P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Warm-up results from the Valencia MotoGP at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the 20th and final round of the 2023 world championship.
Rookie Maverick Viñales set the best lap record in the Ricardo Tormo MotoGP with a time of 1m 28.931s in 2023, while Marc Marquez holds the fastest race lap record with a time of 1m 29.809s in 2022. Johann Zarco was at the top of the timesheets during the warm-up session for the Valencia MotoGP season finale, followed by Brad Binder and Zarco’s teammate Jorge Martin. Francesco Bagnaia, the current championship leader, was in 12th place. Fabio Quartararo did not participate in the warm-up due to illness. The riders have to choose between medium or soft rear tires for the 26-lap race, combined with a hard front tire. Bagnaia starts from the front row in second position, with Maverick Viñales in first and Zarco in third. Marquez, who had an emotional third place in the Sprint race, expects a tougher time in the full-distance race. The Valencia circuit has been resurfaced for the 2023 event. Today marks the farewell of several riders from their current teams, including Marquez, Morbidelli, Zarco, di Giannantonio, Pol Espargaro, and Luca Marini. Reigning Moto2 champion Pedro Acosta will make his MotoGP debut on Tuesday’s Valencia test. Joan Mir, who had a fall on Friday, has withdrawn from the rest of the weekend but hopes to ride on Tuesday.
