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MotoGP: Binder tops rain-hit Friday practice at Sepang

Posted by AR1 staff

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder has taken Friday honors at the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia.

On a day of mixed weather, it was Cal Crutchlow who set the quickest lap in a damp MotoGP FP2 session at the Sepang International Circuit after a late change to slick Michelin tires.

However, his afternoon benchmark of 2:05.710 was several seconds away from the 1:59.576 which Binder achieved earlier in the day, when the circuit was completely dry.

On a weekend when Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) has his first Match Point, he is currently outside the Q2 places after missing the top 10 by just 0.003 seconds in FP1.

Friday Times

Pos. No. Rider Nation Team Bike Time Behind Gap
1 33 Brad Binder ZA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 01m59.4790s 0.000 0.000
2 42 Alex Rins ES Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 01m59.5760s 0.097 0.097
3 93 Marc Marquez ES Repsol Honda Team Honda 01m59.6230s 0.144 0.047
4 23 Enea Bastianini IT Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 01m59.8750s 0.396 0.252
5 36 Joan Mir ES Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 01m59.9510s 0.472 0.076
6 89 Jorge Martin ES Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 01m59.9660s 0.487 0.015
7 20 Fabio Quartararo FR Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 02m00.5430s 1.064 0.577
8 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio IT Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 02m00.5520s 1.073 0.009
9 10 Luca Marini IT Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 02m00.7330s 1.254 0.181
10 72 Marco Bezzecchi IT Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 02m00.7670s 1.288 0.034
11 63 Francesco Bagnaia IT Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 02m00.7700s 1.291 0.003
12 21 Franco Morbidelli IT Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 02m00.7710s 1.292 0.001
13 73 Alex Marquez ES LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 02m01.0150s 1.536 0.244
14 43 Jack Miller AU Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 02m01.0340s 1.555 0.019
15 5 Johann Zarco FR Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 02m01.0480s 1.569 0.014
16 44 Pol Espargaro ES Repsol Honda Team Honda 02m01.2000s 1.721 0.152
17 88 Miguel Oliveira PT Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 02m01.2470s 1.768 0.047
18 35 Cal Crutchlow GB WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 02m01.2510s 1.772 0.004
19 12 Maverick Viñales ES Aprilia Racing Aprilia 02m01.3280s 1.849 0.077
20 41 Aleix Espargaro ES Aprilia Racing Aprilia 02m01.6540s 2.175 0.326
21 87 Remy Gardner AU Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 02m01.7040s 2.225 0.050
22 40 Darryn Binder ZA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 02m01.8310s 2.352 0.127
23 25 Raul Fernandez ES Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 02m01.8310s 2.352 0.000
24 45 Tetsuta Nagashima JP LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 02m02.8660s 3.387 1.035