UPDATED: Beaubier, Roberts Get Started At Grand Prix Of Italy In Misano

Cameron Beaubier ended up 21st on the opening day of practice at Misano.

UPDATED: Joe Roberts suffered a broken left collarbone in his crash in FP2 today at Misano.

MotoAmericans Cameron Beaubier and Joe Roberts braved wet conditions today at the Misano Circuit in Italy to complete the opening day of Moto2 practice for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Italy in 21^st and 29^th, respectively.

Roberts was the faster of the two in FP1 with his 1:49.098 putting him eighth with Beaubier putting in a best of 1:49.407 to end the first session in 11^th.

In the second FP2 session, the lap times dropped in improved conditions and American Racing’s Beaubier led the pairing with his 1:43.940 slotting him into 21^st overall. Roberts, meanwhile, ended the day 29^th overall on the Italtrans Racing entry with a best of 1:44.861. A crash ended his session early.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow’s qualifying sessions, but Sunday is expected to be dry for racing.

Elf Marc VDS Racing’s Adrian Fernandez led the day with his 1:40.930 in FP2 besting World Championship points leader Remy Gardner and his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex by just .076 of a second.