Barcelona MotoGP Friday Round Up: Cold Tires, Slick Asphalt, And Taking Concussion Seriously

Barcelona MotoGP Friday Round Up: Cold Tires, Slick Asphalt, And Taking Concussion Seriously To say the times were tight at Barcelona today is something of an understatement. Pedro Acosta in first and Fabio Quartararo in tenth were separated by just over a quarter of a second. Enea Bastianini finished eleventh and missed out on Q2 by just eight hundredths of a second. There were 14 riders within half a second, and 19 within nine tenths. If you blinked on a fast lap, it was enough to put you out of Q2. It was the closest top ten ever seen in timed practice in MotoGP. It was balanced too. All five manufacturers were present in the top ten, with two riders each making it straight through to Q2. There were some surprising names on that list. We are used to Pedro Acosta being fast on the KTM, but not his teammate Brad Binder joining him in Q2. For Fabio Quartararo to go through on the Yamaha is one thing, but for him to be beaten by Jack Miller, who finished one spot ahead of him in ninth, is another. David Emmett Fri, 15/May/2026 - 22:41 * Read more about Barcelona MotoGP Friday Round Up: Cold Tires, Slick Asphalt, And Taking Concussion Seriously * Log in or register to post comments