Jerez MotoGP: Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo stays on top in practice two
Jorge Lorenzo continued his strong start to MotoGP's Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez by setting the Friday afternoon practice pace for Yamaha
After topping the opening session - in which he also set rapid long-run times - Lorenzo moved back to the front in the latter part of practice two with a 1m39.300s lap.
That put him 0.128 seconds ahead of Marc Marquez, with the Honda man having been fastest for a while despite riding with a fractured finger following his motocross accident last weekend.
The Ducatis of Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso made use of their softer tyres to go third and fourth, with Aleix Espargaro doing likewise to put Suzuki fifth.
Pramac's Danilo Petrucci gave Ducati half of the top six spots by taking sixth place.
Championship leader Valentino Rossi was a quiet 13th on the second Yamaha.
Cal Crutchlow slipped back from his earlier third place to seventh, followed by Pol Espargaro, who crashed during the session - as did Stefan Bradl and Marco Melandri.
Maverick Vinales and Scott Redding completed the top 10.
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PRACTICE TWO TIMES:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m39.300s | - | 20 |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m39.428s | 0.128s | 16 |
| 3 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | Ducati | 1m39.511s | 0.211s | 18 |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m39.535s | 0.235s | 17 |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m39.616s | 0.316s | 18 |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m39.718s | 0.418s | 18 |
| 7 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR | Honda | 1m39.909s | 0.609s | 18 |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m39.953s | 0.653s | 15 |
| 9 | Maverick Vinales | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m40.087s | 0.787s | 18 |
| 10 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS | Honda | 1m40.145s | 0.845s | 17 |
| 11 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m40.293s | 0.993s | 20 |
| 12 | Yonny Hernandez | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m40.363s | 1.063s | 15 |
| 13 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m40.394s | 1.094s | 19 |
| 14 | Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m40.444s | 1.144s | 19 |
| 15 | Eugene Laverty | Aspar | Honda | 1m40.514s | 1.214s | 18 |
| 16 | Hector Barbera | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m40.569s | 1.269s | 18 |
| 17 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda | Honda | 1m40.678s | 1.378s | 18 |
| 18 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m40.752s | 1.452s | 19 |
| 19 | Nicky Hayden | Aspar | Honda | 1m40.819s | 1.519s | 18 |
| 20 | Stefan Bradl | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m40.825s | 1.525s | 13 |
| 21 | Karel Abraham | AB Motoracing | Honda | 1m40.917s | 1.617s | 15 |
| 22 | Jack Miller | LCR | Honda | 1m41.226s | 1.926s | 16 |
| 23 | Loris Baz | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m41.422s | 2.122s | 18 |
| 24 | Marco Melandri | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m41.450s | 2.150s | 16 |
| 25 | Alex de Angelis | IodaRacing Project | ART/Aprilia | 1m42.176s | 2.876s | 14 |
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