Marquez romps Austria frees

12 Aug 2017 / 18:14 H.
    Marquez romps Austria frees
    Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez competes during the first practice session of the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix weekend at the Red Bull Ring racing circuit in Spielberg, Austria, on Aug 11, 2017. — AFP

SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: Defending champion and current overall leader Honda's Marc Marquez dominated practice for the Austrian Grand Prix Saturday as he aims for a third straight race victory.
The Spaniard was almost half a second faster that Frenchman Johann Zarco while key world championship rivals Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso and Maverick Vinales were fifth sixth and seventh.
Dovizioso topped Friday's first two free practice sessions and qualifying gets underway later Saturday on a so far dry track.
Marquez – winner in Germany and the Czech Republic in the last two races – sits top of the standings with a 14-point lead on Vinales.

Free practice times
1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1min 23.459sec
2. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) at 0.423
3. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) à 0.484
4. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) à 0.509
5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) à 0.536
6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) à 0.587
7. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) à 0.590
8. Loris Baz (FRA/Ducati Avintia) à 0.638
9. Karel Abraham (CZE/Ducati Aspar) à 0.650
10. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) à 0.723 — AFP

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