It’s a Andrea Dovizioso conqueror at the head of an efficient Red Army which finished its first day of the San Marino Grand Prix. On a route of Misano on which his GP18 excelled to the point of achieving the double with his teammate, the 2017 world vice-champion has every reason to consider the future with serenity. And yet…
In Misano, red is on! A beautifully crafted Ducati double with a Dovizioso leader this Friday just in front of his teammate Lorenzo, is a sign that the tests previously carried out were a good investment. Especially since the hierarchy should be frozen until the Sunday of the Grand Prix, since rain is forecast for Saturday.
Not bad then, but in MotoGP, everything is not perfect and you should not rest on your laurels. And indeed, if you listen closely to Desmodovi, everything is still far from perfect… “ We are very fast. The times were really good, but the feelings on the track were less so. The tires wore out very quickly, they behaved differently than in the tests and they did not allow us to do the work we wanted to do today "
« The bike is strong, and we confirm the big improvements since last year. But for race pace, There were no conditions to test properly. The bike behaved strangely with the tires, which confused us a bit. I haven't looked at other people's times yet, but I think that's a general feeling "
San Marini Grand Prix, Misano, MotoGP J.1: Chronos FP2
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'32.198 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'32.358 | 0.160 | 0.160 |
| 3 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'32.385 | 0.187 | 0.027 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'32.411 | 0.213 | 0.026 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'32.537 | 0.339 | 0.126 |
| 6 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'32.722 | 0.524 | 0.185 |
| 7 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'32.775 | 0.577 | 0.053 |
| 8 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'32.786 | 0.588 | 0.011 |
| 9 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 1'32.980 | 0.782 | 0.194 |
| 10 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'32.985 | 0.787 | 0.005 |
| 11 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'32.999 | 0.801 | 0.014 |
| 12 | 51 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | 1'33.005 | 0.807 | 0.006 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'33.183 | 0.985 | 0.178 |
| 14 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'33.193 | 0.995 | 0.010 |
| 15 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'33.274 | 1.076 | 0.081 |
| 16 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'33.423 | 1.225 | 0.149 |
| 17 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'33.517 | 1.319 | 0.094 |
| 18 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'33.654 | 1.456 | 0.137 |
| 19 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | 1'33.660 | 1.462 | 0.006 |
| 20 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'33.815 | 1.617 | 0.155 |
| 21 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'33.878 | 1.680 | 0.063 |
| 22 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'33.896 | 1.698 | 0.018 |
| 23 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'34.278 | 2.080 | 0.382 |
| 24 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'34.461 | 2.263 | 0.183 |
| 25 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'34.539 | 2.341 | 0.078 |
| 26 | 23 | Christophe PONSSON | Ducati | 1'38.154 | 5.956 | 3.615 |
