After the French appointment, Jack Miller landed in Italy fifth in the MotoGP World Championship qualifying sheet. Full of motivation and adrenaline, the Ducati rider, together with the Borgo Panigale factory, face a weekend “at home” that could bring good results for the Italian garage.
“I would like to get on the podium. We have a love-hate relationship on this circuit,” the Australian driver introduced at the Italian Grand Prix press conference. “Last year I finished the race, but not in the position I wanted to be in,” he analyzed.
However, the situation is very different this year in Tuscany. Ducati arrives leading the constructors’ championship and predicts a promising weekend for the Italian manufacturer.
“The improvements from 2021 to 2022 should benefit us at Mugello with so many changes of direction and fast corners.
“We have been strong since Argentina and we have fought for the podium in all the grand prix.”
“We’re in really good shape and really good on a bike level,” says Miller .
For the moment, the Australian rider has finished seventh in the first free practice of the day, confirming his good feelings.
“I’m excited to see what the weekend has in store and having the fans here will be wonderful,” he added. However, just as Aleix Espargaró and Fabio Quartararo advanced in the official press conference, the Australian admits that top speed will not be paramount this Sunday.
“The bikes are gaining speed and the wall of turn 1 is getting closer every year, we will have to wait to talk about Ducati’s speed, because KTM has also equaled it. But we are not the only fast ones”, concluded Jack Miller .
MotoGP FP1 results at Mugello 2022
| Cla | # | Pilot | Motorcycle | laps | Weather | Difference | Interval | Km/h | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |  Takaaki Nakagami |
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Honda | 19 | 1’46,662 | 177,026 | 347 | ||
| 2 | 41 |  Aleix Espargaró |
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April | 18 | 1’47,070 | 0.408 | 0.408 | 176,351 | 352 |
| 3 | 63 |  Pecco Bagnaia |
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Ducati | 16 | 1’47.070 | 0.408 | 0.000 | 176,351 | 349 |
| 4 | 42 | Alex Rins |
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Suzuki | 20 | 1’47.071 | 0.409 | 0.001 | 176.350 | 351 |
| 5 | 23 | Enea Bastianini |
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Ducati | 17 | 1’47.186 | 0.524 | 0.115 | 176.161 | 355 |
| 6 | 12 | Maverick Viñales |
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Aprilia | 18 | 1’47.191 | 0.529 | 0.005 | 176.152 | 351 |
| 7 | 43 |  Jack Miller |
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Ducati | 20 | 1’47.315 | 0.653 | 0.124 | 175.949 | 350 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaro |
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Sling | 19 | 1’47,367 | 0.705 | 0.052 | 175,864 | 349 |
| 9 | 5 |  Johann Zarco |
Ducati | 21 | 1’47.367 | 0.705 | 0.000 | 175,864 | 354 | |
| 10 | 10 | Luca Marini |
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Ducati | 19 | 1’47.383 | 0.721 | 0.016 | 175,837 | 349 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo |
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Yamaha | 21 | 1’47.393 | 0.731 | 0.010 | 175,821 | 348 |
| 12 | 51 | Michele Pirro |
Dukes | 16 | 1’47,432 | 0.770 | 0.039 | 175,757 | 348 | |
| 13 | 73 | Alex Marquez |
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Sling | twenty | 1,47,562 | 0.900 | 0.130 | 175,545 | 356 |
| 14 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi |
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Ducati | 19 | 1’47.584 | 0.922 | 0.022 | 175.509 | 350 |
| 15 | 36 | Joan Mir |
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Suzuki | 20 | 1’47.658 | 0.996 | 0.074 | 175.388 | 348 |
| 16 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli |
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Yamaha | 20 | 1’47.727 | 1.065 | 0.069 | 175,276 | 345 |
| 17 | 33 |  Brad Binder |
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KTM | 20 | 1’47.746 | 1.084 | 0.019 | 175.245 | 351 |
| 18 | 88 |  Miguel Oliveira |
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KTM | twenty | 1,47,820 | 1,158 | 0.074 | 175,125 | 349 |
| 19 | 93 | Marc Márquez |
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Sling | 17 | 1’47,875 | 1,213 | 0.055 | 175,035 | 3. 4. 5 |
| twenty | 89 | George Martin |
Ducati | 17 | 1,47,903 | 1,241 | 0.028 | 174,990 | 351 | |
| 21 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso |
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Yamaha | 18 | 1’48.078 | 1.416 | 0.175 | 174.707 | 348 |
| 22 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori |
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Aprilia | 18 | 1’48,253 | 1,591 | 0.175 | 174,424 | 351 |
| 23 | 49 | Fabio Di Giannantonio |
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Ducati | 17 | 1’48.335 | 1,673 | 0.082 | 174,292 | 348 |
| 24 | 40 | Darryn Binder |
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Yamaha | 18 | 1’48,910 | 2,248 | 0.575 | 173.372 | 354 |
| 25 | 25 | Raul Fernandez |
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KTM | 18 | 1,48,911 | 2,249 | 0.001 | 173,370 | 346 |
| 26 | 87 | Remy Gardner |
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KTM | 16 | 1’48.960 | 2.298 | 0.049 | 173.292 | 345 |
