Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (4) Results

Free Practice (4) results from the Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona, round 7 of the 2021 world championship.
Fabio Quartararo, Catalunya MotoGP, 5 June 2021
Fabio Quartararo, Catalunya MotoGP, 5 June 2021
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World championship leader Quartararo tops his first session of the weekend with a dominant performance during final practice for the Catalunya MotoGP.

Most riders chose the medium front and hard rear tyres with only Quartararo, Pol Espargaro and Alex Marquez starting on the medium rear.

After going fastest early on, Quartararo switched over to the hard rear and went even quicker, while Morbidelli and Bagnaia were among those to change over to the medium. Nakagami ran the soft rear.

Marquez followed Vinales at the start of the session. Unlike in last weekend's Qualifying 1, the Yamaha rider chose to ignore the #93.

Aleix Espargaro, Lecuona and Martin fell during FP4, all walking away.

Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten after third free practice, will now get underway.

Alex Rins is absent after suffering a wrist fracture while training at the track on his bicycle on Thursday morning.

Vinales is working with new crew chief Silvano Galbusera for the first time this weekend, having split form Esteban Garcia following Mugello.

Turn 10 in Barcelona has been redesigned in time for this year's MotoGP event, with the sharp 'F1 corner' at the end of the back straight replaced by a more flowing layout similar to the original Turn 10, used until 2016.

Rookie Jorge Martin is back this weekend after missing the last three rounds due to multiple fractures in Portimao.

Marc Marquez is taking part in his fifth event since returning to MotoGP action, but continues to struggle with his right arm and shoulder.

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Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (4) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)1'39.602s11/15343k
2Maverick ViñalesSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.426s6/16342k
3Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.471s6/15345k
4Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP21)+0.684s6/15351k
5Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.778s9/15343k
6Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.823s4/15346k
7Valentino RossiITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.835s9/16343k
8Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.852s12/13346k
9Jack MillerAUSDucati Team (GP21)+0.867s5/18355k
10Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.932s6/16344k
11Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Team (GP21)+0.963s6/13348k
12Danilo PetrucciITAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.041s4/15343k
13Franco MorbidelliITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.102s12/14340k
14Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+1.115s9/12342k
15Iker LecuonaSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.139s5/12341k
16Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.139s14/15348k
17Enea BastianiniITAAvintia Ducati (GP19)*+1.180s6/14350k
18Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP21)*+1.285s5/9348k
19Luca MariniITASky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*+1.360s9/12345k
20Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.393s6/15344k
21Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*+1.863s10/11341k

* Rookie.
Fastest practice time:
Franco Morbidelli ITA Yamaha 1m 38.929s (FP3)

(FP2) Former Catalunya MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati 1m 38.680s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo
SPA Ducati 1m 40.021s (2018)

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