2021 Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Free Practice (1) Results

Free Practice (1) results from the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, round 4 of the 2021 world championship.

30 Apr 2021

Brad Binder MotoGP race, Portuguese MotoGP. 18 April 2021
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Binder leads opening practice for the 2021 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, the KTM rider edging out long-time leader Aleix Espargaro on his final lap with new soft front-medum rear tyres.

Marc Marquez completed the top three, setting his best time while chasing Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro (who had earlier followed Marquez), with Bagnaia and Quartararo completing the top five.

The top 17 riders were covered by less than 1-second.

Injured rookie Jorge Martin is being replaced at Pramac by Rabat, while Bradl is making his first wild-card of the season after racing as a replacement for Marc Marquez in Qatar.

Marc Marquez, sidelined for nine months after complications to a broken right arm at Jerez last July, is taking part in his second event since returning to MotoGP action in Portimao.

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Spanish MotoGP, Jerez - Free Practice (1) Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time/Diff	Lap	Max
1	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	1'38.013s	19/19	289k
2	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+0.191s	13/18	290k
3	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.278s	19/20	288k
4	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Team (GP21)	+0.288s	22/22	295k
5	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.331s	5/19	285k
6	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP21)	+0.384s	14/19	295k
7	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.385s	17/18	290k
8	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+0.420s	18/19	293k
9	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.421s	15/22	286k
10	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.471s	14/15	286k
11	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.471s	19/19	289k
12	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.479s	18/21	283k
13	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*	+0.617s	17/17	286k
14	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.693s	11/18	290k
15	Stefan Bradl	GER	HRC (RC213V)	+0.751s	19/19	293k
16	Alex Marquez	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.806s	19/20	292k
17	Jack Miller	AUS	Ducati Team (GP21)	+0.858s	19/19	298k
18	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+1.041s	19/19	286k
19	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+1.097s	20/20	289k
20	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+1.286s	11/20	283k
21	Tito Rabat	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP21)	+1.489s	18/21	290k
22	Luca Marini	ITA	Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+1.518s	17/19	289k
23	Iker Lecuona	SPA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+1.812s	19/19	293k

* Rookie.
Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 36.584s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 38.051s (2019)