MotoGP Thailand, Buriram – Friday Practice Results
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| 2023 MotoGP Thailand, Buriram – Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | 1’30.520s | 18/22 | 334k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.238s | 18/20 | 333k |
| 3 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +0.492s | 18/18 | 333k |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.651s | 16/19 | 333k |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.750s | 18/22 | 332k |
| 6 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +0.823s | 21/21 | 330k |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.962s | 18/19 | 330k |
| 8 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +0.962s | 20/20 | 330k |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.966s | 6/19 | 331k |
| 10 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.987s | 19/21 | 334k |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.079s | 16/22 | 328k |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.130s | 19/20 | 332k |
| 13 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.162s | 18/20 | 332k |
| 14 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.235s | 17/21 | 332k |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.269s | 19/22 | 332k |
| 16 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.304s | 13/19 | 332k |
| 17 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +1.333s | 19/20 | 332k |
| 18 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.337s | 8/21 | 332k |
| 19 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +1.393s | 7/20 | 333k |
| 20 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.477s | 21/21 | 331k |
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +1.601s | 6/18 | 333k |
*Rookie.
Official Buriram MotoGP records
Best lap: Marco Bezzecchi 1m 29.671s (2022)
Fastest race lap: Marc Marquez 1m 30.904s (2019)
Jorge Martin fits new medium tyres to top opening practice for the 2023 Thai MotoGP at Buriram ahead of Maverick Vinales, Pol Espargaro (new mediums) and Aleix Espargaro.
Franco Morbidelli was a promising fifth for Yamaha, with Takaaki Nakagami the top Honda in 11th and Jack Miller the lead KTM in 13th.
Martin’s title rival and world championship leader Francesco Bagnaia, like most riders, remained on old rubber at the end and finished in tenth place.
At one stage, before some riders fitted new tyres, the entire 21-rider was covered by just 0.7s.
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Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia holds a 27-point lead over Jorge Martin heading into the Thai MotoGP, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly soft tyre gamble backfired on the final lap at Phillip Island.
Miguel Oliveira took his final victory for KTM in last year’s wet Buriram race, ahead of Ducati team-mates Jack Miller and Bagnaia, with Martin just ninth. But it had been VR46 rookie Marco Bezzecchi who took pole position from Martin and Bagnaia in the dry.
Wet weather is again a threat for all three days of this year’s grand prix weekend.
Alex Rins, who withdrew from Phillip Island due to ongoing pain from his Mugello leg fractures, will miss Thailand after undergoing further surgery.
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