Sepang MotoGP: Mir shades Yamahas in warm-up
Suzuki's Joan Mir edged Yamaha riders Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli in the warm-up for MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Photo by: Srinivasa Krishnan
It was Morbidelli that spent the majority of the session on top, a 1m59.922s setting the early pace before he improved with a 1m59.832s.
Mir then took over with a two-lap stint inside the last few minutes, the Spaniard jumping to the top with a 1m59.747s followed immediately by a 1m59.516s.
That left him three-tenths clear of Morbidelli, Vinales slotting in between the pair with a 1m59.784s right at the flag.
It's the first time all weekend that a Petronas SRT rider hasn't topped a session.
Following his spectacular qualifying shunt, Marc Marquez fell just short of overhauling Morbidelli with a 1m59.857s on his final run.
Andrea Dovizioso was fourth-quickest, while weekend-long pacesetter Fabio Quartararo was a quiet fifth.
Valentino Rossi was seventh, slowest of the Yamahas, as Jack Miller, Pol Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow rounded out the Top 10.
Session results:
Cla | # | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 36 |
Joan Mir
|
Suzuki | 01'59.516 | |
2 | 12 |
Maverick Viñales
|
Yamaha | 01'59.784 | 00.268 |
3 | 21 |
Franco Morbidelli
|
Yamaha | 01'59.832 | 00.316 |
4 | 93 |
Marc Marquez
|
Honda | 01'59.857 | 00.341 |
5 | 4 |
Andrea Dovizioso
|
Ducati | 01'59.913 | 00.397 |
6 | 20 |
Fabio Quartararo
|
Yamaha | 01'59.916 | 00.400 |
7 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Yamaha | 02'00.013 | 00.497 |
8 | 43 |
Jack Miller
|
Ducati | 02'00.023 | 00.507 |
9 | 44 |
Pol Espargaro
|
KTM | 02'00.172 | 00.656 |
10 | 35 |
Cal Crutchlow
|
Honda | 02'00.174 | 00.658 |
11 | 42 |
Alex Rins
|
Suzuki | 02'00.249 | 00.733 |
12 | 63 |
Francesco Bagnaia
|
Ducati | 02'00.339 | 00.823 |
13 | 41 |
Aleix Espargaro
|
Aprilia | 02'00.359 | 00.843 |
14 | 9 |
Danilo Petrucci
|
Ducati | 02'00.460 | 00.944 |
15 | 29 |
Andrea Iannone
|
Aprilia | 02'00.525 | 01.009 |
16 | 5 |
Johann Zarco
|
Honda | 02'00.667 | 01.151 |
17 | 17 |
Karel Abraham
|
Ducati | 02'01.124 | 01.608 |
18 | 82 |
Mika Kallio
|
KTM | 02'01.238 | 01.722 |
19 | 99 |
Jorge Lorenzo
|
Honda | 02'01.504 | 01.988 |
20 | 55 |
Hafizh Syahrin
|
KTM | 02'02.224 | 02.708 |
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