Each individual was tested prior to the race weekend. Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso had to settle for eighth after a crash at Turn Two, with Rins qualifying on the outside of the third row but a non-starter tomorrow.Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Kalex) took his maiden Moto2 pole position for his home race at Jerez, the Spaniard set a 1:47.384 on his second flying lap to eventually beat Jorge Navarro (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) to pole position by 0.181 seconds.On his return from injury, Sam Lowes (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) claimed third and a front row start in Jerez.American Joe Roberts didn’t have the qualifying he wanted, finishing 16Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corsa Honda) broke the lap record to take his second pole position of 2020 after claiming pole at round one at Qatar four months earlier.The Japanese headed John McPhee after the Scot tucked in behind the SIC58 man on his flying lap and took benefit of the tow to go second with just seconds remaining. After being sedated at the track, the 24-year old’s injuries were confirmed at the Jerez hospital.While retaining the hope of competing on Sunday, the chances of Rins being anywhere near full fitness for any of the first five races are slim.Yellow flags were the talk of the day on Saturday. 1991.47 ft. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates
On Wednesday the nine-time World Champion claimed there is a “99%” chance he will continue with Petronas SRT Yamaha in 2021, meaning he will be racing by the time he hits 42 years of age. So what’s the hold up?The two parties (Rossi and Petronas SRT Yamaha) have yet to agree on the personnel of what will be Rossi’s team. Now the Michelin tyres are very soft, very soft casing and very soft rubber, and for me it’s not easy Also because I am more tall, maybe the tallest, for sure more than the average.”Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) took the fastest overall time on Day One of the 2020 Spanish Marquez topped the FP1 standings with Franco Morbidelli taking top honors in FP2, however, with track temperatures soaring from 98°F to 129°F between FP1 and FP2, the times from FP2 were nearly a second slower than FP1.Marquez and his teammate brother Alex both suffered crashes in turn eight and two, respectively, with both riders unhurt.It was a trying day for pre-race favorite Fabio Quartararo, who missed the first 20 minutes of FP1 as a penalty for training with a modified Yamaha YZF-R1M at Paul Ricard two weeks ago.
The reigning champ had slowed when navigating a way through turns four and five, much to Rins’ annoyance.But the reigning champ was pardoned on account of yellow flags being shown at turn two due to Iker Lecuona’s fall. It’s understood the Italian is hopeful of brining as many as 20 faces with him from the factory team to the satellite outfit, just as he did when moving from Honda to Yamaha (at the end of 2003) and from Yamaha to Ducati (at the end of 2010).Petronas management isn’t so keen on this approach, however. For a figure that has eyes on a long stay in MotoGP, this kind of swap doesn’t interest Petronas management.“We have made an agreement on the matter with him,” confirmed Team Principle Razlan Razali in a post on Facebook.
An eerie quiet hangs over the paddock that normally houses thousands of fans. The MotoGP sophomore was briefly sitting in pole position before the final time attack runs, eventually demoted to the head of row two.Bagnaia headed teammate Jack Miller, who crashed out at high speed on his final lap while looking on course for a front row spot at the Alex Criville Corner. Despite improvements overnight improvements that allowed him to qualify eleventh, the 41-year old’s race pace was lousy as he finished FP4 17There was an admission on Friday that “we are always in trouble with the temperature of the rear tire and the grip of the rear tire.” So on Saturday Piero Taramasso, Michelin’s head of two-wheel motorsport, had opined Rossi’s issues aboard the M1 stemmed from his body position on the bike.
Firstly because Marc Marquez avoided a grid-place penalty after clearly holding up Rins in FP3.
However, SKY Racing Team VR46’s Andrea Migno dug deep with the chequered flag out to split the Japanese rider and the Scotsman on the front of the grid meaning Sunday’s front row for the Spanish Grand Prix will read Suzuki, Migno, McPhee.No one has been able to stop Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) so far at Jerez and the Brazilian was unbeatable in E-Pole, too.