The opening day of action at Mandalika has drawn to a close with both riders of Team Gresini MotoGP on competitive form on Indonesian turf. Alex Marquez had an unfortunate end to the Practice session as he crashed out of turn 12 during his time attack and with few minutes left. The crash happened when the #73 was on course to a time only 3 tenths slower than the provisional pole. Tomorrow, it’ll be another story.

It was a whole different day for Marc Marquez, again in Q2 with the seventh quickest time, but not without risks (especially at turn 10). The eight-time world champion will spearhead his attack on the front row from 11:15 local time (GMT +8).

7^th - MARC MARQUEZ #93 (1’29.855s) 
“Today wasn’t the perfect day: we struggled at the beginning, especially in the morning. We found a decent direction in the afternoon and I felt more comfortable. I’m having a difficult time in a specific part of the track and once again we’re not as fast as we should be with fresh tyres. There’s work to be done.”
21^st -ALEX MARQUEZ #73 (1’30.998)
“I made a mistake at Misano in a key moment and today the same happened. We’ll need to make an effort and make it into Q2 tomorrow. Today’s lap may have been enough, but we’ll never know… We’re aware that we can be fast and tomorrow we can – and we must – do well.”