November 10, 2014- Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez recorded the fastest time in both practice sessions today for Sunday's Valencia GP, with teammate Dani Pedrosa 5th in the combined times.
The times were already fast from FP1 with Marc recording a blistering lap of 1'31.296 on his final lap of 19, 0.332 seconds faster than the circuit lap record (Pedrosa – 2013, 1'31.628). Dani finished the session in 4th with his lap of 1'31.647 also on his final lap of 19.
In the afternoon, although the track temperature was 8ºC warmer, the wind increased and the track became slower. Marc and Dani weren't able to improve and their times from this morning placed them 1st and 5th on this first day. The field is incredibly close, and with under one second separating the top twelve riders there is sure to be a great battle for pole position tomorrow.
Team Quotes
Marc Marquez: 1st - 1'31.296
"The best thing about today was how I felt on the bike. Finishing fastest is a reference, but the most important thing is that the pace was good, and we have been improving and testing things out. This afternoon the track was a little slower, but we hope to continue improving tomorrow. I'm sure that there will be a nice fight for pole between myself, Jorge, Dani and Valentino."
Dani Pedrosa: 5th - 1'31.647
"Today will did a lot of tyre testing, above all with the front. We tried out three different types of front tyre and rode with the soft rear in the two practice sessions. I think that overall the state of the track allowed us to ride fast, although in the afternoon it felt harder to improve our times because of the wind. We have to work to improve our setup and make a good tyre choice for the race, because the times are tight for both the factory bikes and non-factory bikes."
Practice Results: Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana - Round 18
Pos. Rider Num. Nation Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Marc Marquez 93 ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'31.296
2 Jorge Lorenzo 99 ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'31.489
3 Andrea Dovizioso 4 ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'31.558
4 Aleix Espargaro 41 ESP NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 1'31.565
5 Dani Pedrosa 26 ESP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'31.647
6 Cal Crutchlow 35 GBR Ducati Team DUCATI 1'31.731
7 Valentino Rossi 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'31.767
8 Stefan Bradl 6 GER LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 1'31.935
9 Pol Espargaro 44 ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'32.013
10 Bradley Smith 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'32.019
11 Hector Barbera 8 ESP Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 1'32.153
12 Michele Pirro 51 ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'32.267
13 Andrea Iannone 29 ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'32.486
14 Alex De Angelis 15 RSM NGM Mobile Forward Racing YAMAHA 1'32.562
15 Yonny Hernandez 68 COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'32.689
16 Alvaro Bautista 19 ESP Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 1'32.711
17 Karel Abraham 17 CZE Cardion AB Motoracing HONDA 1'32.725
18 Scott Redding 45 GBR Go & Fun Honda Gresini HONDA 1'32.771
19 Randy De Puniet 14 FRA Team Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'32.799
20 Nicky Hayden 69 USA Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 1'33.434
21 Hiroshi Aoyama 7 JPN Drive M7 Aspar HONDA 1'33.436
22 Danilo Petrucci 9 ITA IodaRacing Project IODA-SUTER 1'33.504
23 Michael Laverty 70 GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART & PBM 1'33.737
24 Broc Parkes 23 AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 1'34.106
25 Mike Di Meglio 63 FRA Avintia Racing MotoGP FTR-KAWASAKI 1'34.988
Circuit Information
View circuit page at www.repsolhondateam.com
Length: 4.005 m / 2.489 miles
Width: 12m
Left corners: 9
Right corners: 5
Longest straight: 876 m / 0.544 miles
Constructed: 1999 (Modified)
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana
Autovía A3 Valencia-Madrid
Salida 334. 46380 - Cheste
(Valencia) SPAIN
T: +34 96 252 52 20
Pole position: 1m 30.237s (159.7km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2013)
Race lap: 1m 31.628s (157.3km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2013)
Race time: 46m 10.302s (156.1 km/h) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha, 2013)
2012 Race Winner: Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
2013 Race Winner: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
From: Repsol Honda Team
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