MotoGP™ Warm Up at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana is now complete and it was Prima Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco who set the pace. The Frenchman rode his Ducati around the Circuit Ricardo Tormo as quickly as a 1:30.885, leaving him with a 0.041-second margin over the field ahead of #TheDecider. However, the focus is on another Ducati rider, and another Frenchman, who will go head-to-head for the World Championship this Sunday afternoon, and there was not a lot to separate them.
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) ended the session classified ninth on a 1:31.252 while Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) took 11th at just 0.018 seconds slower. Both ran throughout on used medium compound Michelin tyres, which are expected to be the choice for most on the rear in the 27-lapper which follows, giving us something of a read on race pace. Quartararo is, of course, facing the must-win scenario and will line up P4, a full row ahead of Bagnaia in P8. As far as those starting on the front row are concerned, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) ended the Warm Up in second, Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third, and pole-sitter Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) in 12th.
The final warm-up session of 2022 ends with @JohannZarco1 on top ????????????@PeccoBagnaia wraps it up in P9, @FabioQ20 in P11 ????#TheDecider pic.twitter.com/kbRwTm51br
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) November 6, 2022
The countdown is now well and truly on! Will it be a first MotoGP™ Riders’ Championship title for Bagnaia or is Quartararo going to make it two in a row? The most important session of the season is still to come – do not miss race start later this Sunday at 14:00 (GMT +1).
MotoGP™ WUP Top 10
1. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) – 1:30.885
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.041
3. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.098
4. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.212
5. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.288
6. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 0.305
7. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.348
8. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.365
9. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.367
10. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.383