At the end of the opening day of the #SpanishGP Ducati Lenovo’s Francesco Bagnaia was the man to beat, having set a time of 1:37.209. Winner of last year’s #SpanishGP Fabio Quartararo placed 2^nd, with a time of 1:37.387. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro was the star of the first two free practice sessions, placing 3^rd overall with a time of 1:37.646.

Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Franco Morbidelli started his #SpanishGP campaign strong, placing 4^th. Monster Energy Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales placed 5^th, after a difficult morning session. Top Honda on the opening day was LCR IDEMITSU’s Takaaki Nakagami, who was 6^th quickest overall.

Top KTM heading into tomorrow’s qualifying sessions will be Miguel Oliveira, who placed 7^th. Team Suzuki ECSTAR’s Alex Rins placed 8^th overall. Pramac Racing’s Johann Zarco secured 9^th, as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder completed the top 10.

Ducati Lenovo’s Jack Miller missed out on a place in the top 10 on the opening day of the #SpanishGP. Reigning World Champion Joan Mir appeared to have some teething problems during FP1, he also missed out on a top 10 spot. The only rider who did not improve on his FP1 time was Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez, who placed 16^th overall, with work to be done ahead of qualifying tomorrow. LCR CASTROL’s Alex Marquez struggled on the opening day, placing 20^th, just ahead of Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Valentino Rossi: both will aim to improve upon their times during FP3. Tito Rabat, who is replacing the injured Jorge Martín for Pramac Racing, placed 23rd, despite having a crash at turn 13 while chasing a personal best laptime.

Top Rookie on the opening day was SKY VR46 Esponsorama Racing’s Luca Marini, who placed 15^th on the opening day.

Can Bagnaia keep the Yamaha’s at bay to take pole during qualifying or will A. Espargaro steal pole position for Aprilia?