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2023 Le Mans MotoGP Free Practice Result: Viñales Leads Bagnaia 

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 13/05/2023 - 08:50

It was easy to make mistakes in the cold damp conditions of the final free practice session but with a dry line appearing slicks were the preferred choice for the premier class straight away. Friday’s leader, Jack Miller, featured at the top of the timing screens for much of Saturday morning as well but eventually handed the lead over to Maverick Viñales, by almost three tenths of a second. While Miller was pushing his bike down pitlane, Pecco Bagnaia robbed him of second place as well – the Italian also suffering a mechanical issue earlier in the session. 

Marc Marquez was not too tempted to leave the warmth of his garage but joined the action once the sun came out and secured fourth place, half a second off the lead. Aleix Espargaro completed the top five, ahead of Franco Morbidelli, Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco, with Fabio Quartararo and Luca Marini rounding out a top 10 covered by seven tenths of a second. Despite the challenging conditions, Marco Bezzecchi was the only rider to sample the gravel, with a very early tumble at turn 10 on his outlap and decided to sit out the rest of the session to spare his bikes for qualifying. 

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:31.898    
2 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:32.191 0.293 0.293
3 43 Jack Miller KTM 1:32.255 0.357 0.064
4 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1:32.389 0.491 0.134
5 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1:32.449 0.551 0.060
6 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:32.528 0.630 0.079
7 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 1:32.584 0.686 0.056
8 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1:32.592 0.694 0.008
9 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:32.600 0.702 0.008
10 10 Luca Marini Ducati 1:32.634 0.736 0.034
11 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 1:32.639 0.741 0.005
12 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:32.671 0.773 0.032
13 36 Joan Mir Honda 1:32.795 0.897 0.124
14 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:32.822 0.924 0.027
15 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 1:32.886 0.988 0.064
16 33 Brad Binder KTM 1:32.894 0.996 0.008
17 42 Alex Rins Honda 1:33.033 1.135 0.139
18 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:33.338 1.440 0.305
19 94 Jonas Folger KTM 1:34.220 2.322 0.882
20 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:34.294 2.396 0.074
Not Classified
  72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati   0.000 0.000
2023
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MotoGP
Le Mans, France
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