Prima Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco went fastest in MotoGP™ FP4 at the Monster Energy British Grand Prix but the biggest news out of the session was a sickening highside for Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro. The man who has set the fastest lap so far this weekend at the Silverstone Circuit was thrown from his RS-GP early in the session at the high-speed Farm corner and initially stretchered away from the scene. Thankfully, after undergoing x-rays at the medical centre, Espargaro has been declared fit as his Aprilia team prepares his second bike for Q2.
Medical Info Update ????
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) August 6, 2022
After a medical check #MotoGP rider #41 @AleixEspargaro has been declared fit #BritishGP ????????
As far as the stopwatch is concerned, Zarco came out on top on a 1:59.005, from Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Viñales on a 1:59.055, the Ducati Lenovo Team’s Jack Miller on a 1:59.106, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Miguel Oliveira on a 1:59.297. World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo rounded out the top five with a 1:59.332 on his Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ entry. The half-hour session featured several incidents, with Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) also crashing, while Raul Fernandez (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) suffered an apparent engine failure.
MotoGP™ FP4 Top 10
1. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) – 1:59.005
2. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.050
3. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.101
4. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.292
5. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.327
6. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.533
7. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.701
8. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.730
9. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.747
10. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.821