MotoGP Misano J2 Test: Aleix Espargaró makes the Aprilia shine

This morning at 9:30 a.m. the second day of MotoGP testing opened with the 1'31.524 set the day before by Francesco Bagnaia as a reference.

This new schedule was not the only surprise since the future Tech3 pilots Remy gardner et Raúl Fernández, initially scheduled to make their debut this afternoon, took to the track at 10:30 a.m., following in the footsteps of the 16 other drivers already at work.

 

 

One hour later, Francis Bagnaia took over a command momentarily possessed by Fabio Quartararo and Pol Espargaro. The Italian first set the bar at 1'31.872 before further improving to 1'31.664.

Second surprise, Valentino Rossi entered the track, although he had declared the day before that he would only carry out one day of testing due to a lack of elements to test.

 

 

A little before noon, Aleix I will espargaro placed his Aprilia at the top of the standings in 1'31.599, a time which lasted until 13 p.m., time for the lunch break.

 

 

One hour after resumption, fabio quartararo took the lead in 1'32.003 but in the middle of the last session Aleix I will espargaro regained the ascendancy he had shown this morning, achieving 1'31.743 while Francis Bagnaia had already put his things away.

The Aprilia rider was overtaken a few minutes later by Takaaki Nakagami in 1'31.735, to which the Noale representative immediately responded with 1'31.584.

At the end of the day, alone Pol Espargaro, Marc Marquez, Brad Binder et Maverick Vinales were still lapping until the checkered flag, while the other drivers carried out their debriefing well before the end of the session.

At 18 p.m., the debriefing was eagerly awaited at Honda…

 

 

About the drivers and technical information to follow…

 

Afternoon results:

 

D2 morning and afternoon results:

Credit rankings: MotoGP.com