MotoGP Jerez D1 tests: Viñales gnaws, Marquez gnaws

Maverick Viñales maintained a long distance from his rivals during the first of two official days of testing in Jerez (Spain), where Marc Marquez dislocated his shoulder in the last corner of the Andalusian circuit… the famous Jorge Lorenzo pin! Debriefing.

After a first takeover in (Spain) with their 2020 prototype, the MotoGP riders set sail for Jerez for the last two official days of testing of the year. However, the Andalusian circuit gave them a mixed reception, which also precipitated the end of the Moto3 and Moto2 tests a few days before.

• MNC of November 21, 2019:
• MNC special file : 

Track activity was reduced at the start of the day due to wet patches while temperatures remained cool. Conditions conducive to fault, as experienced by Marc Marquez, who got trapped in a wetland in the (!) With his 2020 prototype.

Badly fallen, the n ° 93 is raised while holding the right shoulder: a passage by the medical center confirmed the dislocation of its shoulder, immediately put back in place. The Honda official resumed his program by alternating outings on the three motorcycles at his disposal: the 2019 and two variations of the 2020 model with different chassis. He finished 6th ahead of Cal Crutchlow.

Meanwhile, Maverick Viñales continued his series of quick laps that kept him at the top of the timesheet all day: the Spaniard – already leading last week in Valencia – finished 0.754 sec (!) Ahead on Fabio Quartararo, who has, like Franco Morbidelli, a 2019 M1 with a 2020 engine evolution. 

Rossi 14th, Alex Marquez 17th

The two Yamaha riders are followed by Joan Mir and Alex Rins, who discover a new inline 4-cylinder on his official GSX-RR. Pol Espargaro continues to develop the new chassis glimpsed on the KTM in Valencia, but without the planned reinforcement of Dani Pedrosa: suffering from nausea, the tester remained bedridden. 

Valentino Rossi for his part recorded an anonymous 14th time 1.628 sec (!!) from his box neighbor … Like Viñales, the Doctor alternates laps with a 2019 M1 and a 2020 M1 equipped with the carbon swingarm. 

• MNC of 25 November 2019 : Ducati Avintia fires Abraham to hire Zarco

The Italian precedes Tito Rabat who exceptionally shares his box with Eric Granado, third in the MotoE electric motorcycle world cup in the Avintia team. The Brazilian replaces Karel Abraham, laid off by the Ducati satellite structure to prepare .

Note the 17th time of Moto2 world champion Alex Marquez, who took part in his first practice session within the official Honda team (in Valence, the youngest of the Marquez siblings had with LCR).

Results of the first day of MotoGP testing in Jerez

1. VIÑALES, Maverick 1: 37.131 60/68
2. QUARTARARO, Fabio 1: 37.885 0.754 59/68
3. MIR, Joan 1: 38.012 0.881 34/56  
4. RINS, Alex 1: 38.089 0.958 51/69  
5. MORBIDELLI, Franco 1: 38.117 0.986 61/75 
6. MARQUEZ, Mark 1: 38.227 1.096 22/69
7. CRUTCHLOW, Cal 1: 38.253 1.122 58/66 
8. ESPARGARO, Pol 1: 38.348 1.217 21/56   
9. PETRUCCI, Danilo 1: 38.358 1.227 42/48  
10. DOVIZIOSO, Andrea 1: 38.474 1.343 29/45 
11. MILLER, Jack 1: 38.492 1.361 30/52  
12. ESPARGARO, Aleix 1: 38.500 1.369 32/53  
13. IANNONE, Andrea 1: 38.751 1.620 42/49  
14. ROSSI, Valentino 1: 38.759 1.628 59/64  
15. RABAT, Tito 1: 39.103 1.972 53/53  
16. GUINTOLI, Sylvain 1: 39.148 2.017 31/63  
17. MARQUEZ, Alex 1: 39.413 2.282 67/70
18. SMITH, Bradley 1: 39.588 2.457 66/67  
19. PIRRO, Michele 1: 39.652 2.521 8/27   
20. LECUONA, Iker 1: 39.933 2.802 33/38
21. BINDER, Brad 1: 39.980 2.849 49/67
22. GRANADO, Eric 1: 43.056 5.925 18/21

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