First blood to Marquez, Honda in Spanish MotoGP FP1

Marc Marquez hit the ground running in first free practice for the 2020 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez as the 2020 season finally kicked off in Jerez with the Honda man on top.

With less than a second covering 19 of the 22 riders, Marquez got the better of Maverick Vinales by a mere 0.024s, while Cal Crutchlow made it two Hondas inside the top three in third position.

The result will be seen as a positive start for Honda, which was forced into a rethink of the RC213V design after the 2020 model was criticised for its poor handling.

Andrea Dovizioso showed fell ill-effects from his recent shoulder troubles as he turned in the fourth best lap, ahead of top Suzuki Joan Mir, Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller and Alex Rins.

KTM enjoyed a strong start to the weekend with Pol Espargaro setting the eight best time, followed closely by his compatriots Iker Lecuona and Brad Binder.

Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi was 13th fastest, while Danilo Petrucci – who was hurt in a fall during testing could only manage the 21st best lap.

2020 Spanish MotoGP – Jerez

Spanish MotoGP Results - Free Practice 1
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1m 37.350
2	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1m 37.374
3	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda	1m 37.438
4	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	Ducati Team	1m 37.471
5	Joan Mir	ESP	Team Suzuki Ecstar	1m 37.481
6	Jack Miller	AUS	Pramac Ducati	1m 37.487
7	Alex Rins	SPA	Team Suzuki Ecstar	1m 37.569
8	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1m 37.712
9	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Red Bull KTM Tech3	1m 37.714
10	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1m 37.923
11	Johann Zarco	FRA	Reale Avintia Racing Ducati	1m 37.940
12	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1m 37.982
13	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1m 38.118
14	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda	1m 38.129
15	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1m 38.209
16	Alex Marquez	ESP	Repsol Honda Team	1m 38.212
17	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1m 38.316
18	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Pramac Ducati	1m 38.338
19	Tito Rabat	ESP	Reale Avintia Racing Ducati	1m 38.337
20	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3	1m 38.506
21	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	Ducati Team	1m 38.507
22	Bradley Smith	GBR	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1m 38.730

MotoGP Results: First blood to Marquez, Honda in Spanish MotoGP FP1

2020 Spanish MotoGP – Jerez