Viñales starts Sunday in style ahead of Qatar GP

The Spaniard placed his Aprilia first in Warm Up ahead of the opening Grand Prix of the season

Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) ended Warm Up fastest, setting a 1:52.660 in the closing moments of the session. The Spaniard finished ahead of Marco Bezzecchi, who finished just 0.071 behind. In third was Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez who had a strong Warm Up, ahead of the Grand Prix this evening. Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) was fourth and will be starting the race from ninth on Sunday. Rounding out the top five was rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) who continues to add to his MotoGP™ experience.

Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Ducati) was down in 17th in Warm Up but will start the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar from pole position in what looks to be a cracking opening round. You don’t want to miss any of the action as the riders prepare for lights out at 20:00 (UTC +3) on motogp.com!

Top 10:

1

Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing)

1:52.660

2

Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)

+0.071

3

Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing)

+0.089

4

Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™)

+0.093

5

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)

+0.182

6

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)

+0.213

7

Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™)

+0.263

8

Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)

+0.352

9

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team)

+0.580

10

Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™)

+0.636

 

FULL RESULTS!

 

 
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