Marc Marquez fastest on Friday in Texas

Rain welcomed the MotoGP riders to Austin as the premier class field undertook a first day of practice for the GP of the Americas.

Although the opening session was contested in the wet, the rain halted before the second runout and the riders were able to put in laps on a dry track. Marc Marquez was second in the first session behind Dovizioso, but was the fastest of the day with his time in dry conditions.

The Repsol Honda rider completed 15 laps in the morning session, with his quickest time coming on his 14th. He was 0.462s off Dovizioso in the rain. In the afternoon on a dry track, the reigning MotoGP World Champion completed ten laps; his final lap was a 2:04.835 to top the timesheets.

Saturday morning will see the all-important qualifying session that will define the grid for Sunday’s race.

Marc Marquez
“Today was a positive day and in general it went fairly well. In the morning we rode in wet conditions, which was important because it is possible that Sunday’s race will be under the same circumstances and we were able to discard a few things. In the second session we were able to ride in the dry and, although we only put in five fast laps, the feeling was good and we could draw a few conclusions. Let’s hope that tomorrow the weather is dry and we can continue trying out some modifications to the bike to improve further –although the important thing is that our initial feeling is positive.”

Source: Repsol Media