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It is going to be a difficult start to the season for Tom Lüthi. On Sunday at 5:20 pm Swiss time (live on ServusTV) the first Moto2 race for his new SAG-Racing team will begin in Doha (Qatar). You will have to do this from 17th place, amid the confusion. And above all: Away from the podium, where he really wants to go this season.
That it would almost take a miracle in Doha is already evident in pre-season testing and training that begins on Friday. Lüthi has a hard time, he does not go beyond the thirteenth training place, while his new teammate Bo Bendsneyder (22) is in the lead.
Same picture in qualifying: Lüthi loses 1,182 seconds in Sam Lowes’ fastest time. That is only enough for the sixth row of the grid. Bendsneyder, meanwhile, places his motorcycle in 3rd place in the front row. Lüthi is badly divided, he is almost a second slower than the Dutch.
Dupasquier with the best qualifying result
Jason Dupasquier is twelfth in Moto3. Last season, when he made his Moto3 debut, a 20th place was the biggest thrill. So the hope for the first points of the World Cup is intact. The best time is for Darryn Binder. Dupasquier is 0.990 seconds behind.
Bagnaia on pole, Zarco with speed record
In MotoGP, Ducati and Yamaha dominate. Francesco Bagnaia achieves his first MotoGP pole with a Ducati in front of three Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi. Then follow two more Ducati (Miller, Zarco) and a Yamaha (Morbidelli).
But the fastest man of the day is Johann Zarco. Or rather: the fastest of all time. The Frenchman hits his machine at 362.4 km / h in the fourth free practice. With that, he breaks the record for maximum speed in the MotoGP category. (SME)
Published: 03/27/2021, 17:19
Last Updated: March 27, 2021, 7:20 pm
