MotoGP Qatar, Free Practice 3: Marquez's leap, his best time ahead of Lorenzo and Crutchlow, Rossi 4th
The Honda rookie wins FP3 ahead of Lorenzo, Crutchlow, Rossi and Dovizioso
The third free practice session of the MotoGP class at Losail was also the first to see the "debut" of the new graphics promoting the top ten riders of the combined times of the three Free Practice rounds. In fact, these have direct access to Q2, a sort of Superpole lasting fifteen minutes which will take place on Saturday starting from 20 pm (tomorrow, ed.), while the other 00 riders who remain outside the Top Ten will compete for the last two places available for Q14 in Q2 (before Q1 and starting at 2pm), where the two best will be admitted to the final qualifying phase.
The best time of this test session was set by MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez, riding the Honda Factory. The two-time world champion (2010 in 125cc and 2012 in Moto2) stopped the clock at a time of 1:56.084, a time of just one thousandth better than that set by his compatriot and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo. Great performance on a single lap therefore for the Honda rookie, who however is not as good in terms of pace as the riders from the Tre Diapason company.
Two Spaniards therefore in the lead, ahead of the British Cal Crutchlow, third on the Yamaha SAT of Team Tech3. The former Supersport world champion achieved an excellent 1:56.326, 242 thousandths behind Marquez. Behind him, Valentino Rossi, fourth with Yamaha but with a truly consistent pace in race configuration. The nine-time world champion had a more than satisfactory long run and is looking forward to the race with great confidence (as is Lorenzo).
Andrea Dovizioso did very well, taking the Ducati GP13 to fifth place, just 333 thousandths from the top. A truly surprising performance from the former Honda and Yamaha rider, who seems to be able to bring out the best from the Borgo Panigale team. Dovizioso put Dani Pedrosa's Honda Factory behind him, recovering compared to the first two sessions, but not yet at the top. He, like Marquez, have a slower pace than the Yamaha riders and will have to work further if they want to be protagonists tomorrow and Sunday.
Closing out the Top Ten and will therefore be directly admitted to Q2 are Alvaro Bautista with the Honda RC213V of Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini, Nicky Hayden with the second Ducati of the internal team, the excellent rookie Bradley Smith with the second Yamaha SAT of Team Tech 3 and Stefan Bradl, with the Honda RC213V of Team LCR.
The two Team Pramac riders Andrea Iannone and Ben Spies are out and will therefore compete in Q1 with the others excluded in order to win participation in Q2. Of the CRTs, the best was that of Aleix Espargarò, the ART of Team Aspar. Further back were the Italians with Danilo Petrucci twentieth (Came IodaRacing Project) and Claudio Corti twenty-fourth with the FTR Kawasaki of Team NGM Mobile Forward Racing, who had a technical problem at the start of the session.
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MotoGp FP3 Losail - Qatar GP - Times
| Pos | Num | Rider | Motorcycle | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 1:51.108 | ||
| 2 | 89 | George Martin | First Pramac Racing | 1:51.118 | +0.010 | |
| 3 | 49 | Fabio DiGiannantonio | Pertamina Enduro Vr46 Racing Team | 1:51.217 | +0.109 | |
| 4 | 1 | Francis Bagnaia | DucatiLenovoTeam | 1:51.238 | +0.130 | |
| 5 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | aprilia-racing | 1:51.356 | +0.248 | |
| 6 | 31 | Peter Acosta | Red Bull Gasgas Tech3 | 1:51.372 | +0.264 | |
| 7 | 41 | Alex Espargaro | aprilia-racing | 1:51.425 | +0.317 | |
| 8 | 23 | Enea Bastianini | DucatiLenovoTeam | 1:51.454 | +0.346 | |
| 9 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 1:51.469 | +0.361 | |
| 10 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:51.487 | +0.379 | |
| 11 | 25 | Raul fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 1:51.519 | +0.411 | |
| 12 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 1:51.578 | +0.470 | |
| 13 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro Vr46 Racing Team | 1:51.931 | +0.823 | |
| 14 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1:52.088 | +0.980 | |
| 15 | 43 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:52.216 | +1.108 | |
| 16 | 5 | Johann zarco | Lcr Honda | 1:52.313 | +1.205 | |
| 17 | 36 | Joan mir | Repsol Honda Team | 1:52.321 | +1.213 | |
| 18 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | Red Bull Gasgas Tech3 | 1:52.547 | +1.439 | |
| 19 | 42 | alex rins | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1:52.924 | +1.816 | |
| 20 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Lcr Honda | 1:52.935 | +1.827 | |
| 21 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | First Pramac Racing | 1:53.423 | +2.315 | |
| 22 | 10 | Luca marini | Repsol Honda Team | 1:53.536 | +2.428 | |
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At this point the bikes to beat are the Yamahas, even if Marquez's talent is still a bit immature for show, the Ducati wreck with a B series rider one thousandth of a thousandth away from Mister 9 titles on the best bike and world champion says it all very long, the race is on Sunday but the satisfactions also arrive on Friday even if in small doses it's fine. making up for 2 damn years won't be easy or quick but Ducati will be back.
