British MotoGP, Silverstone - Free Practice (1) Results

Free Practice (1) results from the British MotoGP at Silverstone, round 12 of the 2021 world championship.
Marc Marquez, British MotoGP, 27 August 2021
Marc Marquez, British MotoGP, 27 August 2021
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Marc Marquez leads opening practice for the 2021 British MotoGP at Silverstone despite suffering a huge fifth gear 270km/h cold-tyre accident as he tipped in to Maggotts (Turn 2), bringing out the red flags with two minutes to go.

The Repsol Honda rider fortunately walked away without serious injury, as did Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez who also tumbled during the session.

Aleix Espargaro was second fastest for Aprilia with Yamaha's world championship leader Fabio Quartararo completing the top three, while Jake Dixon completed his very first laps in the premier-class.

With Maverick Vinales splitting from Yamaha after Austria, test rider Cal Crutchlow has been moved from Petronas Yamaha to the Monster Yamaha team at Silverstone.

As a result of Crutchlow's move, SRT has called-up Moto2 rider Dixon to make a MotoGP debut in front of his home fans this weekend, riding in place of the injured Franco Morbidelli on the team's 2019-based A-Spec bike.

Dixon finished the session a very creditable 2.998s from Marquez after his first 17 laps on a MotoGP bike.

Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori is returning to action after missing the second Austrian round due to an ankle injury during a fiery accident with Dani Pedrosa in the first race.

This weekend's event marks MotoGP's first visit to Silverstone since before the Covid pandemic, in 2019.

British MotoGP, Silverstone - Free Practice (1) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)2'00.941s14/16334k
2Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+0.250s13/15329k
3Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.360s10/18328k
4Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.395s16/19334k
5Jack MillerAUSDucati Team (GP21)+0.468s7/15335k
6Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.481s15/17327k
7Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.655s13/17330k
8Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Team (GP21)+0.842s14/18333k
9Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP21)+0.854s6/15332k
10Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+0.929s13/15329k
11Danilo PetrucciITAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.015s12/16329k
12Cal CrutchlowGBRMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.025s15/17329k
13Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP21)*+1.161s13/14330k
14Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.170s13/18328k
15Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+1.278s14/16329k
16Valentino RossiITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.393s5/17327k
17Iker LecuonaSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.459s14/18329k
18Enea BastianiniITAAvintia Ducati (GP19)*+1.585s14/15326k
19Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.679s12/16328k
20Luca MariniITASky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*+2.255s11/15327k
21Jake DixonGBRPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+2.998s11/17320k
22Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*+6.758s10/11319k
* Rookie

Official Silverstone MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 58.168s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 59.936s(2019)

By Peter McLaren

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