The Repsol Honda Team rider sets the third fastest time of the day, in addition to a very strong pace in FP4. Álex Márquez will start the Spanish GP from 21st.
Marc Márquez was among the 5 fastest riders since the third Free Practice session. In FP4, he set a very quick pace onboard his Repsol Honda RC213V, allowing him to set the best time ahead of the all-important qualifying sessions.
In Q2, the Repsol Honda Team rider was very consistent and, with a 1:36.862, he achieved the main objective for tomorrow’s race: To start from the front row.
Teammate Álex Márquez continues to improve day after day in his adaptation to the premier class. High temperatures did not favour the Repsol Honda Team rookie, and he will take off from 21st on the grid, due to his time of 1:38.256.
MARC MÁRQUEZ – 3rd 1’36.862
“It was tough! The lap time with this high temperature was very good. I knew even before we left the garage that my target was to try and be on the front row because for some reason Yamaha and Suzuki over one lap are very strong with the new tyre. But we have been working for race distance and in FP4 tyre life and our pace was very good. This is the main focus for tomorrow.”
ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ – 21st 1’38.256
“The strategy today was to improve, and we made steps in both the morning and in the afternoon. Unfortunately, I am struggling more in the hot conditions than I was expecting but in the morning we were fast. Everything is so close in MotoGP. Every day I am on the bike I want to improve and learn new things; tomorrow will be a good opportunity to do this. The goal is to finish the race but still to push as hard as possible. We saw many positives today but there’s still some room to push a little more.”
