MotoGP 2015 Jerez *** Spoilers ***

[duccarlos]

At least we know that Marquez will be riding. We also know that Jerez is generally not bad for tires, so we should not see any drama on that side. This is a perfect opportunity for JLO to wake up and start racing.

[Needle99]

Hoping the Zuke is up there ti make things extra interesting.

A good test to see where the Duc is without the straights

[Needle99]

FP1

Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   288.3   1'39.174   
2   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   281.6   1'39.223   0.049 / 0.049
3   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   285.8   1'39.737   0.563 / 0.514
4   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   291.4   1'39.742   0.568 / 0.005
5   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   290.9   1'39.871   0.697 / 0.129
6   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   287.8   1'39.872   0.698 / 0.001
7   25   Maverick VIÑALES   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   281.4   1'39.909   0.735 / 0.037
8   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   289.4   1'39.914   0.740 / 0.005
9   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   290.0   1'39.937   0.763 / 0.023
10   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   EG 0,0 Marc VDS   Honda   286.3   1'39.967   0.793 / 0.030
11   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   284.6   1'40.037   0.863 / 0.070
12   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   291.4   1'40.091   0.917 / 0.054
13   76   Loris BAZ   FRA   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   283.4   1'40.092   0.918 / 0.001
14   50   Eugene LAVERTY   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   278.1   1'40.114   0.940 / 0.022
15   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   288.2   1'40.365   1.191 / 0.251
16   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   290.4   1'40.392   1.218 / 0.027
17   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   280.0   1'40.521   1.347 / 0.129
18   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Pramac Racing   Ducati   289.6   1'40.604   1.430 / 0.083
19   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   AB Motoracing   Honda   282.7   1'41.059   1.885 / 0.455
20   7   Hiroshi AOYAMA   JPN   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   294.7   1'41.064   1.890 / 0.005
21   43   Jack MILLER   AUS   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   279.7   1'41.201   2.027 / 0.137
22   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   279.0   1'41.416   2.242 / 0.215
23   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   286.5   1'41.433   2.259 / 0.017
24   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   282.4   1'41.914   2.740 / 0.481
25   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   Octo IodaRacing Team   ART   278.2   1'42.333   3.159 / 0.419
Weather Conditions:
  |   Track Condition: Dry|   Air: 21º| Humidity: 62%|   Ground: 23º

[TitanMonsterS4R]

1.   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 39.300s
2.   Marc Marquez   ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 39.428s +0.128s   
3.   Andrea Iannone   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 39.511s +0.211s   
4.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m 39.535s +0.235s   
5.   Aleix Espargaro   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m 39.616s +0.316s
6.   Danilo Petrucci   ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1)   1m 39.718s +0.418s   
7.   Cal Crutchlow   GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m 39.909s +0.609s   
8.   Pol Espargaro   ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 39.953s +0.653s   
9.   Maverick Viñales   ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   1m 40.087s +0.787s   
10.   Scott Redding   GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m 40.145s +0.845s   
11.   Bradley Smith   GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m 40.293s +0.993s   
12.   Yonny Hernandez   COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m 40.363s +1.063s   
13.   Valentino Rossi   ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m 40.394s +1.094s   
14.   Mike Di Meglio   FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 40.444s +1.144s   
15.   Eugene Laverty   IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)*   1m 40.514s +1.214s   
16.   Hector Barbera   ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)   1m 40.569s +1.269s   
17.   Hiroshi Aoyama   JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m 40.678s +1.378s
18.   Alvaro Bautista   ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 40.752s +1.452s   
19.   Nicky Hayden   USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)   1m 40.819s +1.519s   
20.   Stefan Bradl   GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)   1m 40.825s +1.525s   
21.   Karel Abraham   CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS)   1m 40.917s +1.617s   
22.   Jack Miller   AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)*   1m 41.226s +1.926s   [13/16]   
23.   Loris Baz   FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)*   1m 41.422s +2.122s   
24.   Marco Melandri   ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m 41.450s +2.150s   
25.   Alex De Angelis   RSM Octo IodaRacing (ART)   1m 42.176s +2.876s   

[duccarlos]

JLO is not so much of a surprise, but MM up there is. He's a machine!!

[ducpainter]

JLO is not so much of a surprise, but MM up there is. He's a machine!!

...and reportedly without pain meds.

[triangleforge]

It's shaping up to be another great weekend, alright!  I'm glad to see Lorenzo might be getting some of his mojo back, the Suzuki is running well, and the Ducs are doing OK on a track that doesn't give them much chance to use their straight line speed.

An even bigger surprise to me than Marquez is to see Rossi mired in the middle of the charts yet again. I can't imagine any reason for him sandbagging in free practice & qualifying this year - ya really think anyone's going to underestimate him on race day, no matter how little he's shown earlier in the week? But it's definitely becoming a theme early in this season.

[ducpainter]

Marquez only did 16 laps and his fast lap was #4.

Time will tell how he can stand a 27 lap race.

Suppo already inferred he will be on some meds for Sunday.

[HotIce]

Once more, it is confirmed that VR could go fishing on Fri and Sat 
VR claimed he focused on the hard tire, and he did not have enough grip. Many others used the soft, but once again it is going to be the dilemma of "will the soft last the whole race".

[lazylightnin717]

I think we will see an interesting qualy session with the open bikes using the soft tire and capitalizing on the lack of straights.

[duccarlos]

Rossi knows that he just needs to do enough to get him into Q2. He's not going balls out unless it's really necessary. Now, if only he could put more focus on qualy.

[ducpainter]

I think we will see an interesting qualy session with the open bikes using the soft tire and capitalizing on the lack of straights.

I don't see the soft tire being a huge help if the temps stay where they are ion the afternoon.

Neither Espargaro, Iannone, or Dovi could do much with it in FP2 due to the heat. Just too greasy.

[OT]

Rossi knows that he just needs to do enough to get him into Q2. He's not going balls out unless it's really necessary. Now, if only he could put more focus on qualy.

He won the last race from, was it, 9th place on the start grid?  Sure he's 120% focused on the things that he and Yamaha know are important...

[HotIce]

IMO, you can't always start 8th or 9th, and pretend to dig your way up to the podium.
Fights put more strain on fuel and tires (and rider), so the less you have to pass the less risks you take.
But this seems like a pattern since last year. Rarely in the last two championships (Ducati time does not count - as he rarely was on podium anyway), we have seen VR in the first line.

[lazylightnin717]

I don't see the soft tire being a huge help if the temps stay where they are ion the afternoon.

Neither Espargaro, Iannone, or Dovi could do much with it in FP2 due to the heat. Just too greasy.

Didn't watch either of the FPs. Work got in the way 

I figured they were running the harder options as that was the tire of choice last year.