Catalunya MotoGP: Nakagami fastest in warm-up, Vinales second but crashes

Takaaki Nakagami finishes MotoGP warm-up fastest from Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales who suffered a strange crash late on.
Takaaki Nakagami , Catalunya MotoGP. 5 June 2021
Takaaki Nakagami , Catalunya MotoGP. 5 June 2021
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Takaaki Nak൲agami topped a second consecutive Sunday morning MotoGP w🙈arm-up session for LCR Honda. 

The Japanese rider was fastest during the equivalent session seven days ago in Mugello, but Nakagami will be hoping for a much better race in Barcelon𓄧a than the one he had in Italy, w💝hich involved a crash late on. 

Nakagami posted a best lap of 1:3𒈔9.783s - less than half a tenth quicker than Maverick Vinales who suffered a bizarre fall laওte on. 

Vinales was on a slower lap and los⛎t the front at turn seven. Third fastest was Franco Morbidelli who continued to show race pacౠe that could see him challenge for a podium during today’s race. 

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Second in tꩲhe championship, Johann Zarco was fourth quickest ahead of his front row start, while fellow Frenchman and championship leader F🌊abio Quartararo was fifth. 

Quartararo spent the warm-up session trying the hard rear tyre - something he said he would do before making a decision between that or the medium.&nbs⭕p;

Honda’s good start to race day saw Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez secure top ten spots♊ withꦯ sixth and eighth. 

Seventh was Francesco Bagnaia who will start the Catalunya Grand Prix from ninth place,🌄 while Joan Mir and Valentino Rossi rounded out the top ten in ninth and tenth respectively.&nbs🌞p;

A few♏ riders headed out on wet tyres at the beginning of warm-up in order to scrub a set in should it rain later on. The riders who did were Marc Marquez, Aleix Espargaro and Nakag🌞ami. 

Jack Miller w﷽as 14t🧸h fastest but also made a bike swap halfway through the session.

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