{"id":237533,"date":"2016-03-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/motogp-yamaha-scores-first-1-2-of-the-season-in-qatar-opening-day\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T02:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:43:25","slug":"motogp-yamaha-scores-first-1-2-of-the-season-in-qatar-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/motogp-yamaha-scores-first-1-2-of-the-season-in-qatar-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP: Yamaha scores first 1-2 of the season in Qatar opening day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jorge_lorenzo_2016\"<\/a>Movistar Yamaha MotoGP<\/strong> took its first strides towards the 2016 MotoGP title challenge today at the start of the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar<\/strong>. Riders Jorge Lorenzo<\/strong> and Valentino Rossi<\/strong> made their intentions for the new season clear in the first free practice session of the season under the scenic floodlights at the Losail International Circui<\/strong>t, securing first and second place respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

After positively concluding pre-season testing a fortnight ago, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP<\/b> team\u2018s Jorge Lorenzo<\/b> and Valentino Rossi<\/b> returned to the Losail International Circuit today to officially start the 2016 MotoGP season. As if the winter stop never happened, the teammates instantly fell back into their old groove and placed their YZR-M1s<\/b> 1-2 in the ranking order.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lorenzo<\/b> felt confident and in a good physical shape after completing pre-season testing and his eagerness to get back into \u2019racing mode\u2018 didn\u2018t go unnoticed at this evening\u2018s free practice session once he hit the track. Having given the field a \u2019head start\u2018 to be guaranteed some clear space on track, he left his box as the second to last rider and immediately shot to the top of the leader board with his first flying lap. The Majorcan continued to set the bar high, dropping a 1\u201855.693s, more than 0,6s faster than all his rivals, around the midway stage of the session. As the pace picked up during the end of the session, the reigning World Champion responded almost with ease and wrapped up the proceedings with a best lap of 1\u201855.440s<\/b> for the provisional lead<\/b> in the standings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rossi<\/b> was also not shy in claiming a key protagonist position in the first 45-minute practice session. Similar to his teammate he left his departure from pit lane late, but was quick to turn up the heat as soon as his tyres were warmed up. Fully focused on getting his setting exactly to his liking, he worked on the balance of the YZR-M1<\/b> with the new electronics and Michelin tyres and gradually moved up the timesheets. He ended the day with a long stint during which he skillfully made the traffic on the track work to his advantage. climbing up to second position<\/b> as the session came to an end and finishing 0,267s from the leading time.<\/p>\n

As Sunday\u2018s race will be held at 21:00 (GMT+3), the format of the race weekend has been changed to enable the riders to be fully prepared for the night event. There will be a second and third free practice session held tomorrow evening<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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J. LORENZO<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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V. ROSSI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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H. BARBERA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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AVINTIA RACING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MONSTER YAMAHA TECH3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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S. REDDING<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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OCTO PRAMAC YAKHNICH<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T. RABAT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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