MotoGP Germany FP2 LIVE: Miguel Oliveira raises his voice in front of the Yamahas!

From the statistics concerning the Sachsenring circuit, a particularly restful fact emerges: since 2010, Marc Márquez has won all the races in which he has participated, starting from pole position!

So even if the Spaniard's first two attempts on the 125cc KTM in 2008 and 2009 were more laborious, it remains indisputable that the German circuit suits the Honda rider's riding style particularly well.

Turning counterclockwise and offering a spectacular sequence of 7 left turns, the favorite side of Marc Marquez, the Germanic route allowed the number 93 to string together 10 consecutive victories and to be the latest winner, the German Grand Prix having been canceled last year due to a health crisis.

Will it be the same this year after Sunday's 30-lap race, even if the Spanish champion's comeback has so far proven more difficult than expected? This is one of the questions that this 82nd edition of the flagship German event, the 23rd on the Sachsenring, will answer.

The others will concern the duel of the two French people. fabio quartararo et Johann zarco for the command of the championship, the renewed form of the KTMs and Miguel Oliveira, the return to the track ofalex rins, the difficult journey of Valentino Rossi before his decision on his future or the wear of the slick tires, all asymmetrical.

The weather also remains a question mark, with strong heat expected which could lead to thunderstorms on Saturday and/or Sunday.

This morning, during FP1, a first element of response was provided by Marc Marquez who struck a big blow in front of the other provisional pre-qualified for Q2 which are Fabio Quartararo, Takaaki Nakagami, Pol Espargaro, Aleix Espargaro, Jack Miller, Alex Rins, Johann Zarco, Joan Mir and Maverick Vinales: clearly, the Honda driver is still as comfortable on this track… AND the Hondas seem so too!

Note a spectacular morning fall at high speed for fabio quartararo, fortunately not serious.

To be confirmed during this 2-minute FP45 which will take place with very high temperatures of 33° in the air and 53° on the asphalt!

A few minutes of live footage as the 22 pilots prepare under the lenses of Dorna's cameras:

Here are the past references:

Sachsenring MotoGP™	2019	2021
FP1	1'21.390 Fabio Quartararo (See here)	1'21.660 Marc Marquez (See here)
FP2	1'20.705 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'20.690 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
FP3	1'20.347 Marc Márquez (See here)
FP4	1'21.153 Maverick Viñales (See here)
Q1	1'20.933 Valentino Rossi (See here)
Q2	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (See here)
Warm Up	1'23.116 Marc Márquez (See here)
Course	Marquez, Vinales, Crutchlow (See here)
All time lap record	1'20.195 Marc Márquez (2019)

When the red lights go out...no surprise, Franco Morbidelli goes first! Like this morning, the two Yamaha Factory riders take the track last, fabio quartararo before Maverick Vinales while the display system for the tires used seems to have temporarily succumbed to the high heat...

At the end of the first round, Miguel Oliveira turns out to be the fastest in 1'22.505 then 1'21.823 while the tires appear again.

Luca marini falls in the last corner and remains in a dangerous position while Marc Marquez takes command in 1'21.687 before improving in 1'21.656: despite the very high track temperature, the times are being improved, perhaps in anticipation of an FP3 in the wet...

Miguel Oliveira regains his good position in 1'21.496 in his fourth flying lap.

Espargaro Pol experiences his second crash of the day, this time in turn #3.

A quarter of an hour after the opening of the track, Miguel Oliveira precede Marc Márquez, Maverick Vinales, Danilo Petrucci, Aleix Espargaro, Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami, Alex Rins, Jack Miller and Alex Márquez, but in the combined ranking the top 10 is made up of Miguel Oliveira, Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales, Danilo Petrucci, Aleix Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami, Johann Zarco, Pol Espargaro and Jack Miller.

Alex Espargaro then takes 3rd place and the ranking of this FP2 begins to resemble that of the combined, with the notable exception of Fabio Quartararo, currently fourth in the combined but only 16th in this session…

A little before mid-session, Marc Márquez leaves with new tires while Luca marini take advantage of the wheel Jack Miller to enter the top 10… to the detriment of the latter.

The Italian continued his effort behind the official red Ducati and even obtained second position, 15/100 behind. Miguel Oliveira !

18 minutes from the checkered flag, Marc Márquez produced his effort and took provisional pole position in 1'21.291.

alex rins performs the fourth then the third beat immediately, which returns John Zarco in the 10th and last provisional place of the pre-qualified… A situation which deteriorates when Joan Mir entered the top 10 a few moments later.

Valentino Rossi minor fall in turn #1 as the drivers begin to return to the box to prepare for the final package.

At this moment, Marc Marquez, Miguel Oliveira, Alex Rins, Luca Marini, Takaaki Nakagami, Joan Mir, Aleix Espargaro, Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales and Danilo Petrucci are pre-qualified for Q2. Eight minutes left...

Takaaki Nakagami is the first to pass a rear soft tire, followed by Luca marini.

The first big improvement is to be credited to Danilo Petrucci who places his KTM in second position!

In the wake, Johann zarco pulls straight without falling while Takaaki Nakagami places his name at the top of the ranking in front Jack Miller invigorated.

It doesn't stop there because Alex Espargaro brings his Aprilia to second place a few seconds before fabio quartararo achieves the absolute best time, immediately surpassed by Maverick Vinales in 12052. There are two minutes left to improve all that...

Miguel Oliveira took the opportunity to improve the reference to 1'20.690 ahead of the two official Yamahas.

In the last minute, Johann zarco recovers eighth position while Marc Márquez, the fastest this morning, was demoted to 12th position.

Luca marini experienced his second fall of the session, this time at turn #7.

See you tomorrow at 9:55 a.m. for FP3!

Standings for FP2 of the MotoGP German Grand Prix at Sachsenring:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com