Catalunya MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro secures top spot with a new lap record in Friday Practice

Aleix Espargaro secures top spot but it's not the day Marc Marquez was hoping for as he fails to finish in the top t🔯en.

Aleix Espargaro Catalunya
Aleix Espargaro Catalunya

KTM were impressive to start the second Friday MotoGP practice session as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller went top before team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder took over at the top.

Pedro Acosta was also fast despite bein🌠g emboirled in a tussle with Fabio Di Giannantonio coming out of turn ten.

🅺Miller soon returned to the top of the leaderboard ahead of Binder and Acosta, while Maverick Vinales lost some rear bodywork less than five🔯 minutes into the session.

But KTM’s hot start wꦬas soon diminished when Binder suffered a big fall going through turn two.

Binder momentarily lost the front coming out of turn 🔜one before it lifted off the𝓡 tarmac, causing a slip off on the exit of the corner.

Sporting some new aero on the side of his factory Yamaha, Fabio Qu🦄artararo soon needed repairs to his M1 after losing the front at turn five.

After three ওfalls on Friday at Le Mans, Binder’s crash streak continued as he suffered a second turn two fall in Practice 2 at Catalunya.

Although it wasn’t as vicious a crash this time around, the South African rider went down again𝄹 at turn two.

Not finished there with the crashes, Fabio Di Giannantonio joined namesake𒉰 Fabio Quartararo in going doꦅwn at turn five.

Marc Marquez was one of the first riders to begin the soft tyre runs, however, Marquez failed to deliver a big lap despite fin✨ding time and moving up to fifth.

Maverick Vinales was the next to try his hand and he did find a big chunk in lap time ﷽as he went quickest ahead of Miller. 

There was an impressive turn of pace froꦅm Yamaha’s Alex Rins as the Spani🌞ard moved up to P5. 

Vinales improved again before team-mate Aleix Espargaro 🍨went top with a low 1m 39s time.

To💮p spot then changed ag🎐ain as Martin went close to beating his lap record from last season.

Martin set another fastest lap with his next effort, while Pramac Ducati team-mate Franc🍨o Morbဣidelli moved into P5.

As Mo💛rbidelli ♚nearly matched Martin one lap later, Di Giannantonio suffered his second fall, this time at turn ten.

Acosta then jumped up to second - +0.011s behind Martin which pushed🧔 Binder outside the top ten.

Late drama took place for Gresini Ducati as Alex Marquez crashed, leading to himself but also brother Marc failing to secure automati🉐c Q2 places.

At the front, Aleix Espargaro claimed top spot with a new lap ⭕record ahead of Binder and Acosta.

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