Ducati’s Enea Bastianini topped second practice for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez registered his first race weekend crash on the Gresini Ducati.
The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds. Bastianini set the best pace on his factory team Ducati with a 1m38.057s, leading the way by 0.118s from KTM’s Jack Miller. Marquez completed the top three despite suffering his first race weekend crash of the year on the Gresini Ducati, the eight-time world champion sliding off at Turn 5 late on.
Pramac’s Franco Morbidelli was another late crasher, which left him in 15th, while Takaaki Nakagami was top Honda in 16th in a difficult session for the Japanese brand which also saw Luca Marini fall off his bike late on. MotoGP Portuguese GP - FP2 results: Main Information Additional Data Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info 1 - 5 Main Information Additional Data 1 - 2 Cla Rider # Bike Laps Time Interval km/h Speed Trap 1 E. Bastianini Ducati Team 23 Ducati 21 1'38.057 171.965 2 J.
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