MotoGP

All you need to know about second MotoGP Misano practice

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
3 min read

Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller led the second wet practice session ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano.

Key moments:

  • Miller dominant, five Ducatis in top 10
  • Lecuona, Marini, Savadori on course for Q2
  • Quartararo only 16th
  • Crash for Pol Espargaro

After a fully-wet opening practice session, the Misano circuit seemed to provide slightly ‘faster’ conditions from the very start of FP2, and the surface only continued to dry from then on, albeit slowly.

With Saturday morning practice expected to be wet as well, this raised the stakes for the final minutes of FP2, as riders were presented with something of a dry line in the quest to potentially secure automatic Q2 spots in the combined practice classification.

Miller’s 1m41.305s, however, had come pretty early in the session, and the Aussie was untroubled out front, with only FP1 pace-setter Johann Zarco and Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro managing to get within a second of Miller, and only just.

Tech3 KTM rider Iker Lecuona and factory KTM man Miguel Oliveira completed the top five, with Avintia Ducati rookie Luca Marini moving into sixth late on, pushing reigning champion Joan Mir out of the top 10.

That top 10 also included Aprilia tester Lorenzo Savadori, Ducati’s title contender Francesco Bagnaia, Tech3 KTM’s Danilo Petrucci and Pramac Ducati’s rookie Jorge Martin.

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo spent much of the session in the top 10 but couldn’t find the laptime he needed late on, and was visibly frustrated by that as he finished 16th.

Should FP3 conditions prove not conducive to improvements, Quartararo would be joined in Q1 by the likes of Mir, Marc Marquez (Honda), Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Brad Binder (KTM).

Also in there would be Honda’s Pol Espargaro, who tumbled through the gravel after crashing at Turn 13.

Practice 2 Results

Pos Name Team Bike Gap Next Gap Leader Best Time
1 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1m41.305s
2 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati +0.927s +0.927s 1m42.232s
3 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia +0.059s +0.986s 1m42.291s
4 Iker Lecuona Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.285s +1.271s 1m42.576s
5 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.015s +1.286s 1m42.591s
6 Luca Marini SKY VR46 Avintia Team Ducati +0.01s +1.296s 1m42.601s
7 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia +0.014s +1.31s 1m42.615s
8 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.054s +1.364s 1m42.669s
9 Danilo Petrucci Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.106s +1.47s 1m42.775s
10 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing Ducati +0.034s +1.504s 1m42.809s
11 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.033s +1.537s 1m42.842s
12 Enea Bastianini Avintia Esponsorama Racing Ducati +0s +1.537s 1m42.842s
13 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda +0.037s +1.574s 1m42.879s
14 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.004s +1.578s 1m42.883s
15 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.061s +1.639s 1m42.944s
16 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.153s +1.792s 1m43.097s
17 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.14s +1.932s 1m43.237s
18 Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.176s +2.108s 1m43.413s
19 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.057s +2.165s 1m43.47s
20 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha +0.115s +2.28s 1m43.585s
21 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia +0.094s +2.374s 1m43.679s
22 Valentino Rossi Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha +0.11s +2.484s 1m43.789s
23 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda +0.286s +2.77s 1m44.075s
24 Andrea Dovizioso Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha +0.568s +3.338s 1m44.643s
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