Andrew McLarneyMotoGP Reporter
Andrew McLarney is an accredited MotoGP reporter with four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries. His experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross/Motocross.
The first day of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend in Jerez is complete and it was not without its surprises. Last year's race winner Alex Marquez set a high benchmark, just one-tenth off the lap record, and nobody could catch his time of 1:35.704.
VR46's in-form Fabio Di Giannantonio was in P2, three-tenths behind the younger Marquez. His brother Marc could only manage P4, behind championship leader Marco Bezzecchi.
Just one-tenth separated Bezzecchi in 3rd and his Aprilia teammate Jorge Martin, who will be disappointed with a 9th place finish in the session.
Both Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin crashed during the session, and there were close calls for Pedro Acosta and Fabio Quartararo.
Acosta was the big name to be eliminated, and he will have to contend for a top-two spot in Q1 tomorrow if he wishes to qualify on the front four rows of the gridl
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Check out the full table of results below:
MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Timed Practice Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | 1:35.704 |
| 2. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.333 |
| 3. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.506 |
| 4. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.523 |
| 5. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.544 |
| 6. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.561 |
| 7. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.578 |
| 8. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.588 |
| 9. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.597 |
| 10. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +0.655 |
| 11. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.682 |
| 12. | Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda) | +0.706 |
| 13. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +0.711 |
| 14. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.738 |
| 15. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.763 |
| 16. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.881 |
| 17. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.048 |
| 18. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.048 |
| 19. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.230 |
| 20. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.293 |
| 21. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +1.321 |
| 22. | Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) | +1.554 |
| 23. | Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.915 |
You can also check the results from FP1 here.
MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix of Jerez Full Schedule: Sessions, start times, where to watch
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