2022 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix: Full Friday practice results

Just a week after the previous round in Portugal, won by Quartararo, MotoGP rolled into Jerez on Friday for the opening day of the sixth round of the 2022 campaign.

Overnight rain left damp patches on track for FP1, but the session was still run on slicks, with Suzuki’s Joan Mir leading his team-mate Alex Rins.

Reigning world champion Quartararo crashed at the final corner and had an embarrassing moment when he injured his groin while jumping back on his bike.

But it hindered him little, as the Frenchman romped to the top of the leaderboard in FP2 to end Friday fastest of all with a 1m37.071s.

He headed former championship leader Enea Bastianini on the Gresini Ducati, with factory team Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia completing the top three.

Jorge Martin was fourth on the Pramac Ducati, with LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami the top Honda runner in fifth ahead of KTM’s Brad Binder and the factory team Honda of Pol Espargaro.

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Rins was eighth on the combined order, with Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia and Ducati’s Jack Miller rounding out the top 10.

Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Mir slid to 12th on the combined order after FP2, but said later that he made a mistake at Turn 2 on his final run and couldn’t improve his time.

Six-time world champion Marc Marquez was only 19th after Friday’s running having crashed twice in FP2.

The 2022 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix continues on Saturday with final practice and qualifying, with track action beginning at 9:55am local time (8:55am BST).

2022 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix: Friday practice results

Cla	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'37.071
2	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1'37.272	0.201
3	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'37.283	0.212
4	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1'37.368	0.297
5	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'37.581	0.510
6	Brad Binder	KTM	1'37.585	0.514
7	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1'37.590	0.519
8	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1'37.726	0.655
9	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	1'37.759	0.688
10	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'37.762	0.691
11	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'37.830	0.759
12	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'37.842	0.771
13	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1'37.848	0.777
14	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'37.952	0.881
15	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'38.012	0.941
16	Alex Marquez	Honda	1'38.027	0.956
17	Luca Marini	Ducati	1'38.102	1.031
18	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	1'38.196	1.125
19	Marc Marquez	Honda	1'38.200	1.129
20	Andrea Dovizioso	Yamaha	1'38.285	1.214
21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	1'38.313	1.242
22	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1'38.322	1.251
23	Remy Gardner	KTM	1'38.353	1.282
24	Darryn Binder	Yamaha	1'38.888	1.817
25	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'38.960	1.889
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