Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins finished a sweltering first day at the Mandalika International Circuit in a strong fashion. They ended the Practice in 6th and 13th place respectively, earning Quartararo a place in Saturday's Q2 and putting Rins on the entry list for Q1.
Quartararo had work to do after finishing 15th in FP1. The Frenchman concentrated on his bike's set-up in the afternoon Practice and put in his first bid for a direct place in Q2 early on in the session with 25 minutes left on the clock. As the times improved, so did El Diablo's, allowing him to defend his sixth place repeatedly throughout the time attack. He clocked a 1'29.844s on lap 28/29 that kept him in sixth place in the timesheets, earning him a place in Q2.
Rins had recovered from the persistent flu that kept him off track during last week's Emilia-Romagna GP. The Spaniard was keen to make both sessions count. He finished FP1 in 16th position and featured inside the top 10 throughout the afternoon Practice. Putting his head down once more in the final stages, he posted a 1'30.189s best time on lap 23/27. It saw him finish in 13th place, 0.559s off today's fastest time.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10 – 10:40 GMT +8, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50 – 11:30, and the 13-lap Sprint that starts at 15:00.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins finished a sweltering first day at the Mandalika International Circuit in a strong fashion. They ended the Practice in 6th and 13th place respectively, earning Quartararo a place in Saturday's Q2 and putting Rins on the entry list for Q1.
Quartararo had work to do after finishing 15th in FP1. The Frenchman concentrated on his bike's set-up in the afternoon Practice and put in his first bid for a direct place in Q2 early on in the session with 25 minutes left on the clock. As the times improved, so did El Diablo's, allowing him to defend his sixth place repeatedly throughout the time attack. He clocked a 1'29.844s on lap 28/29 that kept him in sixth place in the timesheets, earning him a place in Q2.
Rins had recovered from the persistent flu that kept him off track during last week's Emilia-Romagna GP. The Spaniard was keen to make both sessions count. He finished FP1 in 16th position and featured inside the top 10 throughout the afternoon Practice. Putting his head down once more in the final stages, he posted a 1'30.189s best time on lap 23/27. It saw him finish in 13th place, 0.559s off today's fastest time.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10 – 10:40 GMT +8, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50 – 11:30, and the 13-lap Sprint that starts at 15:00.