Honda Racing Corporation Press Release: Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have enjoyed a positive start to round seven of the MotoGP Championship in Barcelona, finishing 2nd and 3rd after the first day of free practice. With fantastic weather adorning the Catalunya track, the Repsol Honda duo finished this morning’s FP1 session first and second and carried this form into this afternoon’s FP2, improving their setup and subsequently their times. Only Aleix Espargaro was able to top them in the time sheets after his final lap, completed on the Bridgestone soft tire that factory teams do not have access to. Marc, who tested a new exhaust today, recorded a total of 18 laps, taking his best time of 1’41.443 on lap 17, placing him 2nd for the day. Dani worked on tires and swing arm comparison and finished just behind him in 3rd with his time of 1’41.789 on lap 18 of 19. 
Marc Marquez #93: 2nd 1'41.443 [lap 17/18] "I'm happy because I felt pretty good on the bike. We are working with a focus on the second part of the race, because at this track the tires degrade a lot, but it’s the same for everyone. We did some tests and it seems that we have solved a few of the problems we have had, but we must continue with this because I still don’t feel quite right. However, I think we have definitely taken a step forward. That is the important thing: Improving and getting increasingly closer to the top time. Anyway, we still have work to do to prepare the second part of the race when tires drop down." 
Dani Pedrosa #26: 3rd 1'41.789 [lap 18/19] "Thankfully the track dried after yesterday’s rain and we made the most of this to work a lot with the tires. The asphalt was not in ideal condition but we tried some changes to the setup for the rear; tomorrow we will continue to see if we can improve both on the entry and exit of corners. Today we put on both the hard tire and the soft compound and, although the grip was not perfect, both are very similar and there is not much difference, this will be key for the race. I also tested two different swingarms, and we will decide which one we will use after checking carefully the data, as both have pluses and minuses." Practice Round 7 Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya: 1 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1'41.158 2 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.443 3 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.789 4 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.823 5 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1'41.922 6 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.938 7 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1'42.034 8 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 1'42.044 9 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.313 10 REDDING Scott 45 GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 1'42.354 11 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1'42.367 12 HERNANDEZ Yonny 68 COL Pramac Racing Ducati 1'42.417 13 HAYDEN Nicky 69 USA Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 1'42.623 14 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.645 15 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 1'42.697 16 BAZ Loris 76 FRA Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1'42.968 17 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA Pramac Racing 18 ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE AB Motoracing Honda 1'43.008 19 LAVERTY Eugene 50 IRE Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 1'43.351 20 MILLER Jack 43 AUS CWM LCR Honda Honda 1'43.369 21 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1'43.463 22 BRADL Stefan 6 GER Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1'43.536 23 DI MEGLIO Mike 63 FRA Avintia Racing Ducati 1'43.760 24 DE ANGELIS Alex 15 RSM Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 1'44.614 25 MELANDRI Marco 33 ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1'45.270 MotoGP 2015 Friday, June 12th 2015 Rider Standings: 1 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA 118 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA 112 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 3 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 83 Ducati Team Ducati 4 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA 81 Ducati Team Ducati 5 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA 69 Repsol Honda Team Honda 6 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 57 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 7 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR 47 CWM LCR Honda Honda 8 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 45 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 9 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA 36 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 32 Pramac Racing Ducati 11 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA 31 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 12 HERNANDEZ Yonny 68 COL 26 Pramac Racing Ducati 13 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA 23 Repsol Honda Team Honda 14 REDDING Scott 45 GBR 18 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 15 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA 16 Avintia Racing Ducati 16 BAZ Loris 76 FRA 10 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 17 PIRRO Michele 51 ITA 8 Ducati Team Ducati 18 HAYDEN Nicky 69 USA 8 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 19 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 6 CWM LCR Honda Honda 20 AOYAMA Hiroshi 7 JPN 5 Repsol Honda Team Honda 21 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA 5 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 LAVERTY Eugene 50 IRE 3 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 23 BRADL Stefan 6 GER 1 Athina Forward Racing Forward Yamaha For more information: www.hondaracingcorporation.com 
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