The Aprilias dominate FP2 in Argentina; honda skid

The oldest of the Espargaró managed to stop the time in 1.38.244 and recover the first position of the FP2 that he had led until his own teammate, Maverick Viñales, provisionally overtook him with 17 minutes to go with a time of 1.38 .454 which in the end was enough for him to be second and for the two Aprilias to lead the last free session of the weekend.

Behind them were Jack Miller, Fabio Quartararo and Brad Binder, despite the KTM man breaking one of his KTM’s engines. Alex Rins finished sixth ahead of Joan Mir, so the two Suzukis will be in Q2, as will Jorge Martín and Johann Zarco, the Pramac Ducati, with Luca Marini closing, in the last breath the top 10 and the list of drivers who will play it directly in Q2.

Left out were Miguel Oliveira, winner of the last race, Pecco Bagnaia and Pol Espargaró, together with all the Hondas that could not improve the times of the morning and will have to go through Q1.

The first part of the session, extended to 60 minutes exceptionally due to the suspension of Friday’s session, was used by the drivers to prepare for Sunday’s race and find the set-up and pace. In that part, the two Aprilias especially shone, with Aleix leading and, momentarily, also Maverick Viñales, both at the head of the times until the end of the session, practically. While riders who had been fast in the morning, such as Takaaki Nakagami or Pol Espargaró lost their place in the top 10, with the rider from Granollers crashing 37′ from the end at Turn 1, his first crash of the season. Rookies Remy Gardner also crashed in the same turn 1 at the beginning of practice, and Darryn Binder in the final part of the session, as well as Marco Bezzecchi with the clock to zero also in the first corner.

The last ten minutes the times began to drop and the top ten were already the fastest of the day, waiting for a final attack with new soft rear rubber to attack the times and determine the ten drivers who qualify directly for Q2.

MotoGP FP2 classification:

Cla	#	Pilot		Motorcycle	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h	Top speed
1	41	Aleix Espargaró		April	18	1’38,244			176.108	0
2	12	Maverick Viñales		Aprilia	21	1’38.454	0.210	0.210	175.732	0
3	43	Jack Miller		Ducati	22	1’38.463	0.219	0.009	175.716	0
4	20	Fabio Quartararo		Yamaha	26	1’38.471	0.227	0.008	175,702	0
5	33	Brad Binder		KTM	22	1’38.548	0.304	0.077	175.565	0
6	42	Alex Rins		Suzuki	27	1’38.619	0.375	0.071	175.438	0
7	36	Joan Mir		Suzuki	23	1’38.626	0.382	0.007	175.426	0
8	89	Jorge Martin		Ducati	23	1’38,704	0.460	0.078	175,287	0
9	5	Johann Zarco		Ducati	25	1’38.797	0.553	0.093	175.122	0
10	10	Luca Marini		Ducati	24	1’38.915	0.671	0.118	174.913	0
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Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Francesco Bagnaia, Equipo Ducati

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Francesco Bagnaia, Equipo Ducati

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Francesco Bagnaia, Equipo Ducati

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Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing

19 / 50

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Maverick Viñales, Aprilia Racing Team

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Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda

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Takaaki Nakagami, Equipo LCR Honda

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Takaaki Nakagami, Team LCR Honda

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Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia Racing Team

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Alex Rins, Team Suzuki MotoGP

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda,

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda,

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Stefan Bradl, Equipo Repsol Honda,

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Takaaki Nakagami, Equipo LCR Honda

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Takaaki Nakagami, Equipo LCR Honda

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Takaaki Nakagami, Equipo LCR Honda

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Takaaki Nakagami, Team LCR Honda

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Francesco Bagnaia, Equipo Ducati

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Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Jack Miller, Ducati Team

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Joan Mir, Team Suzuki MotoGP

43 / 50

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Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing, Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing

44 / 50

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The fans in the pitlane

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Motorcycles in the pitlane

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aerobatic pilot

47 / 50

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Raul Fernandez, KTM Tech3

48 / 50

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Remy Gardner, KTM Tech3, Raul Fernandez, KTM Tech3

49 / 50

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Stefan Bradl, Repsol Honda Team, Alex Marquez, LCR Honda Team

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