Don't worry, canaries, the Dorna driver will be there on Sunday (only his mafia and GOMMOSO patron must be thanked)
blah blah blah…
there is a way and way of saying things..
anyway happy for dovi and ducati and hayden.
but I will be happier on Sunday when Vale reminds everyone that they didn't give him the 9 titles and if he is there it is because he can still have his say... and in my opinion he still has a lot to say.
Shut up damn shut up!!!
EneA :)
…eheheheheheh…
I don't understand why some Rossi fans here more or less openly hate Dovizioso....isn't Dovizioso Italian like Rossi? Or is Rossi perhaps more Italian than Dovizioso?
What fault does Dovizioso have? So, just to understand... if Rossi had 2 years (+20 million euros in various updates) to demonstrate what he could do with the Ducati...
Why is Dovizioso immediately attacked...?
Let's wait 2 years, and then talk...
I partly agree with you... ;)
I like Dovi, but he antagonized some people, first when he got annoyed if journalists asked him for more opinions on Rossi instead of being interested in his race, and here I understand him and share his disappointment.
But when he acted offended for the M1 that he wanted... well he made me go crazy too...
You can't help but have a look at the HRC, and then get pissed off if they prefer a legend (for many) of the 4 wheels, who won 4 world championships on the HRC in 3 years and was vice world champion on his debut in the 500….
He could have been more modest and fair.
Aeneas
For Aeneas...:
I don't agree that Dovizioso was slow with the Honda... not even a little.
It's true that he was behind Stoner, but as you know, I consider Stoner the greatest talent that has ever existed in speed racing in the premier class, and therefore for me it would have been impossible for anyone with the same bike to stay ahead of Stoner... not just for Dovizioso, but for anyone.
One year he finished ahead of Pedrosa, who as we know is Spanish, like Repsol... and what's more he practically grew up with that bike...
I finish by saying that, in my humble opinion, Yamaha has been the best motorbike for a few years, the most balanced, because it was in 1986 that Yamaha began building its racing motorbikes, putting the rideability of the vehicle at the center of the design ( 1986 beginning of the era of the frame so called "delta-box")... and he won many world championships with bikes sometimes having 20km/h less on the straight than the competition... (speed and power in the premier class count much less than in the minors)
psi journalists often provoke people on purpose... and Dovizioso at the time fell into the trap in my opinion...
The motorbike, or the motorbikes, the manufacturers give them to whoever they like and they like it... regardless of the results obtained (it was the same for me unfortunately), therefore, I agree with you, that it would have been better if it hadn't nothing was said at the time, because as mentioned, in any case the manufacturers give the motorbikes to whoever they like...
Rob, what are we talking about???
Leave stoner aside…
Dovi, with an HRC under his butt, won only one race in 3 years... in the rain...
in 2009 he took them soundly from pedro, in 2010 the same... when you then bring up that in 2011 he finished in front of pedro I laugh out loud with three twists and a pike.
In 2011 Pedro was mowed down by the good sic, and missed 4 and I mean 4 races... where I finished ahead of Pedro by 9 measly points having run 4 more races... and you're telling me that he would have deserved the M1!?!?!? !?!? are you telling me that Yamaha should have had doubts between vale and dovi...?
