Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro set a 1:40.378 in MotoGP™ FP1 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to lead the way at the beginning of his home GP. The Spaniard beat second place and long-time pacesetter Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) by 0.024s, with Pol Espargaro putting his Repsol Honda Team machine inside the top three on Friday morning.
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— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) June 4, 2021
Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) had a solid start to his home GP as the Spaniard sits P4 in FP1, second in the overall standings Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) completed the top five in the opening 45-minute stint in Barcelona.
The MotoGP™ riders will be back on track for FP2 at 14:10 local time (GMT+2).
Top 10:
1. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) – 1:40.378
2. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.024
3. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.373
4. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.475
5. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.389
6. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.475
7. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.549
8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.582
9. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.613
10. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.707