Binder tops 2nd MotoGP practice at Misano 2

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pictured) took Friday honors at the 2nd Misano MotoGP weekend thanks to a 1:31.628 in MotoGP FP2.

Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) is just 0.002 behind the South African on an opening day at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli that saw the top five finish within a tenth of each other.

Third place went the way of FP1 pacesetter Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), the 21-year-old just 0.016 off the pace of Binder.

Practice 2 Results

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Time Behind Gap
1 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1’31.628 0.000 0.000
2 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 1’31.630 0.002 0.002
3 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1’31.644 0.016 0.014
4 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1’31.669 0.041 0.025
5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1’31.699 0.071 0.030
6 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1’31.973 0.345 0.274
7 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1’32.032 0.404 0.059
8 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 1’32.072 0.444 0.040
9 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 1’32.126 0.498 0.054
10 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1’32.138 0.510 0.012
11 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1’32.238 0.610 0.100
12 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1’32.263 0.635 0.025
13 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 1’32.279 0.651 0.016
14 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1’32.307 0.679 0.028
15 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1’32.339 0.711 0.032
16 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’32.369 0.741 0.030
17 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 1’32.407 0.779 0.038
18 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1’32.692 1.064 0.285
19 53 Tito RABAT SPA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 1’32.788 1.160 0.096
20 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1’32.916 1.288 0.128
6 Stefan BRADL GER Repsol Honda Team Honda