Italian MotoGP: Pecco Bagnaia destroys the competition in Practice 1, Marc Marquez in Q2

Francesco Bagnaia tops the opening day of t🗹he Italian MotꦇoGP at Mugello, thanks to a stunning sub 1m 45s lap time.

Francesco Bagnaia Mugello
Francesco Bagnaia Mugello

With three minutes of practice getting underway KTM test rider Pol Espargaro matched the fastest ever tꦐop speed in MotoGP.

Espargaro clocked a 366.1km/h top speed, while Maverick Vinales kജept up his impressive start to the It♋alian MotoGP by matching his FP1 time.

Marc Marquez then smashed his way into the 1m 45s barrier as he went nearly six tenths clear 🌌of Vinales.

Marquez’ former Honda team-mate Joan Mir then suffered a big moment as he went𒁏 through the gravel at the fast chicane in sector four.

After making a mess of turn one in FP1, Pedro Acosta repeated that mistakeꦿ inside the first ten minutes of second practice.

Acosta ran through the gravel as Bagnaia put his factory Ducati third behind Marquez and Alex🦹 Rins🐈.

Fabio Quartararo, like Rins, was highlighting the improvements Yamaha have made as he did brilliantly to keep touch with Jorge Martin, who set back-to-back fast laps to 𝕴go P6.

Acosta then suffered a big fall at turn 13 which left his꧟ RC16 wrecked, however, the young S👍paniard was ok and immediately back on his feet.

As the final 20 minutes quickly approached, Vinalesಌ was one of the first to set a time attack as he bolted himself back to the top of the leaderboard.

Vinales los♒t a bit of time in sector four but it wasn’t enough to stop him from overhauling Marquez.

Trying to fire himse﷽lf into the top three, Martin got stuck behind Miguel Oliveira on his second🐬 time attack lap, before a mistake on his third saw him fail to improve his P4 position.

As the final time attacks began, Bagnaia seꦍt a storming lap as he brꦚoke into the 1m 44s barrier.

The world champion went nearly five tenths clear of Vinales, before Oliveira went second ahead of Marc ✱Marquez and Martin.

Big laps late on came from Acosta and Rins, with t🧸he latter managing to put himself second behind Bagnai𒊎a.

The reigning world cha⛦mpion endeไd the session fastest from Rins, Acosta, Oliveira and Marc Marquez.

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