Dovi just had to keep quiet, and he didn't, which is why he made so many enmities.
I understand the support (yours this time) but comparing even from afar where it is worth is too much even for fatman... let alone for you... ;)
Aeneas
For Aeneas:
I didn't say that they should have given the M1 to Dovizioso instead of Rossi.
I simply said that the words of the riders do not influence the manufacturers anyway... you can talk as much as you want, the motorbike or motorbikes... it will still be given to whoever they say.
I didn't say that Dovizioso is better than Rossi...or that I support Dovizioso...you say that.
I'm Italian, and for me if an Italian wins I'm happy;
But, for the same reason....when you and other avid Rossi fans attack riders or manufacturers who defend the same colors as us (which are the same as Rossi's)... it's not good, above all it's not good to make wrong judgments or hurry...Rossi had 2 years of time and a lot of money spent on development...let's give the same time to Dovizioso now, and then we'll see.
I never said you support Dovi... ;) you're crazy about stoners and you usually belittle Rossi... that's what I was referring to... ;)
Then I would be happy too if Dovi did well on Ducaudi... ;)
I support Rossi and I was fair with my judgments on Dovi, a good driver, who sometimes talks too much. point.
Aeneas
Always for Aeneas…:
And speaking of what you write that Dovizioso is a good rider but he talks too much...
Rossi is an excellent rider...but...as for talking too much, superlatives should be wasted...his tongue has recently played some tricks on him...saying things that he himself later had to take back...
I certainly don't have to tell you what Rossi has said in recent years... before, during and after coming to Ducati...
So, whoever is without sin….
There is a small difference... ;)
Dovi talks too much, and supports that too much with 0 titles…
Rossi talks TOO MUCH... but with 7 titles behind him... ;)
I'm talking about the premier class obviously;)
Having said that, I have nothing against Dovi, and I hope he does well, and I can't stand the arrogant attitude of Rossi, especially in the past, either. :)
Aeneas
...but no, they know everything...they are the holders of the truth...indeed, never speak badly of the geriatrician again under penalty of being shamed...as the person who replied to you in the post above had already done...in any case, Dovi in a few sessions of tests came within 3 tenths, Rossi has never come so close in any session of tests on any track in 2 years... it says a lot about the commitment made in the Ducati case... at least Dovi is a professional, the geriatrician he's a tax evader...STAY TOGETHER, please...and 1 thousandth above today's Ducati time ah, ah, ah!!!
X aeneas…..SHUT UP!!!
you understand why I love you!!!!! ahahahahahaha rocks everyone!!!!! I drank 3 repsols and I'm in a coma.... think about it!!
For Fatman…:-)
I don't agree that Rossi didn't make an effort on the Ducati (even if in recent months this was evident and also understandable, because with motorbikes when you don't care you could even lose your pen...).
Rossi's number of crashes on the D16 demonstrates his commitment...very clearly...
The D16 was simply not the bike for him... and this was clearly seen too... then we can also add that there was a lot of confusion between him and his Australian mechanics... which compromised everything even more...
one day I will explain the escape thing to you well so you can relax and not think about it +..
then for ROB the best bike is always the Honda (in my opinion).
the difference is that the canaries are not constantly breaking up with stoners and it's not just Mr. sympathy...
journalists always try it in Italy then.. Rossi is smarter on that side.. but I understand the point.
ENEA on paper is + forte pedrosa but I would have bet on Dovi.
…Rob, let's say he didn't work hard enough…he didn't deserve the money that Ducati and the sponsors chased away…in practice…he failed…I understood it after half the 2011 championship…the tavulliaboys need a lot of time and many they are still convinced that the fault lies only with the motorbike... I sincerely hope that Dovi proves the opposite... they will be the ones who will eat their liver in the Pesaro style ah, ah, ah!!!
For Mike56:
The Honda is certainly an excellent bike... with probably the best engine of all... with excellent electronics derived from Magneti/Marelli/Ducati (Honda stole 2 famous Italian engineers from Yamaha who Yamaha in turn had previously stolen from Ducati).
But it is certainly less balanced than the Yamaha…(in my opinion).
