Jorge Lorenzo impressed everyone during a second free practice session which he crushed with his hammer. Alone below the 1'33 per lap mark, he notably relegates his teammate Rossi, only tenth, to 1s144. Iannone and Márquez follow the Majorcan.
Por Fuera has just celebrated his 29th birthday but he showed his opponents 36 candles during the last afternoon of Friday on the Bugatti. With the weather intimidating, he awaits what comes next with serenity, especially since the weather will undoubtedly be less favorable. In fact, you had to do your best to get into the top 10, synonymous with avoiding repechage for qualifications.
A challenge that almost escaped the superb winner of Jerez Valentino Rossi which just closes the top 10 at one Petrucci which honors his return in a beautiful way. Hector Barbera is ninth behind the best morning performer Pedrosa while Casa Particular in Viñales sees his partner again Aleix Espargaró steal the show.
Dovizioso closes the top 5 and Pol Espargaro enters the leading square also composed of Márquez and Iannone. The session was marked by the second fall of the day Loris Baz, finally fifteenth, while Crutchlow twelfth and Redding thirteenth, in front of the other Englishman Smith, also fell.
Le Mans, MotoGP, FP2: Chronos
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 32.830s [T 16/19] 312km/h
2. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 33.169s +0.339s [20/20] 314km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 33.313s +0.483s [19/21] 307km/h
4. Espargaro Pol ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 33.406s +0.576s [20/22] 309km/h
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 33.574s +0.744s [21/21] 316km/h
6. Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 33.595s +0.765s [17/18] 304km/h
7. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 33.613s +0.783s [19/20] 307km/h
8. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 33.748s +0.918s [8/20] 309km/h
9. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 33.951s +1.121s
[18/20] 311km/h
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 33.974s +1.144s [16/19] 306km/h
11. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 34.050s +1.220s
[17/20] 310km/h
12. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 34.053s +1.223s [13/14] 309km/h
13. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 34.083s +1.253s
[17/17] 310km/h
14. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 34.306s +1.476s [18/23] 308km/h
15. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 34.364s +1.534s
[15/16] 302km/h
16. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 34.425s +1.595s
[18/19] 309km/h
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 34.531s +1.701s
[17/18] 307km/h
18. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 34.656s +1.826s
[17/18] 305km/h
19. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 34.742s +1.912s [17/20] 300km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 34.789s +1.959s
[22/22] 300km/h
21. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 35.089s +2.259s [18/19] 306km/h
| Best lap in the race: | Round: 18 | Dani Pedrosa | 1'34.042 | 160.2 Km / h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record for fastest lap in a race: | 2015 | Valentino Rossi | 1'32.879 | 162.2 Km / h |
| Best lap of the circuit: | 2014 | Marc Marquez | 1'32.042 | 163.6 Km / h |
