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Jerez MotoGP: Petrucci leads Ducati one-two in red-flagged FP2

Danilo Petrucci led his factory Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso in a second MotoGP practice session at Jerez that was red-flagged shortly before the end

As he had done in FP1, Honda rider Marc Marquez controlled the majority of the session, with a 1m38.154s keeping him on top for most of the 45-minute running.

Marquez was the first to improve as the final fast laps started, but he only went faster by seven thousandths of a second and was soon denied by LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow.

The Briton was then beaten by Petrucci, who set a time of 1m37.909s with just three minutes on the clock and shortly before the session a red flag was shown.

The stoppage was caused by Karel Abraham and Bradley Smith crashing at Turn 5 in quick succession, with Abraham's Avintia Ducati bike, plus plenty of debris, left on track.

MotoGP reported KTM rider Smith had been taken to the medical centre for a check-up after his crash.

The break lasted only a few minutes, leaving time for one more fast lap, but the majority of the top riders could not improve - meaning Petrucci ended up topping the session.

Dovizioso did manage to get up to second as he beat Crutchlow by 0.001 seconds, with Marquez taking fourth.

The Yamahas of Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo (pictured above) improved after the red flag to secure fifth and sixth, and were followed by three more Hondas - wildcard Stefan Bradl, LCR's Takaaki Nakagami and the second factory bike of Jorge Lorenzo.

The same nine riders are currently in the top 10 of the overall classification as well, with the final Q2 spot currently occupied by Jack Miller - who was 11th in FP2, and narrowly beaten by Pramac Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.

Pol Espargaro was the top KTM in 12th as his team-mate Johann Zarco suffered his second crash of the day at Turn 2.

Tech3 rider Hafizh Syahrin also fell, and completed just three laps in the session. Joan Mir was another to crash but still ended up close to team-mate and Austin race winner Alex Rins, who was only 16th as neither Suzuki finished in the overall top 10.

After taking 16th in FP1, Valentino Rossi continued to struggle and was 14th in second practice.

FP2 times

Pos Rider Team Bike Gap Laps
1 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Ducati 1m37.909s 18
2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati 0.097s 17
3 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 0.195s 20
4 Marc Marquez Honda Honda 0.238s 21
5 Maverick Vinales Yamaha Yamaha 0.332s 18
6 Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha Yamaha 0.461s 21
7 Stefan Bradl Honda Honda 0.464s 20
8 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Honda 0.505s 19
9 Jorge Lorenzo Honda Honda 0.536s 19
10 Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Ducati Ducati 0.684s 17
11 Jack Miller Pramac Ducati Ducati 0.697s 23
12 Pol Espargaro KTM KTM 0.726s 18
13 Andrea Iannone Aprilia Aprilia 0.767s 19
14 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Yamaha 0.772s 20
15 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Aprilia 0.812s 19
16 Alex Rins Suzuki Suzuki 0.838s 22
17 Joan Mir Suzuki Suzuki 0.880s 20
18 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha Yamaha 0.991s 20
19 Tito Rabat Avintia Ducati Ducati 1.201s 21
20 Johann Zarco KTM KTM 1.457s 17
21 Karel Abraham Avintia Ducati Ducati 1.623s 16
22 Miguel Oliveira Tech3 KTM KTM 1.865s 21
23 Bradley Smith Aprilia Aprilia 1.995s 15
24 Hafizh Syahrin Tech3 KTM KTM 2.985s 3


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