Furthermore, Honda has always had an enormous handicap of which few or none of you here are aware...: Honda has always absolutely prohibited its riders and mechanics... from making chassis modifications that deviate from the basic parameters of the official motorbike…
This means that...you can change many things (springs, ratios and so on)...but not try new things...or things outside of the initial project....
These things are known to all experts, and described both in Rossi's autobiography book and in other books and articles written by world championship mechanics.
For this reason, Yamaha has always had a slight cycling advantage... because it leaves the riders and mechanics slightly freer to try new things even on the race track.
...ah, I forgot....tomorrow the geriatrician will take pole and Dovi will probably get back to almost a second but he won't do anything...the Ducati doesn't digest soft tyres...as soon as the problem is solved he will be in the game, with great peace of mind all those convinced that where the geriatrician has failed no one will ever be able to win... in just a few tests Dovi has already scored a point over the nurse... think, canaries... think!!!
MUAHAHAHAHAHAH so how many did Dovi score on Pedro, the same Pedro who joined him for three years in HRC with the same bike...??
For free… hahahaha :)
Aeneas
…Pedro is out of competition, he will probably win the world championship this year…the nurse doesn't have much time to break the world, on the contrary…so far he has only broken balls, a bit like you!!!
PS Testoner and I don't remember...why Stoner lost the 2012 championship?
Ok I'll remind you...;)
Because Lorenzo kicked his ass and Pedro also downsized it... ;)
Aeneas
rob
Dovi is a legend and I like him a lot, even in terms of character, no one criticizes him, in fact maybe he wins the world championship. On hrc for me they could keep the dovi and nn pedrosa
for me Dovi has never had a motorbike.
Obviously for you it's stoner and for me in addition to stoner it's valid.
unfortunately we get annoyed just because the canaries don't give a damn about who runs they just want to play darts with reds and between... no one tries to hit the red dot they all bet on 1!!
simple, Dovizioso is honest and loyal. Valentino is and puts it in the butt of future generations. That's what sportsmen call them like reds in my house)
Let's come to us... ;)
I can see Lore and Vale well... they have by far the best pace.
Marc has very few good laps, the others he did either above 57 or off the track... but he could surprise us...
cal almost the same.. some good laps but no pace.
Dovi's exploit was pleasant, although his pace was poor compared to those in the lead.
Pedro will make up for it, it usually takes him a while to get into gear in Quatar.
Bradl is going strong, but I don't know...
Smhit also pleasantly surprised me, I saw him do a couple of laps behind Cal, and he learned quickly, because immediately afterwards he achieved the smallest gap from Cal since he started in MotoGP.
Tomorrow there will be sparks...!!!
Aeneas
…Shut up…
hehehhe ^^
EneA :)
Damn nice!!!
First... I'm happy for Dovi and as a Rossi fan I have to admit (as Rossi also said yesterday) that he and the Ducati really didn't like each other.
Congratulations to both of you (Dovi + Ducati), do you want to see that Dovi, after spending the winter with Honda and Yamaha (not much), perhaps finds his way with the bike that everyone has criticized? Congratulations again and good luck.
Damn nice!!! It was to say that 5/6 drivers in 0,500 is and would be A PLEASURE for those who, cheering aside, love watching this sport, let's hope it's the same on Sunday...
Well done Marquez but I see him as "stumbling" (neologism?) in the sense that it seems to me that he will have to take a beating from the tough ones to the ground at any moment
Well done Cal and Jorge
and then finally…
Let's go Rossi :) :) :)... I hope that in the end on Sunday evening he comes out on top because he seems VERY smiling to me and in general when he is like that it's dangerous... but Jorge is a beast and I don't give him compliments (hehehe) that's fine too Too strong!
Good evening everyone and please, to those who say they are too harsh... relax... it's not football...
…how do you relax when you read Enea's c@g@te?
ah fat..! :)
if you weren't there they would have to invent you...^^
Aeneas
Of course!!
Enea writes c@ag@te only because he cares about Rossi.
If he wrote the EXACT SAME things about any other driver, perhaps insulting Vale a little at the same time, his would be "pearls of wisdom"...
