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Pol Espargaro leads the Styria MotoGP Free Practice II

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KTM looks promising at that MotoGP Styria. Turn Pol Espargaro fastest in second free practice followed by Takaaki Nakagami and Joan Mir.

At the Red Bull Ring Circuit, Friday (21/8/2020), Espargaro posted a time of 1 minute 23.638 seconds. The KTM rider from Spain improved compared to the first session where he only finished in eleventh position.

Nakagami is in second place with a difference of 0.266 seconds ahead of Mir. Mir’s teammate at Suzuki, Alex Rins, finished fourth, followed by Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) who completed the top five.

Valentino Rossi packed 1 minute 24.378 seconds to finish the session in ninth position, behind Aleix Espargaro (8), Franco Morbidelli (7) and Miguel Oliviera (6). Brad Binder in 10th position.

Ducati, which has been dominating the Red Bull Ring, has been successful. Andrea Dovizioso became the best Ducati rider only in 15th place after recording a time slower than the previous one, namely 1 minute 24.774 seconds, more than a second behind the fastest racer.

Meanwhile, the fastest rider in the first free practice, Jack Miller, was two strips behind Dovizioso and finished ahead of factory Ducati, Danilo Petrucci.

Johann Zarco, who rides an Avintia Ducati, did not participate in Friday’s training session after undergoing surgery. Zarco will only pave on Saturday (22/8), and will certainly start the race from the pitlane after the accident at the Austrian MotoGP.

Complete Results of Free Practice II MotoGP Styria

1 Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1’23.638s
2 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.266s
3 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) + 0.269s
4 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.371s
5 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.422s
6 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) + 0.480s
7 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.549s
8 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) + 0.728s
9 Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.740s
10 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)* +0.789s
11 Iker Lecuona SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +0.791s
12 Alex Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)* +0.825s
13 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.922s
14 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) + 1.005s
15 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +1.136s
16 Michele Pirro ITA Pramac Ducati (GP20) + 1.169s
17 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP20) + 1.287s
18 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +1.347s
19 Bradley Smith GBR Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +1.387s
20 Stefan Bradl GER Repsol Honda (RC213V) + 1.419s
21 Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (GP19) +1.583s
Johann Zarco FRA Reale Avintia (GP19) No Time 0/0 0

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