It was with more than half a second in advance that the leader of the World Championship managed to win in the second free practice session, as he had done in the first, ahead of Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega, John McPhee, Niccolo Antonelli and Juanfran Guevara.
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| FP1 | 1'52.467 Enea Bastianini | 1'51.559 Joan Mir |
| FP2 | 1'51.137 Enea Bastianini | 1'50.248 Joan Mir |
| FP3 | 1'49.994 Romano Fenati | |
| QP | 1'49.767 Brad Binder | |
| Warm Up | 1'59.445 Khairul Idham Pawi | |
| Course | Pawi Navarro Binder | |
| All time lap record | 1'48.461 Oliveira 2015 |
For this second session, the time to beat established by Joan mir in the first was 1'51.559. We could expect a clear improvement, the MotoGP then Moto2 sessions having improved the grip of the track, while the temperature had reached 27° for the air and 36° for the asphalt. The cleaning of the trajectory and the deposit of rubber created favorable circumstances. Jules Danilo, absent from the first session due to gastroenteritis, participated in the second, but of course in poor form.
A huge group formed as soon as they left the stands and Roman Fenati took the best time in 1'52.488. Everyone seemed very motivated and Fenati accelerated in 1'51.308, already faster than in the first session as soon as the second lap started. He preceded Jorge Martin by 0.2, and by 0.4 Marcos Ramirez, Juanfran Guevara and Andrea Cute. Jules Danilo was in thirtieth position at 3.2. It was getting closer to 2.5.
Philipp Oettl, moderately comfortable in the first session with the fifteenth time, climbed into the top 10. His fall in Qatar, when he involuntarily caused Juanfran Guevara to fall, perhaps encouraged him to show a little restraint. Midway through the session, many riders continued with the same hard-rear Dunlops they had used at the start of the session, preferring to wait a little longer before switching to the mediums. This allowed Romano Fenati to retain command.
Joan mir came within 0.05 of the Italian. Livio Law, led by his teammate Mir, moved up to seventh position. Aron canet, although brilliant in Qatar, was only in nineteenth place. John mcphee, one of the first to put on medium tires at the front and rear, took the best time in 1'50.940, followed shortly after by Niccolo Antonelli at 0.1. Jules Danilo was the first to complete 10 laps, which was a good sign for his health.
Most of the peloton returned to the track about 8 minutes from the checkered flag. Many were shod with medium tires front and back. Some did not like the soft front and therefore continued with the same medium front, but a new rear medium. Who would be the first to go below 1'50?
Roman Fenati improved the best time to 1'50.812, and Joan mir progressed a few meters behind him in 1'50.686. On the next lap, Mir took advantage of Juanfran Guevara's slipstream in the straight and passed in 1'50.248, 0.5 ahead of Romano Fenati.
Joan Mir finished this second session in the lead, ahead of Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega, John McPhee, Niccolo Antonelli and Juanfran Guevara. Jules Danilo ranked twenty-third at 1.7, a very honorable performance considering the circumstances.
Results of the second free practice session:
1. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 50.248s
2. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 50.812s
3. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 50.931s
4. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 50.940s
5. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 51.093s
6. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 51.098s
7. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 51.157s
8. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 51.191s
9. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 51.241s
10. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 51.329s
11. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 51.350s
12. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 51.358s
13. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 51.444s
14. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 51.468s
15. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 51.487s
16. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 51.489s
17. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 51.522s
18. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 51.683s
19. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 51.717s
20. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 51.763s
21. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 51.763s
22. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 51.906s
23. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 51.966s
24. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 52.044s
25. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra)
1m 52.062s
26. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 52.128s
27. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 52.224s
28. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 52.413s
29. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 52.513s
30. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 52.600s
31. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot)
1m 54.167s
Reference times:
Test record: 1'48.461 by Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 2015
Lap record: 1'48.977 by Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 2015
Best top speed: 231,0 km/h for Jorge Navarro (Honda Estrella Galicia) in 2015
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 25 points
2 John MCPHEE-Honda 20
3 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 16
4 Aron CANET-Honda 13
5 Romano FENATI-Honda 11
6 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 10
7 Niccolò ANTONELLI-KTM 9
8 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 8
9 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 7
10 Adam NORRODIN-Honda 6
11 Ayumu SASAKI-Honda 5
12 Livio LOI-Honda 4
13 Darryn BINDER-KTM 3
14 Nicolo BULEGA-KTM 2
15 Tatsuki SUZUKI-Honda 1
