The Aprilia rider produced a new lap record of Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona earlier in the day in third free practice, and duly repeated the feat with a 1m38.742s with his . [76][77][78][79], At least since 2009, the circuit is economically deficient, and in the period 20092018, 50.5m of losses were generated. Barcelona Catalunya MotoGP (pre 2018) is a racing venue in Spain with 52 lap times.This page represents the 4.7 kilometer (2.9 mile) configuration of this track. [12], Barcelona has the 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation and the ISO 14001 certification. The changeable wind conditions have also caused accidents at the circuit, with Fernando Alonso's testing accident in 2015 partly blamed on the severity of the wind. [16] The wind direction at the circuit can change drastically during the day, a significant factor given the importance[17][18] of aerodynamics to modern Formula One cars. The race was nice, with the low temperatures it was easy to push every lap, Ialso tried to managethe rear tyre a bit because I knew that was important, we worked a lot on the engine braking all weekend to try and save the tyre. By the end of the opening lap, he was nearly a second clear of the rest, keeping that margin ahead of Aleix Espargaro. Mir took yet another podium though, and his Team Suzuki Ecstar teammate Alex Rins sliced through from P13 to third to make it two Suzukis on the podium for the first time since 2007. MotoGP FP4 kicks off the afternoon action for the premier class at 13:30 local time (GMT+2) before the grid for Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix is set at 14:00. The circuit is not known to produce copious amounts of overtaking, despite the long straights. It was important for me to win this race because thefeeling on the bike was very good and when I didnt win in Misano Iwas a bit angry because there the feeling was great too, and I said here I need to win!, Binder battles to first Grand Prix win in Barcelona, The South African takes to the top step for the first time as drama hits for some key Championship contenders. o Five race lap records remain from the 800cc era, which was replaced by 1000cc machines in 2012. o Ten new race lap records were set last season, six of them by rookie champion Marquez - including the fastest (Phillip Island) and slowest (Indianapolis) of the current lap records. That is faster than Lorenzo's race winning time (42m 39.802s) in the 2013 event, over the same 22 lap distance. MotoGP Free Practice 3 Top 10:1. The Spaniard has taken . That put him within a second, but Marini remained in his rhythm. However in November 2021, the circuit's F1 deal was extended to 2026. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. On the outside of the dominoes layDovizioso, and the (former) Championship leader and Zarco were down and out. In 1989, through the joint collaboration of the Catalan Autonomous Government, the Montmel Town Council and the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya (RACC), work began on giving one of Europes most beautiful cities a state of the art race track to match. The drivers love the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is just as well, because they spend huge f1 race spanje of time pounding around it during winter testing. Thats all.And it appears Pol Espargaro will return to the Austrian factory, albeit in the Tech 3 squad. Jerez - 267 lap times , 4.4 km / 2.8 miles. Another right-hander, turn four is similar to Monza's Curva Parabolica drivers brake and take an early apex (in third gear), carrying great speed out of the exit. FP1 Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was fastest in FP1, putting in a 1:40.101 in the final few minutes of the opening session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and backing that up with a 1:40 . In 2008, Heikki Kovalainen left the track at 240km/h (150mph) after a wheel rim failure at turn 9. El Diablo then snatched the lead into Turn 1 at the beginning of Lap 9, and a fastest lap of the race came in for the number 20. Garcia took P4 and his best result of the season, and right behind him there wasanother Spaniard picking up their best result of the year so far: Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team). A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform The Spaniard posted a quite sensational1:38.771 to better Fabio Quartararo's (Monster Energy Yamaha) 2021 lap by just over a tenth of a second and lead the premier field into qualifying later on Saturday. 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly. 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This was it as the Ducati rider continued to find the pace to challenge, but it wasnt quite enough as he crossed the line and was forced to settle for second. Triple winner in 2022 Enea Bastianini will also be staking a claim for one of those places after he finished FP3 down in twelfth. 1Fabio Quartararo*PetronasYamaha SRT Yamaha40:33.176, 2Joan MirTeam Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki +0.928, 3Alex RinsTeam Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki +1.898. While track temperature was approaching 140 degrees, the pace was just as hot when riders came back out for their second runs. The huge drama then hit early doors at Turn 2:Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) almost went down and pulled off an amazing save but it was just in front of Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing). That compares to Toprak's race lap record of 1m32.162 and Superpole record of 1m31.371, both set here last year. Marini waited for the penultimate lap to pounce, and pounce he did. The Aprilia rider had broken the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lap record during third practice on Saturday morning, only to go even faster during qualifying with a 1m38.742s to take pole . The circuit hosted many other international racing series, including the FIA Sportscar Championship (19992002), European Touring Car Championship (2003), FIA GT Championship (2003), Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (20062009), European Le Mans Series (20082009, 2019, 2021present), and World Series Formula V8 3.5 (20022004, 20062013, 2016), GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2017present), 24h de Barcelona Trofeu Ferm Vlez, and FIA World Rallycross Championship (2015-present). googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was lightning off the line and grabbed the holeshot, withJack Miller (Pramac Racing) propelling himself from fourth to second asValentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Quartararo dropped a couple of places. But today Igot to the front and was still able to be strong at the end. 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Both Prima Pramac Racing machines were the Aprilia man's closest challengers with Johann Zarco in second and Jorge Martin in third. By Lap 8, Quartararo was hounding teammate and race leader Morbidelli, with Rossiand Miller waiting in the wings. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) missed the session after a nasty-looking crash in FP4 which saw the Spaniard taken to the medical center for an x-ray on his left wrist. The track has stands with a capacity of 140,700. Quartararo was three seconds clear of the Aprilia, the Pramac duo were locked together, Mir was still holding off Marini and Viales was up in seventh. pic.twitter.com/IO0JsDbtpl. MotoGP Race Lap Records by Circuit - 2013 Calendar:Losail: Casey Stoner Ducati 2008 (168.1km/h average speed)Circuit of the Americas: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (159.7km/h)Jerez: Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2013 (159.9km/h)Le Mans: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2011 (160.9km/h)Mugello: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (175.4km/h)Catalunya: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2008 (166.2km/h)Assen: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (172.9km/h)Sachsenring: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2011 (161.4km/h)Laguna Seca: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (159.9km/h)Indianapolis: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (153.2km/h)Brno: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (167.4km/h)Silverstone: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (174.1km/h)Misano: Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2011 (162.0km/h)Aragon: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (168.3km/h)Sepang: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (164.5km/h)Phillip Island: Marc Marquez Honda 2013 (181.7km/h)Motegi: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2012 (163.6km/h)Valencia: Dani Pedrosa Honda 2013 (157.3km/h), MotoGP Lap Records by Rider:1. Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) backed up his Emilia Romagna GP victory with a solid P6, the Italian benefitting from two last lap penalties imposed on Masia and Celestino Vietti (SkyRacing Team VR46). All rights reserved. He was temporarily unconscious and suffered a minor concussion,[14] but a few minutes later, spectators were relieved when he gave a thumbs up. FP2 12:15 - 12:30. MotoGP Race Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:40.021, 2018 MotoGP All Time Lap Record: Jorge Lorenzo, 1:38.680, 2018 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya, Spain June 14