Aprilia factory riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales finished 1-2 in MotoGP Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain. Riding their Aprilia RS-GP machines, Espargaro did a 1:39.809 and Vinales turned a 1:40.073 on the 2.9-mile (4.7 km) circuit.
Jorge Martin was third-fastest with a 1:40.273 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati, but then the times dropped off sharply with Brad Binder fourth at 1:40.859 – 1.050 seconds slower then Espargaro – on his Red Bull KTM RC16.
