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