LCR Idemitsu Honda's Takaaki Nakagami was fastest in Sunday morning's Warm Up at the Red Bull Spanish Grand Prix, as the Japanese rider staked a claim for a debut MotoGP™ podium later. Behind the number 30 was Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team).
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After finishing fourth on his last two visits to Jerez, the LCR man will be aiming to go one better later today and a 1:37.442 on old mediums will give him a boost of confidence. The Yamaha and Ducati men were two tenths adrift in second and third. Completing a Ducati dominant top five were the Pramac Racing duo of Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco.
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was fourth tenths shy of his Honda counterpart in sixth, ahead of Team Suzuki Ecstar's Joan Mir and teammate Pol Espargaro. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Franco Morbidelli and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) rounded out the top ten.
MotoGP™ Top 10 in Warm Up:
1. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda IDEMITSU) – 1:37.442
2. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.227
3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.299
4. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 0.394
5. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.407
6. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.420
7. Joan Mir (Team SUZUKI ECSTAR) + 0.523
8. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.636
9. Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.685
10. Alex Rins (Team SUZUKI ECSTAR) + 0.698