The championship leader was still talked about this Friday in Saint-Marin. He dominated the qualifying tests in front of Marco Bezzecchi (APRILIA) and Franco Morbidelli (Ducati-VR46).
The undisputed leader of the MotoGP World Championship, the Spaniard Marc Marquez (Ducati), dominated the qualifying tests of the Saint-Marin Grand Prix, Friday on the Marco Simoncelli circuit of Misano (Italy).
Makez marquez invernian treat pilots, BourgCyelli (Duuccia-Vr.ucia).
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The differences remain low since the three transalpins point to 147, 193 and 230 thousandths of the Catalan respectively, which augurs very tight qualifications on Saturday. The first ten pilots are held in just over four tenths, is quite rare this season.
On the lands of his great Rival Valentino Rossi, whom he should soon join with a seventh world crown in the Queen of MotoGP category, the six-time world champion reacted well after being beaten by his brother Alex Marquez (Ducati Gresini) last Sunday during the GP in Catalonia.
This second place had ended an incredible series of 15 consecutive successes (8 sprint races and 7 Grands Prix) and Marc Marquez will be keen to reconnect with the victory this weekend in front of thousands of tifosi of Ducati.
Alex Marquez took fifth place on Friday, in front of the two official Honda of the Spaniard Joan Mir, who fell heavily at the end of the session and got up with difficulty, and the Italian Luca Marini.
The French outside Top 10
The top 10 is completed by two other Spaniards and a Transalpin, the defending world champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia), Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati-Vr46).
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The two Frenchmen Johann Zarco (Honda-LCR) and Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) just let the ticket for the Q2, the second part of the qualifications which determines the first 12 places on the starting grid, finishing 11th and 12th.
They were notably penalized by several falls at the end of the session which caused yellow flags and cancellations of lap times. The two tricolors will have a lot to do in Q1 to win the first two places synonymous with the Q2.
