Spanish MotoGP FP2 Results: Morbidelli tops from Quartar…

Franco Morbidelli set the pace in second free practice at a toasty Jerez amid spiraling track temperatures which otherwise ensured only one rider improve on their times from a much quicker FP2 session.

Despite slower against the clock, FP2 still marked a strong end to the day for Petronas SRT Yamaha with Morbidelli being followed by his team-mate Fabio Quartararo.

However, such was the difference in lap times, even second fastest for Quartararo was only good enough to lift him from 17th to 15th on the overall classification, putting him under pressure for Saturday’s all-important FP3 session which decided who progresses to Q2.

Completing a very impressive first official day on the ‘job’ was Brad Binder, whose late FP2 lap fired him up to third on the timesheets, while the KTM rider – together with Pol Espargaro and Iker Lecuona – head into the provisional Q2 spots overnight.

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Marquez ended up in fourth, though he did suffer his first race weekend tumble of the year, not long after his rookie brother Alex became the first faller of the 2020 season altogether.

Nonetheless, the six-time world champion remains top of the overall pile and in command for FP3, which will crucially decide who progresses to the Q2 directly and who must begin with Q1.

As it stands, Marquez, Maverick Vinales, Cal Crutchlow, Andrea Dovizioso, Joan Mir, Jack Miller, Alex Rins, Pol Espargaro, Iker Lecuona and Binder.

Spanish MotoGP Friday Free Practice Results

Spanish MotoGP Results – Friday Free Practice [Combined]
position	riders	nat	team	time
1	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	1m 37,350
2	Maverick Vinales	SPA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1m 37,374
3	Cal Crutchlow	GBR	LCR Honda	1m 37,438
4	Andrea Dovizioso	IT	Ducati team	1m 37.471
5	Joan Mir	ESP	Team Suzuki Ecstar	1m 37,481
6	Jack Miller	OUT	Pramac Ducati	1m 37,487
7	Alex Rins	SPA	Team Suzuki Ecstar	1m 37,569
8th	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1m 37.712
9	Iker Lecuona	ESP	Red Bull KTM Tech3	1m 37.714
10	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	1m 37,923
11	Johann Zarco	FRA	Real Avintia Racing Ducati	1m 37,940
12	Franco Morbidelli	IT	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1m 37,982
13	Valentino Rossi	IT	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	1m 38.118
14	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda	1m 38.129
15	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	1m 38.152
16	Alex Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1m 38.209
17	Alex Marquez	ESP	Repsol Honda Team	1m 38.212
18	Francesco Bagnaia	IT	Pramac Ducati	1m 38,338
19	Tito Rabat	ESP	Real Avintia Racing Ducati	1m 38,337
20	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech3	1m 38,506
21	Danilo Petrucci	IT	Ducati team	1m 38.507
22	BradleySmith	GBR	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	1m 38,730