MotoGP Valencia – Free Practice (2) Results

Petrucci leads a wet Free Practice 2 for the Valencia MotoGP season finale.

As with FP1, the session was interrupted by red flags due to standing water. After the restart, conditions were wetter than this morning and lap times slower.

Pedrosa is making his final MotoGP appearance before retirement.

Lorenzo is returning from wrist surgery for his final Ducati appearance.

Bradl is filling in for the injured Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda.

Tito Rabat, who plans to return at the post-race test, is again replaced by WorldSBK rider Jordi Torres, who is himself returning from a hand injury at Sepang. Simeon has Rabat’s GP17 machines.

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1. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 41.318s [Lap 13/14] 300km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 41.725s +0.407s [11/21] 299k
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 42.081s +0.763s [9/16] 297k
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 42.365s +1.047s [13/14] 298k
5. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 42.385s +1.067s [5/7] 303k
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 42.655s +1.337s [11/14] 303k
7. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 42.746s +1.428s [11/20] 302k
8. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 42.857s +1.539s [18/18] 301k
9. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 43.009s +1.691s [13/17] 295k
10. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 43.051s +1.733s [11/20] 299k
11. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 1m 43.113s +1.795s [5/5] 301k
12. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 43.250s +1.932s [21/21] 305k
13. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 43.409s +2.091s [4/5] 297k
14. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 43.727s +2.409s [15/21] 301k
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 43.798s +2.480s [10/13] 290k
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 43.844s +2.526s [11/17] 301k
17. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 43.846s +2.528s [22/22] 287k
18. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 43.854s +2.536s [11/19] 296k
19. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 43.858s +2.540s [10/15] 298k
20. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 44.261s +2.943s [7/8] 299k
21. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 44.681s +3.363s [7/14] 299k
22. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 44.732s +3.414s [3/3] 287k
23. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 45.260s +3.942s [3/6] 293k
24. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 45.401s +4.083s [4/5] 291k
25. Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 45.975s +4.657s [12/16] 293k

Fastest FP1 time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 39.767s

Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 29.401s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 31.171s (2016)

By Peter McLaren