MotoGP

What went down in second Assen MotoGP practice

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
2 min read

Francesco Bagnaia completed a Ducati clean sweep of Friday MotoGP practice for the Dutch TT at Assen.


Key moments:

> Bagnaia leads Espargaro

> Quartararo up in third

> Another crash for Bezzecchi


Like in FP1, the track was again wet (though less so) to start the session – but with no rain falling down, VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini was able to head out on slicks around the halfway point of the 45-minute running time and be on pace right away, soon going quickest.

And by the time the chequered flag flew, everyone had naturally improved considerably, with Bagnaia going 0.178s quicker than Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro at the chequered flag to claim FP2 honours.

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo was another tneth down in third, ahead of Suzuki’s Alex Rins – fresh off having to sit out the Sachsenring race due to his wrist injury.

FP1 pace-setter Jack Miller was fifth, while KTM and Honda were spearheaded by Brad Binder in eighth and LCR rider Takaaki Nakagami in 12th respectively.

Rookie Marco Bezzecchi fell – in his second crash of Friday – at the hairpin-like Strubben corner in the final minutes right after setting the fastest time, and ended up down in 10th.

Among those who are currently on course to miss out on an automatic Q2 spot are Gresini Ducati’s Enea Bastianini and Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin – but they are expected to get another shot at it in FP3, for which dry conditions are anticipated.

Practice 2 Results

Pos Name Team Bike Gap Next Gap Leader Best Time
1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1m33.274s
2 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.178s +0.178s 1m33.452s
3 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.127s +0.305s 1m33.579s
4 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.032s +0.337s 1m33.611s
5 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.222s +0.559s 1m33.833s
6 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.066s +0.625s 1m33.899s
7 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.039s +0.664s 1m33.938s
8 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.189s +0.853s 1m34.127s
9 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati +0.159s +1.012s 1m34.286s
10 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.026s +1.038s 1m34.312s
11 Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.004s +1.042s 1m34.316s
12 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda +0.188s +1.23s 1m34.504s
13 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.032s +1.262s 1m34.536s
14 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda +0.063s +1.325s 1m34.599s
15 Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.051s +1.376s 1m34.65s
16 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.026s +1.402s 1m34.676s
17 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing Ducati +0.147s +1.549s 1m34.823s
18 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.005s +1.554s 1m34.828s
19 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.006s +1.56s 1m34.834s
20 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.068s +1.628s 1m34.902s
21 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.179s +1.807s 1m35.081s
22 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.141s +1.948s 1m35.222s
23 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.349s +2.297s 1m35.571s
24 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.38s +2.677s 1m35.951s
25 Raul Fernandez Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.275s +2.952s 1m36.226s
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