MotoGP

Yamaha 1-2 in second Indonesia practice while Marquez falls

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
3 min read

Reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo led a Yamaha 1-2 in the second practice session at Indonesia’s Mandalika circuit.

There were fast late crashes in quick succession for Qatar GP winner Enea Bastianini and six-time champion Marc Marquez, with Bastianini managing a swift, safe dismount but Marquez then tumbling through the gravel, albeit seemingly ending up unhurt.

With more grip put down on the track, riders were uniformly quicker almost right away despite the higher temperatures compared to the opening session that had run in the aftermath of overnight rain.

Quartararo, a lowly 16th in the opening session, had his Yamaha M1 suffer a sudden power cutout heading out of Turn 2 just two laps into second practice – but regrouped to jump to the front of the timesheets as the session entered its final third.

The Frenchman’s 1m32.617s effort was soon completely obliterated as the field, fearing weather playing havoc with FP3 and making it impossible to improve, overwhelmingly opted for last-gasp qualifying simulations on fresh softs.

Ultimately, it was Quartararo quickest again, the Yamaha man improving his own benchmark by a second to end up on a 1m31.608s, 0.030s up on team-mate Franco Morbidelli.

Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin made it a Pramac Ducati 3-4, while Bastianini – despite his crash – and Jack Miller made it four Ducatis in the top six.

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, the works KTM duo of Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira, and Alex Rins (Suzuki) made up the top 10, Rins improving at the chequered flag after the yellow flags were cleared.

The yellow flag disruptions helped create an unusual bottom part of the timesheets, with FP1 pace-setter Pol Espargaro (Honda) only 19th, three places up on Marquez, with Joan Mir (Suzuki) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) ending up between them.

And while Mir looked to be struggling for pace throughout, Bagnaia seemed on course to slot into the top 10 with his late soft-tyre attempts but was thwarted by incidents up the road.

Practice 2 Results

Pos Name Team Bike Gap Next Gap Leader Best Time
1 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1m31.608s
2 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +0.03s +0.03s 1m31.638s
3 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati +0.255s +0.285s 1m31.893s
4 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing Ducati +0.011s +0.296s 1m31.904s
5 Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.017s +0.313s 1m31.921s
6 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.044s +0.357s 1m31.965s
7 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.043s +0.4s 1m32.008s
8 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.009s +0.409s 1m32.017s
9 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.032s +0.441s 1m32.049s
10 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.057s +0.498s 1m32.106s
11 Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.197s +0.695s 1m32.303s
12 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda +0.011s +0.706s 1m32.314s
13 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia +0.03s +0.736s 1m32.344s
14 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati +0.074s +0.81s 1m32.418s
15 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.053s +0.863s 1m32.471s
16 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda +0.083s +0.946s 1m32.554s
17 Raul Fernandez Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.003s +0.949s 1m32.557s
18 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +0.069s +1.018s 1m32.626s
19 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.002s +1.02s 1m32.628s
20 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +0.013s +1.033s 1m32.641s
21 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +0.204s +1.237s 1m32.845s
22 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda +0.002s +1.239s 1m32.847s
23 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +0.167s +1.406s 1m33.014s
24 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +0.209s +1.615s 1m33.223s
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