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The Spanish Maverick Viñales (Aprilia), within the morning on a dry observe, and the Frenchman Johann Zarco (Ducati-Pramac), within the followingnoon on a moist observe, dominated the primary two free apply periods of the San Marino Grand Prix. motorcycling, whereas the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha). World Championship chief, completed seventh, this Friday in Misano (Italy).
Earlier than the arrival of the rain, it was the Spaniard Viñales who made the perfect time, when he’s solely collaborating in his second grand prix with Aprilia, his new workforce.
Within the followingnoon, it was Zarco, fourth within the World Championship, who stood out within the water, ending forward of two different Ducatis, these of Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller. The Frenchman’s time (1:42.097) was essentially removed from that achieved by Viñales (1:32.666) just a few hours earlier.
Within the mixed classification of the primary two periods, Zarco is simply eleventh, his place within the first assessments, and he should do higher to enter the highest ten and qualify straight for the second qualifying session (Q2), which determines the twelve first locations on the beginning grid, and keep away from the repechages (Q1) on Saturday.
His compatriot Quartararo, strong chief of the World Championship, set the seventh mixed time (1:33.024), surpassed by the second within the championship, 53 factors behind, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who set the third finest time (1:32.801). Quartararo didn’t take any dangers within the followingnoon and was content material with an anecdotal eighteenth place within the second rehearsals.
In entrance of his viewers, the Italian legend Valentino Rossi, who’s retiring this season, solely completed nineteenth.
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2024-06-17 02:42:43
