2020 Misano MotoGP FP1 Result: Vinales Revived

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Fri, 2020-09-11 08:52

A cloudless sky greeted the premier class on their first exit in Italy and Yamaha machines seemed to find their speed again, on the fresh surface of the Misano circuit. The scattering of fans allowed in the grandstands saw Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo exchange top spot, with the Spaniard having the last laugh by over half a second. Quartararo settled for second, two tenths ahead of a surprising outing from Aleix Espargaro in third.

Johann Zarco is getting accustomed to being the lead Ducati, this time in fourth, ahead of an excellent top five performance from Bradley Smith, who continues to replace Andrea Iannone. Joan Mir was the top Suzuki, although over a second slower than the leader and narrowly ahead of Jack Miller, Cal Crutchlow and Pol Espargaro, with Takaaki Nakagami rounding out the top ten.

Valentino Rossi did not make too much noise in FP1 and got pushed out of the top ten late in the session, but was in fine company ahead of Franco Morbidelli, Brad Binder and an Andrea Dovizioso pestered by technical issues. Pecco Baganaia was back in action on home soil and ready to make his case for a factory seat, but the Italian had a slow start in 18th position. MotoGP’s newest victor, Miguel Oliveira, has some speed to find out of last position in FP1, two second off the pace.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'32.198
2	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'32.748	0.550	0.550
3	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'32.949	0.751	0.201
4	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'33.181	0.983	0.232
5	38	Bradley Smith	Aprilia	1'33.244	1.046	0.063
6	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'33.497	1.299	0.253
7	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'33.502	1.304	0.005
8	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	1'33.538	1.340	0.036
9	44	Pol Espargaro	KTM	1'33.569	1.371	0.031
10	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'33.654	1.456	0.085
11	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'33.693	1.495	0.039
12	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'33.694	1.496	0.001
13	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'33.828	1.630	0.134
14	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1'33.868	1.670	0.040
15	73	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'33.921	1.723	0.053
16	42	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'34.040	1.842	0.119
17	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	1'34.101	1.903	0.061
18	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'34.154	1.956	0.053
19	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1'34.323	2.125	0.169
20	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1'34.553	2.355	0.230
21	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'34.619	2.421	0.066
22	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'34.645	2.447	0.026