Catalan GP Qualifying: Morbidelli’s first pole for a Yamaha hat-trick !
Franco Morbidelli – author of his first MotoGP victory at the San Marino GP – signs his first pole position two weeks later in Barcelona (Spain) in front of his current teammate Fabio Quartararo and his future box neighbor, Valentino Rossi ! Jack Miller on his Ducati will start behind this Yamaha hat-trick at the Catalan Grand Prix, while Viñales and Zarco complete the second row. Report and starting grid.
This seventh qualifying session of this funny 2020 season took place under a frank sun and 22 ° C in the air, in the presence of the ten pilots directly qualified in QP2 at the accumulation of the tests and of Jack Miller and Takaaki Nakagami who were drafted in QP1.
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The Yamaha, bikes to beat since Friday, immediately stand out with Morbidelli, Quartararo, Viñales and Rossi squatting the outposts. Fabio makes a small mistake and widens without consequence at the start of the session, while Miguel Oliveira falls heavily on his KTM.
The pace picks up in the last minutes to the advantage of Fabio Quartararo, who already had an excellent time this morning in FP3. But his teammate Franco Morbidelli tears his last attempt to achieve a lap of 1’38.798 under the checkered flag. !
Congratulations from his future team-mate! and will start together on the front row!
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The Italian-Brazilian driver secures his first start from pole position in the premier class with this time slightly slower than the absolute record held since 2018 by Jorge Lorenzo in 1’38.680. "Franky" is definitely in a positive dynamic since his victory at Misano, even though he drives the least developed M1 !
The n ° 21 will start tomorrow Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in front of Fabio Quartararo, Valentino Rossi and Jack Miller, who caused his retirement in Italy !
The Yamaha on their way
Maverick Viñales – winner of the last race in Misano – completes the second row alongside Johann Zarco, who feels satisfied with his sheer speed on a running lap but not yet fast and consistent enough with worn tires on his Ducati Avintia.
Pushing the limits of gravity
Who’s your pick for the race win tomorrow?!
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KTM and Suzuki qualify for 7th and 8th places respectively thanks to Pol Espargaro and Joan Mir, while the first Honda only appears in 11th position with Takaaki Nakagami. Alex Marquez and his official RCV are only 18th on the grid…
Marc Marquez’s brother will start just behind Andrea Dovizioso, who also disappoints in his factory Ducati when he leads the provisional championship almost "in spite of himself": the Italian justifies his irregularity and that of his rivals by the new Michelin rear tire, according to him more difficult to understand than in 2019.
The start of the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix de Catalunya 2020 is scheduled for tomorrow Sunday at 3:00 p.m., an hour later than usual in Europe. This seventh event in the premier category will be preceded by the Moto3 races at 12:00 p.m. and Moto2 at 1:20 p.m.: stay tuned !
MotoGP starting grid for the Catalan GP 2020
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