Marquez Way Out In Front During Opening MotoGP Practice At COTA

Marquez Way Out In Front During Opening MotoGP Practice At COTA

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FIM MotoGP World Championship

Circuit of The Americas

Austin, Texas

April 11, 2014

Free Practice One Results (all using Bridgestone tires):

1. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (HONDA), 2:04.704

2. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (FORWARD YAMAHA), 2:05.591, OPEN

3. Dani PEDROSA, Spain (HONDA), 2:05.676

4. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (YAMAHA), 2:05.972

5. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Italy (DUCATI), 2:06.279, OPEN

6. Bradley SMITH, UK (YAMAHA), 2:06.336

7. Cal CRUTCHLOW, UK (DUCATI), 2:06.433, OPEN

8. Stefan BRADL, Germany (HONDA), 2:06.537

9. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (DUCATI), 2:06.602, OPEN

10. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Spain (HONDA), 2:06.633

11. Pol ESPARGARO, Spain (YAMAHA), 2:06.680

12. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA), 2:06.771

13. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (HONDA), 2:07.450, OPEN

14. Colin EDWARDS, USA (FORWARD YAMAHA), 2:07.644, OPEN

15. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (DUCATI), 2:07.689, OPEN

16. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (HONDA), 2:07.702, OPEN

17. Hector BARBERA, Spain (FTR-KAWASAKI), 2:08.150, OPEN

18. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Japan (HONDA), 2:08.455, OPEN

19. Scott REDDING, UK (HONDA), 2:08.588, OPEN

20. Danilo PETRUCCI, Italy (ART-APRILIA), 2:09.646, OPEN

21. Michael LAVERTY, UK (PBM-APRILIA), 2:10.206, OPEN

22. Broc PARKES, Australia (PBM-APRILIA), 2:10.493, OPEN

23. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (FTR-KAWASAKI), 2:11.100,OPEN

More, from a press release issued by Repsol Honda:

Marquez leads the way in Texas after FP1 with Pedrosa third

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez, race winner here last year, has made his intentions clear from the start at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Marc finished this morning’s FP1 session at the top of the time sheets with a lap of 2’04.704 on lap 10 of 15, and 0.8s faster than any other rider.

Marc’s teammate, Dani Pedrosa, finished the 45 minute session in third place with a fastest lap of 2’05.676 on his final lap of 15.

FP2 will begin at 14h05 local time.

TEAM QUOTES

Marc Marquez

1st – 2’04.704

“It’s been a positive session and it’s nice to start with a good feeling and to find a base setting I’m happy with right from the beginning. This track has a drastic change of direction which is quite difficult if you’re not 100% fit, so I could feel it – even after just a few laps. Now we will try to improve this afternoon, I think it will be difficult to maintain the gap going into FP2 and the other riders will for sure be closer”

Dani Pedrosa

3rd – 2’05.676

“The track grip level seems to be quite good and I’m sure it will improve with more rubber laid down. We still have some work to do to find the right set up and maybe we’ll also try the hard rear tyre in FP2. Anyway, I’m happy with this morning’s session and we’ll keep working in the same direction this afternoon”

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