MISANO – KTM Red Bull rider Brad Binder emerged as the fastest during the second free practice session (FP2) of the 2020 MotoGP Emilia Romagna. Riding at the Misano Circuit, Binder recorded a lap time of 1 minute 31.628 seconds.
In the first training session (FP1), Binder could only reach 14th place. That is why the South African rider was able to surprise in this session.
Meanwhile, Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Fabio Quartararo, who in FP1 took first place, now has to be eliminated to third place. The runner nicknamed El Diablo was just 0.016 seconds behind Binder.
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Although Quartararo’s timeline is not far from Binder, it turns out that there are those who are even closer. He is LCR Honda rider, Takaaki Nakagami. Because, Nakagami is only 0.002 seconds behind Binder and ranks second.
Although the Misano circuit is well known as the home of Yamaha, its riders struggle quite a bit in FP2. Maverick Vinales could not repeat the fastest lap time and could only finish fourth. Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi is twelfth.
However, the most surprising is Franco Morbidelli. Status as the 2020 San Marino MotoGP Champion, Morbidelli actually lagged 0.679 seconds behind Binder and finished in 14th place.
The following are the results of the free practice session Emilia Romagna MotoGP 2 2020:
1 ^ 13 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) * 1’31.628s 19/21 294k
2 ^ 4 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) + 0.002 s 17/21 295 k
3 ˅2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 0.016s 23/24 289k
4 ^ 9 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 0.041s 20/20 291k
5 ˅2 Pol Espargaró SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) + 0.071s 15/20 298k
6 ^ 5 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP20) + 0.345s 20/22 296k
7 Miguel2 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) + 0.404s 18/20 296k
8 = Johann Zarco FRA Real Avintia (GP19) + 0.444s 20/21 294k
9 ˅5 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.498s 19/21 292k
10 = Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP20) + 0.510s 11/16 298k
11 ^ 8 Iker Lecuona SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) * + 0.610s 19/20 290k
12 ^ 5 Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 0.635s 19/21 289k
13 ^ 2 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP20) + 0.651s 21/24 298k
14 ˅12 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 0.679s 19/19 288k
15 ˅6 Aleix Espargaró SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) + 0.711s 16/18 292k
16 ˅4 Alex Márquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) * + 0.741s 21/22 297k
17 ˅1 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.779s 17/19 293k
18 ˅11 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP20) + 1.064s 14/21 295k
19 ^ 2 Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (GP19) + 1,160s 22/24 293k
20 ˅2 Bradley Smith GBR Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) + 1.288s 18/23 293k
21 ˅1 Stefan Bradl GER Repsol Honda (RC213V) No time 0/0 0
