Bagnaia, Ducati, +0.690
21. Marc Márquez, Honda, +0.765
22. Augusto Fernández, KTM, + 1,291
23. Mir, Honda, + 1,319
24. Takumi Takahashi, Honda, + 5,985
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