Jorge Martín was the fastest in the first free practice session of the German MotoGP GP. This morning’s session at Sachsenring was consistently led by Ducati riders, with the current championship leader coming out on top.
In the first few minutes, Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) held the lead, but he was quickly surpassed, with Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) being the first to lap in the 1m22s and later in the 1m21s. Álex Márquez responded to retake the top spot, but Martín was strong and soon after dethroned his rival.
Less than ten minutes had passed. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) positioned himself in second, while Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati) and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) were also in the top five. Within the first ten minutes, Álex Márquez regained the lead. The #73 was then beaten by his brother and teammate, Marc Márquez, who was the first to lap in the 1m20s.
In the last ten minutes, Martín outpaced the eight-time world champion… who, a few minutes later, suffered a minor crash at turn one. Until the end, nothing changed at the top of the timesheets. Martín led with a time of 1m20.584s, beating Marc Márquez by 0.150s.
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) climbed to third near the end, followed by Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing/Aprilia). The top five was rounded out by Acosta, who finished FP1 with a minor crash. Further down, championship leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) was ninth, 0.713s behind Martín.
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FP1 in the books as @88jorgemartin leads @marcmarquez93 ✌️
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But the two hit various sorts of trouble in this first session at the Sachsenring ⚠️#GermanGP 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/fU3q9MGWZQ
