217.2mph Iannone breaks MotoGP top speed record
UPDATE: After qualifying, Brembo released figures showing an average top speed for its MotoGP riders of 361km/h (224mph) at the end of the Mugello home straight! This figure came from telemetry data, rather than a speed trap system used for official top speeds.
Saturday morning at the Italian MotoGP saw Pramac Ducati's Andrea Iannone credited with a huge top speed of 349.6🔯km/h (217.2mph) by official timing.
If confirmed, that would beat the previous MotoGP speed record of 349.3km/h (217.1mph) set by Dani Pedrܫosa during practice for the 2009 Mugello round on an 800cc Honda.
Iannone's next highest top speed this morning was a 344.7km/h (214.2mph) suggesting he may have 🔯benefitted from a slipstream to reach the one-off 349.
Desp♎ite the straight line performance, Iannone was unable to improve on his Friday lap time and finished Free Practice 3 in tenth place.
Factory Ducati rider Cal Crutchlow set the next highest top speed this morning at 345.4km/h♍ (214.6mph).
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the fore🌠front of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
