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Misano MotoGP: Petrucci tops FP2 as Marquez crashes

Pramac Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci topped the second MotoGP free practice session at Misano, after long-time leader Marc Marquez crashed out.

Danilo Petrucci, Pramac Racing

Danilo Petrucci, Pramac Racing

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Marquez was well ahead for much of the session, but dropped his Honda at the sharp Turn 16 left-hander in the closing stages.

He rejoined on his second bike for a final run, but couldn't improve and was shuffled down the order.

The Spaniard, who had topped the first free practice session, initially carried his imperious form into FP2, gradually improving his pace to end up with the weekend's new fastest lap – 1m33.475s – at the 10-minute mark.

That laptime was untroubled for most of the 45-minute practice, as Petrucci, fellow Ducati riders Jorge Lorenzo and Michele Pirro, and Marquez's teammate Dani Pedrosa took turns as best of the rest.

Pedrosa finally surpassed Marquez with a 1m33.420s lap in the dying minutes, only for Petrucci to secure first place with a 1m33.231s effort.

Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso logged his best lap seconds after fellow Ducati rider Petrucci and ended up just 0.063s short.

Dovizioso was then also beaten by the Yamaha of Maverick Vinales, who struggled with corner-entry grip in FP1 but managed a late surge in the afternoon session, finishing just 0.005s off the pace.

Pedrosa and Marquez made up the top five, followed by the fellow Honda of LCR rider Cal Crutchlow, who had emerged unscathed from a crash at Turn 15.

Ducati wildcard Pirro led factory rider Lorenzo in seventh, with the top eight split by just four tenths.

Making up the top 10 were Suzuki's Andrea Iannone and Marc VDS Honda's Tito Rabat, with Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro, trialling a new fairing on his bike, just 0.012s off the latter.

Three riders fell exiting Turn 1 during the session, with Aprilia's Sam Lowes and Marc VDS Honda's Jack Miller crashing in quick succession, and Suzuki's Alex Rins following suit later on.

FP2 results:

Pos.#RiderBikeTimeGap
1 9 italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'33.231  
2 25 spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'33.236 0.005
3 4 italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'33.294 0.063
4 26 spain Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'33.346 0.115
5 93 spain Marc Marquez Honda 1'33.475 0.244
6 35 united_kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'33.545 0.314
7 51 italy Michele Pirro Ducati 1'33.591 0.360
8 99 spain Jorge Lorenzo Ducati 1'33.614 0.383
9 29 italy Andrea Iannone Suzuki 1'33.740 0.509
10 53 spain Tito Rabat Honda 1'33.820 0.589
11 41 spain Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1'33.832 0.601
12 5 france Johann Zarco Yamaha 1'33.914 0.683
13 19 spain Alvaro Bautista Ducati 1'33.937 0.706
14 76 france Loris Baz Ducati 1'34.054 0.823
15 8 spain Hector Barbera Ducati 1'34.137 0.906
16 45 united_kingdom Scott Redding Ducati 1'34.266 1.035
17 94 germany Jonas Folger Yamaha 1'34.322 1.091
18 43 australia Jack Miller Honda 1'34.411 1.180
19 44 spain Pol Espargaro KTM 1'34.499 1.268
20 17 czech_republic Karel Abraham Ducati 1'34.678 1.447
21 38 united_kingdom Bradley Smith KTM 1'34.842 1.611
22 22 united_kingdom Sam Lowes Aprilia 1'34.903 1.672
23 42 spain Alex Rins Suzuki 1'35.052 1.821

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