Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona – Free practice (3) ResultsPos RiderNatTeamTime / DiffLapMax1 = Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP) 1’38.771s12 / 15348k2 ^ 15Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22) + 0.131s + Ducati (GP22) 0.1 . s16 / 18348k4 = Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22) + 0.236s20 / 20351k5 ^ 2Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22) + 0.303s18 / 20350k6 ^ 2Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M203121824184) (YZR 173P) (YZR 17P). + 0.475s15 / 16350k9 = Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.489s19 / 20348k10 ^ 3Fabio Dire Giannuccia2015 / 16350k9 = Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.489s19 / 20. -GP) + 0.652k BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21) + 0.668s12 / 17353k13 ^ 3Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.734s19 / 22352s19 / 22352k14 / 17353k13 ^ 3Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.734s19 / 22352k. MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 0.806s17 / 22347k16˅10Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16) +0.8 38s16 / 16351k17˅5Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V) + 0.894s19 / 19344k18 ^ 1Miguel Olive + 1Miguel Bull + ˅1Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V) + 1.132s18 / 19350k20 ^ 1Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) + 1.136s17 / 18344k21 ^ 1Michele PirroITAAruba.it Racing (GP22) + 1.237s16 / 17D45 B Y ) * + 1.312s4 / 19344s4 / 19345k22˅2Tech23R61SKRemy * Gardner614514514000005 FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16) * + 1.521s18 / 19347k25˅2Stefan BradlGERRepsol Honda (RC213V) + 1.638s18 / 20347k
* Novice
Key:^ X Rider is X positions higher than FP2. = The pilot has the same position as FP2.˅X Rider is X positions lower than FP2.
Fastest Friday schedule:Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia 1m 39.402s
Barcelona’s official MotoGP records:Best time:Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 38.853s (2021)Fastest lap of the race:Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 39.939s (2021)
Aleix Espargaro continues to dominate at home during the free practice 3 of the MotoGP of Catalonia, but his Aprilia teammate Maverick Vinales, Enea Bastianini and Joan Mir are among those who have lost in the top ten and have been forced to participate in the 1st classification.
Friday’s Aprilia one-two was soon split by Yamaha World Champion Fabio Quartararo in the cooler morning conditions, before Vinales struggled to regain second place behind Espargaro.
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Espargaro then made a scorching start, destroying the best of yesterday with a new lap record of 1m 38.771s, which pushed him to 0.671s from Viñales and 0.857s from Quartararo.
That time was not to be won, but the session was far from over.
Johann Zarco cut Espargaro’s lead to 0.261 seconds when they started the final ten minutes with Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Alex Rins, Fabio di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini who suddenly downgraded Vinales to eighth place.
The last run saw that Vinales, desperate to avoid another trip to the 1st classification, could not climb more than the seventh and then came out of the top ten.
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Jorge Martin, delighted with the return to an older front fork, swapped second place with his Pramac teammate Johann Zarco, with Ducati teammates Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller just behind.
Brad Binder of KTM and Pol Espargaro of Repsol Honda were the first fallers.
Drivers straight to Qualifier 2: Top 10 Combined Training Times: PosRiderNatTeam1Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Factory (RS-GP) 2Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22) 3Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22) 4Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22) 722 MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) 8Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V) 9Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 10Fabio di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)
Marc Márquez is absent after opting for a fourth operation on his right arm. The eight-time world champion is being replaced by HRC test driver Stefan Bradl.
According to Márquez’s teammate Pol Espargaró, the new chassis and rocker that Márquez had been testing have now been handed over to Takaaki Nakagami of LCR.
Current world champion Fabio Quartararo returns to the stage of his 2021 ‘locker room malfunction’ with a new two-year contract with Yamaha in his pocket and leading the eight-point MotoGP standings over Aleix Espargaro’s Aprilia.
Enea Bastianini has dropped 28 points from the top after falling to Italy, with last Sunday’s local winner Francesco Bagnaia to fourth but still 41 points behind Quartararo.
An official post-race race will be held on Monday at the Barcelona circuit.
Jorge Martin will miss the test and undergo surgery to treat nervous problems in his right hand.
Schedule of the Grand Prix of Catalonia 2022 – MotoGP (UK time):
Friday, June 3rd
08: 55-09: 40 Free Workouts 1
13: 10-13: 55 Free Workouts 2
Saturday, June 4
08: 55-09: 40 Free practice 3
12: 30-13: 00 Free practice 4
13: 10-13: 25 Classification 1
13: 35-13: 50 Classification 2
Sunday, June 5th
08: 40-09: 00 Warm-up
13:00 Race
Mugello: MotoGP World Championship QualificationPosRiderNatTeamPointsDiff.1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 122 2Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP) 114 (-8) 3Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21) 28 (28) 94 (D) Lenovo GP) 5Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22) 75 (-47) 6Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 69 (-53) 7Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16) 65 (-57) 8Jack MillerAUSDucati (GP22) 93 (GP22) 93 de Brad Marquez Honda (RC213V) 60 (-62) 10Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 56 (-66) 11Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16) 50 (-72) 12Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V) 40 (-82) 13 (- 82) 13TaJPN2LCR Honda (RC213V)) 38 (-84) 14Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP) 37 (-85) 15Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22) 31 (-91) 16Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) 31 (-91) 17Marco BezzecchiITA (GP22) Mooney * Ducati (GP22) 30 (-92) 18Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V) 20 (-102) 19Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 19 (-103) 20Fabio di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21) * 8 (- 114) 21 Andrea Dovi ziosoITAAmb Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) 8 (-114) 22Darryn BinderRSAmb Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) * 6 (-116) 23Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16) * 3 (-119)
———————————— Pole position time:Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia 1m 37.688sFastest Friday schedule:Horari Takaaki Nakagami JPN Honda 1m 39.028sTT:
Complete Isle of Man TT 2022 Calendar for UK Time:
Sunday, May 29
13.30 – Newcomers (speed control lap) – Practice
13.50 h – SBK, SSP, SSTK – Classification
3.30 pm – SSP, STwin – Classification
4.30pm – Sidecar – Classification
Monday, May 30th
6.20 pm – SBK, SSP, SSTK – Classification
8pm – Sidecar – Classification
Tuesday, May 31st
6.20 pm – SBK, SSP, SSTK – Classification
19.25 – SSP, STwin – Classification
8pm – Sidecar – Classification
Wednesday, June 1
6.20 pm – SBK, SSP, SSTK – Classification
8:05 pm – Sidecar – Classification
Thursday, June 2nd
6.20pm – SBK, SSTP. SSTK – Qualification
19.25 – SSP, STwin – Classification
8:05 pm – Sidecar – Classification
Friday, June 3rd
13:00 – SBK, SSP, SSTK – Classification
2.10 pm – SSP, STwin – Classification
Saturday, June 4
10.30am – Solo – Warm-up
12pm – Superbike TT – Race
3pm – Sidecar TT – Race 1
Monday, June 6
10.30am – Solo – Warm-up
11.45am – Supersport TT – Race
2.45pm – Superstock TT – Race 1
Wednesday, June 8
10.30am – Solo – Warm-up
10.50am – Sidecar – Shakedown
11.45am – Supertwin TT – Race
2.45pm – Supersport TT – Race 2
Friday, June 10th
10.30am – Solo – Warm-up
11.30am – Sidecar TT – Race 2
1:15 pm – Senior TT Superbike – Race