Film already seen and seen again on this same screen.
So: it seems that Audi and Dovizioso are making progress.
However, it seems to me that Rossi is hiding, he dominated all the rounds then in the last minutes everyone improved a lot and he didn't...
Even yesterday Marquez was far behind, he got in his wake and set the fastest time.
I read your articles…
However, why haven't the great defenders of the site come forward at this moment?
Let me explain better, I had previously brought up the topic of tax evasion, and I was told by many defenders that: we are a motorcycle site, certain topics should not be discussed (with other terms)….
Is this no longer valid?!?…. How come?!?…
AS USUAL… We are a motorcycle site when it suits you….
There are no defenders of the site?!?
Still with this escape story? But you would like me to believe that if you were the one earning, I don't know, 4 million euros, you would give 2 to the Italian state without batting an eyelid??!!?? But please go and have another year.
Before commenting on this comment of mine, you must read FIRST what I wrote previously in another thread…. But I think you don't have the brains to understand it, you just can't figure it out, I'm sorry about your situation!…
In my opinion you have many brothers and sisters.
Here I found the article regarding my comment, my dear wise guy about this shit.
http://motograndprix.motorionline.com/2013/03/18/motogp-valentino-rossi-in-ducati-non-sopportano-i-piloti-che-dicono-che-ci-sono-problemi-sulla-moto/
First read what I wrote here, and then you can comment, but you will surely remain silent...
Poor thing, I feel sorry for you.
Sorry for the tones I used, but people like you make me very angry, I get down to your level with you... And this is a problem...
Mhh it's not that it was very clear which side you were on, maybe a grammar refresher... you know, subject, object complement, those things... I got excited because this thing of evasion just isn't in heaven or on the ground but not knowing you I didn't know, nor could it be understood, which side you were on. I was a bit absent because I was tired of hearing all sorts of things about Rossi, all that's missing is a few idiots who say that Rossi killed Sic and didn't go to jail then they said it all.
Don't worry, are you sure it wasn't understood? Or are you climbing because you realized you were dead wrong?!?
Tell me what is not clear, my dear know-it-all in this part:
“Let me explain better, PREVIOUSLY…”
maybe you don't know what it means, or maybe you can't read.
What you brought up is just bullshit, bullshit excuses. Just because you realized you had shit (and a lot) out of the hole.
But instead of writing: Ok sorry, I made a mistake (as is usually done)…
You continue to be a phenomenon…
This shows what a fan you are.
The comment was VERY CLEAR, you just had to read it with your brain turned on!
___
Do you know what I think? That you are the classic who only watches the races when Rossi wins...
Tifo Rossi, let's be clear, but in my opinion you and I are light years apart!
____
Hello and happy Sunday
Everyone thinks Honda is dead...
I stand by my opinion, the Honda is the bike to beat.
Even last year Pedrosa wasn't lightning fast in practice... Then in the race...
Excellent time for Dovi (but as has been said) his pace isn't in good shape, too bad...
He was good, let's hope he can repeat himself in qualifying. Now the bike is what it is, they won't be able to improve much, we just have to wait for Misano (hoping it arrives sooner, though).
It's about the former.
At the moment they all seem to be there, Rossi's gap isn't very real, he wasn't feeling well before the session.
With Pedrosa I report what I wrote before, that is: watch Qatar 2012...
I saw Marquez a little too agitated :).
I hope that this daring of his does not lead to disastrous falls (like those of Lorenzo the first year)…
CRT Chapter…
The ARTs are clearly prototypes disguised as CRTs… Just look at Espergaro's time…. THIS IS SCANDALOUS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO DORNA FOR THE GREAT CRT CATEGORY!!!!!!
We just have to wait.
Let me start by saying that Dovizioso did more than right to be annoyed by the M1...anyone with a modicum of pride would have done it...I believe that the most important data (beautiful and surprising) is the time recorded by Dovi with the Ducati...practically it same time as Rossi is only three tenths from Pole... tell me honestly if you expected a similar performance from the good Dovi and the Ducati... we have to work... the track is friendly... everything you want... but this is a real injection of optimism... when has Rossi ever found himself so close to the summit?? Never..