Marc Marquez lowered his best morning time by just a few thousanths of a second after just eight minutes into the second practice at Misano and then lowered it again by almost two tenths and closing on top of the timesheets in 1.34.200 and making a clean sweep of Friday with an enviable race pace in the 1.34.3s.
The Rookie of the Year also had a big moment after the front of his Honda closed up on him, but he managed to save it with his elbow and knee.
Dani Pedrosa put his Honda right on the tail of his team mate and was just +0.033 adrift. Valentino Rossi managed to take third and probably would have been able to shave off an extra tenth or two, as would have Marquez if they didn’t find a slower Lukas Pesek in front of them on their last flying laps.
Jorge Lorenzo was clearly angry after his final lap as he finished fourth ahead of extraordinary Aleix Espargaro who put his ART into fifth, a little more than half a second from Marquez and ahead of Honda rider Alvaro Bautista. Michele Pirro turned out to be the fastest Ducati rider in sixth. The Ducati test rider was faster than factory rider Andrea Dovizioso (7th) and a struggling Nicky Hayden in 12th, even Pramac’s Andrea Iannone finished ahead of the American in 11th.
Stefan Bradl was 9th while Cal Crutchlow who is still suffering from his forearm injury - picked up at Silverstone - closed out the session in an uncharacteristically low 10th place. His Yamaha Tech3 team mate Bradley Smith lowsided out at turn 1 that left him in 14th.
Karel Abraham also crashed and he was seen holding his left hand, which could indicate a collarbone or shoulder injury.
2013 MotoGP Misano FP2 results:
01- Marc Marquez – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – 1’34.200
02- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.033
03- Valentino Rossi – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.258
04- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.295
05- Aleix Espargaro – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP13 – + 0.532
06- Alvaro Bautista – GO&FUN Honda Gresini – Honda RC213V – + 0.658
07- Michele Pirro – Ignite Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 0.689
08- Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 0.701
09- Stefan Bradl – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC213V – + 0.907
10- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.008
02- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.033
03- Valentino Rossi – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.258
04- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.295
05- Aleix Espargaro – Power Electronics Aspar – ART GP13 – + 0.532
06- Alvaro Bautista – GO&FUN Honda Gresini – Honda RC213V – + 0.658
07- Michele Pirro – Ignite Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 0.689
08- Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 0.701
09- Stefan Bradl – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC213V – + 0.907
10- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.008
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