Espargaro tops Friday practice at Red Bull Ring
Pol Espargaro laid down the gauntlet in FP2 at the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria. The Spaniard set a 1:23.638 in the latter stages of Friday afternoon’s shootout to lead the way on the combined times by over two tenths from FP1 pacesetter Jack Miller. Takaaki Nakagami and Joan Mir finished inside the top three in the afternoon sun, but Andrea Dovizioso remains third overall thanks to his FP1 time.
Styrian GP Combined Friday Practice Results
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
1 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1’23.638 |
2 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 0.221 |
3 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 0.225 |
4 | OLIVEIRA Miguel | 88 | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 0.260 |
5 | NAKAGAMI Takaaki | 30 | JPN | LCR Honda | Honda | 0.266 |
6 | MIR Joan | 36 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 0.269 |
7 | RINS Alex | 42 | SPA | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 0.371 |
8 | VINALES Maverick | 12 | SPA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.422 |
9 | MORBIDELLI Franco | 21 | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 0.549 |
10 | BINDER Brad | 33 | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 0.613 |
11 | LECOUNA Iker | 27 | SPA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | KTM | 0.663 |
12 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 0.728 |
13 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 0.740 |
14 | QUARTARARO Fabio | 20 | FRA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 0.743 |
15 | MARQUEZ Alex | 73 | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0.825 |
16 | PIRRO Michele | 51 | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 0.870 |
17 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 0.879 |
18 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 0.922 |
19 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 0.985 |
20 | RABAT Tito | 53 | SPA | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 1.168 |
21 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1.276 |