Enea Bastianini topped the warm-up session this morning for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix. This was the final session to prepare for this afternoon’s race in Barcelona, with lap times being of little significance.
Raúl Fernández (Trackhouse Racing/Aprilia) was the first to lead the session, ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac/Ducati). Several riders had their laps canceled for track limit violations, including Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati), Aleix Espargaró, and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia).
On the second set of flying laps, Fernández solidified his position, followed by Martín. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM) climbed to third place. Viñales took the lead with 2m30s remaining after finally setting a valid lap, while Fernández dropped to fifth.
Next, it was Bastianini (Ducati) who set the best time, just 0,079s ahead of Viñales, with Martín moving up to third and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) positioning himself in fourth within the last minute.
No one could dethrone Bastianini, but Acosta improved at the last moment to finish just 0,027s behind. Viñales ended up third, followed by Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) and Martín, who closed out the top five. Further down, Espargaró finished 22nd, 1.520s off the top of the timesheets.
