MotoGP Jerez, Day 1: two Ducati riders in front / MotoGP SPEEDWEEK

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of Nora Lantschner – 28.11.2018 17:41

Danilo Petrucci set the fastest time in Jerez on Wednesday ahead of his Ducati colleagues Andrea Dovizioso and Takaaki Nakagami (Honda). Despite my fall, I'm the 10th best rookie.

During the last MotoGP test before the winter break, the two Ducati factory riders kept the advantage on the first day: Danilo Petrucci was the only driver to finish in 1:38 min and 0.27 seconds more fast than Andrea Dovizioso, still in the last half-hour. caught a red first sector after the best time, but then slipped into corner 5.

Meanwhile, Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) took the lead for the first time in the afternoon, until Petrucci achieves a best time of 1 "37.968 at 50 minutes from the end . Viñales was fourth, 0.408 seconds behind, while LCR Honda Takaaki Nakagami took third place (+ 0.380 seconds).

Marc Márquez (Honda) kept fifth place, although he could not improve his time during the last three hours of the first day of testing. His new teammate Jorge Lorenzo took the seventh place behind Franco Morbidelli.

Joan Mir, Suzuki's rider, returned to the track after his crash, which caused a red flag just after 1 pm and reduced his gap to just under a second. In the end, he finished tenth fastest rookie in MotoGP.

Andrea Iannone finished 11th with Aprilia (+1.040 seconds). The best rider of KTM was Pol Espargaró at 16 (+ 1.584 seconds). His teammate Johann Zarco did not reach the 19th place. Meanwhile, Yamaha star Valentino Rossi took 1.596 seconds behind 17.

Jerez Test, 1st day, November 28th

1. Petrucci, Ducati, 1: 37.968 min
2. Dovizioso, Ducati, 0.217 sec
3. Nakagami, Honda, + 0.380 sec
4. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0.408 sec
5. Márquez, Honda, + 0.549 sec
6. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.691 sec
7. Lorenzo, Honda, + 0,781 sec
8. Miller, Ducati, + 0.848 sec
9. Bautista, Ducati, + 0.862 sec
10. Me, Suzuki, + 0.988 sec
11. Iannone, Aprilia, + 1,040 sec
12. Rabat, Ducati, + 1.129 sec
13. Rins, Suzuki, + 1.182 sec
14. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 1.189 sec
15th Quartararo, Yamaha, + 1,446 sec
16. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 1,584sec
17. Rossi, Yamaha, + 1,596 sec
18. Smith, Aprilia, + 2.206 sec
19. Zarco, KTM, +2.224 sec
20. Abraham, Ducati, + 2,470 sec
21. Syahrin, KTM, + 2.662 sec
22. Guintoli, Suzuki, + 2.775 sec
23. Oliveira, KTM, + 3.731 sec
24. Baiocco, Aprilia, + 4.798 sec