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Red Bull KTM team leader Pol Espargaró reduced his best time in Valencia last week in FP1 by 1 second. “It was shocking. The bike looks flawless, “he said.
The opponents, the fans and the whole scene have gotten used to Red Bull-KTM being in the top 5 this year. After a few setbacks at the Grand Prix in cooler temperatures, KTM is again consistently among the top teams. The test: last Sunday with Pol Espargaró, Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder, three drivers entered the top 7 for the first time in the race.
With a lead of 0.223 and 0.199 seconds, Pol Espargaró shone in both sessions on Friday at the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana on the 4.055km Ricardo Tormo Pol Espargaró Circuit. With fourth place overall, he is once again on track to enter Q2 directly.
Our database tells us at first glance: Pol Espargaró was in Q2 in all of the 2020 Grand Prixs, he only had to make the detour three times through Q1, namely Jerez-1, Misano-1 and Aragón-2.
“Yes, today went quite well. Lap times were noticeably faster than last week. Because we have had perfect conditions all day. Today I have already managed 1: 30.8 minutes. A week ago I managed with difficulty under 1:32 min. All the teams and riders got off to a good start this weekend, not just me. But we are in the top 5. This means that our pace has improved as much as our opponents. Because last Friday I was in a similar position. “
“Now I am reassured. Because I was worried that the opponents could improve more clearly than us. I still had my doubts a few days ago ”, said the 29-year-old Spaniard, winner of the Moto2 World Championship in 2013.“ My feeling with the bike is super good. We are ready for an excellent qualifying on Saturday “.
Pol Espargaró continues: “I am a little surprised that we have improved so significantly. Because we didn’t expect the 1:31 hurdle to fall in FP1. Today in the morning I rode very early with the medium rear tire in 1: 31.0 min session. In Sunday’s race I was able to push as I wanted, I could only drive 1: 32.0 or 1: 32.1 minutes. And today I switched to FP1 and – boom – I was a second faster. It is shocking. But as I said: the bike looks flawless “.
Recall: Fabio Quartararo secured pole position with Petronas-Yamaha in Valencia in 2019 with 1: 29.978 minutes. Last Saturday a time of 1: 40.434 min was enough for Pol Espargaró for the best starting position due to the semi-wet track.
MotoGP, GP of Valencia, combined timesheet according to FP2 (13.11.)
1. Miller, Ducati, 1: 30.622 min
2. Nakagami, Honda, + 0.091 sec
3. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.120
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 0.199
5. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.277
6. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.304
7.Crutchlow, Honda, + 0.308
8. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.322
9. Rins, Suzuki, + 0.325
10. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0.346
11. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +0.367
12. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.458
13. Bradl, Honda, +0.484
14. Petrucci, Ducati, + 0.608
15. Binder, KTM, + 0.639
16. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0.704
17. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.708
18. Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.749
19. Alex Marquez, Honda, +0.749
20. Rabat, Ducati, + 1.436
21. Savadori, Aprilia, + 1.771
No lap time:
Iker Lecuona, KTM
MotoGP, Valencia GP, FP2 result (13.11.)
1. Miller, Ducati, 1: 30.622 min
2. Nakagami, Honda, + 0.091 sec
3. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.120
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 0.199
5. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.277
6. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.304
7.Crutchlow, Honda, + 0.308
8. Rins, Suzuki, + 0.325
9. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +0.367
10. Maverick Viñales, Yamaha, + 0.440
11. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.458
12 Bradl, Honda, +0.484
13. Morbidelli, Yamaha, + 0.503
14. Petrucci, Ducati, + 0.608
15. Binder, KTM, + 0.639
16. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0.704
17. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.708
18. Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.749
19. Alex Marquez, Honda, +0.749
20. Rabat, Ducati, + 1.436
21. Savadori, Aprilia, + 1.771
No lap time:
Iker Lecuona, KTM
MotoGP in Valencia, November 13, times after FP1:
1. Nakagami, 1: 30,829
2. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0.115
3. Viñales, Yamaha, +0.139
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +0.223
5. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +0.341 sec
6. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.468
7. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 0.581
8. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.607
9. Oliveira, KTM, + 0.657
10. Bradl, Honda, + 0.685
11. Rins, Suzuki, + 0.699
12. Miller, Ducati, + 0.712
13. Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.716
14. Crutchlow, Honda, + .743
15. Alex Marquez, Honda, 0.769
16. Quartararo, Yamaha, +0.809
17. Collector, KTM, + 0.849
18. Petrucci, Ducati, + 0.976
19. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.999
20. Rabat, Ducati, + 1.369
21. Savadori, Aprilia + 1.943
no lap time:
Iker Lecuona, KTM
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