Warm-up results from the Thai MotoGP at Buriram, round 17 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
| MotoGP Thailand, Buriram – Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1’30.257s | 6/7 | 328k |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.002s | 5/7 | 331k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.133s | 6/7 | 329k |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +0.144s | 6/7 | 334k |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.241s | 5/7 | 330k |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.246s | 5/7 | 332k |
| 7 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.246s | 6/7 | 335k |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.264s | 5/7 | 334k |
| 9 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.307s | 5/7 | 334k |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.309s | 6/7 | 331k |
| 11 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.348s | 6/7 | 330k |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.373s | 5/7 | 328k |
| 13 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.392s | 7/7 | 330k |
| 14 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.484s | 6/7 | 331k |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.553s | 7/7 | 329k |
| 16 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.554s | 5/7 | 329k |
| 17 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +0.595s | 5/6 | 328k |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.639s | 4/7 | 329k |
| 19 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +0.657s | 6/7 | 327k |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +0.678s | 6/7 | 329k |
| 21 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.988s | 5/7 | 334k |
*Rookie.
Official Buriram MotoGP recordsBest lap: Jorge Martin 1m 29.287s (2023)
Fastest race lap: Jorge Martin 1m 30.178s (2022)
Fabio Quartararo was the surprise leader of Sunday warm-up for the Thai MotoGP, as riders switched from medium to hard rear tyres at Buriram.
Confident in his race pace all weekend but left frustrated by the usual Yamaha overtaking issues as he crossed the line 11th in the Sprint, Quartararo will again be pinning his hopes on a strong start from tenth on the grid,
Meanwhile, after losing nine points from his title lead over Jorge Martin on Saturday, reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia fired a warning shot by lapping just 0.002s slower than Quartararo in warm-up.
Quartararo’s team-mate Franco Morbidelli and Tech3 GASGAS rider Pol Espargaro, just 15th and 16th in the Sprint, completed a surprise top four.
Jack Miller was the only rider not to use the medium rear in the Sprint, but Michelin recommends moving to the hard rear for the full 26-lap grand prix.
All riders duly tried the hard rear during the ten minutes of track time this morning, but might some riders still gamble on the medium this afternoon?
Sprint winner Martin was eighth quickest.
Francesco Bagnaia is 18 points clear of Jorge Martin heading into Sunday’s Thai MotoGP, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s Sprint victory was combined with a lowly seventh for the reigning champion on Saturday.
KTM’s Brad Binder and VR46’s Luca Marini joined Martin on Saturday’s podium, with Marc Marquez battling to a surprise fourth for Repsol Honda.
While the medium rear tyre was used by all except Jack Miller for the Sprint, hard rears are likely to feature for the 26-lap full race distance.
Alex Rins, who withdrew from Phillip Island due to ongoing pain from his Mugello leg fractures, will miss Thailand after undergoing further surgery.
Keyword: 2023 MotoGP Thailand, Buriram - Warm-up Results