MotoGP

What went on in second Aragon MotoGP practice

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
3 min read

Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin headed the second Friday MotoGP practice session at Aragon, with title hopeful Fabio Quartararo breaking up Ducati’s dominance.


Key moments:

> Espargaro down again

> Four Ducatis in top five

> Yet Quartararo an impressive second

> Marquez getting faster


Each of the 24 riders in the field improved on their FP1 times after just 10 minutes of FP2 running, before times got better still during the late-session soft-tyre time attacks.

A 1m47.402s from Martin was enough to lift him to the top just moments after Quartararo had taken first, at a track where the reigning champion has had little success in his premier-class career.

Martin’s team-mate Johann Zarco was a close third behind Quartararo, while Enea Bastianini (Gresini Ducati) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) made it four Desmosedicis in the top five.

1004708

Marc Marquez ran the new Kalex-produced swingarm on his Honda bike extensively through the session, and used it on his fastest lap – which elevated him to eighth, and could’ve been even better had he not had a major moment through the final corner.

Yet Marquez’s efforts were only good enough for Honda to end FP2 as the fifth-fastest manufacturer, with not only Ducati and Yamaha but Suzuki and Aprilia ahead, courtesy of sixth-placed Alex Rins and seventh-placed Maverick Vinales respectively.

Vinales spent a big chunk of the session leading, before the late improvements shuffled him down.

1004667

His title-contending Aprilia team-mate Aleix Espargaro crashed again in the early minutes of the session, this time at the downhill Turn 14 right-hander, and was unable to get himself into the top 10 despite having topped FP2.

Marquez’s fellow injury returnee Joan Mir was only 21st, 1.2s off the pace.

Practice 2 Results

Pos Name Team Bike Gap Next Gap Leader Best Time
1 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing Ducati 1m47.402s
2 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.074s +0.074s 1m47.476s
3 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati +0.033s +0.107s 1m47.509s
4 Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.074s +0.181s 1m47.583s
5 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.056s +0.237s 1m47.639s
6 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.026s +0.263s 1m47.665s
7 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.013s +0.276s 1m47.678s
8 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.083s +0.359s 1m47.761s
9 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.039s +0.398s 1m47.8s
10 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.093s +0.491s 1m47.893s
11 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda +0.018s +0.509s 1m47.911s
12 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.001s +0.51s 1m47.912s
13 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.039s +0.549s 1m47.951s
14 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.051s +0.6s 1m48.002s
15 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.04s +0.64s 1m48.042s
16 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.187s +0.827s 1m48.229s
17 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.246s +1.073s 1m48.475s
18 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda +0.046s +1.119s 1m48.521s
19 Cal Crutchlow WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.01s +1.129s 1m48.531s
20 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.087s +1.216s 1m48.618s
21 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.003s +1.219s 1m48.621s
22 Raul Fernandez Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.067s +1.286s 1m48.688s
23 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.055s +1.341s 1m48.743s
24 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.009s +1.35s 1m48.752s
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • More Networks