MotoGP, Qatar: Marc Marquez soars in second free practice

MotoGP, Qatar: Marc Marquez the mostù fast in the second free practice

Marc Marquez soars in the second free practice session of the Qatar Grand Prix, a session marked by rain that revolutionized the program with pre-qualifying moved to Saturday morning. The Team Gresini centaur set the fastest time, ahead of the Gas Gas KTMs of Augusto Fernandez and rookie Pedro Acosta.

Closing out the top 5 were two other KTMs: that of Jack Miller, fourth, and that of Brad Binder, fifth. The best among the Azzurri è Enea Bastianini, who places his Ducati in seventh place, behind Raul Fernandez's Aprilia Trackhouse. Completing the top 10 are the Ducati VR46 of Fabio Di Giannantonio, eighth, the other Ducati Gresini of Alex Marquez, in ninth, and the Honda of Johann Zarco, in 10th.

Only 12th was Pecco Bagnaia, who finished ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo.

MotoGP, Qatar, qualifying times:

1 M. Marquez, Ducati Gresini  2:06.544 

2 A. Fernandez, GasGas Tech3  +0.290

3 P. Acosta, GasGas Tech3  +0.394

4 J. Miller, Ktm  +0.719

5 B. Binder, Ktm +0.801

6 R. Fernandez, Aprilia Trackhouse +0.840 

7 E. Bastianini, Ducati  +0.892

8 F. Di Giannantonio, Ducati VR46  +1.453

9 A. Marquez, Ducati Gresini  +1.559 

10 J. Zarco, Honda Lcr  +1.777 

11 J. Mir, Honda +1.783

12 F. Bagnaia, Ducati  +1.950

13 M. Bezzecchi, Ducati VR46  +2.104

14 F. Quartararo, Yamaha  +2.158 

15 M. Viñales, Aprilia  +2.295

16 L. Marini, Honda  +2.640 

17 F. Morbidelli, Ducati Pramac  +2.855

18 J. Martin, Dcati Pramac  +2.951

19 A. Espargaro, Aprilia  +3.233

20 M.Oliveira, Aprilia Trackhouse  +3.269

21 T.Nakagami, Honda Lcr  +3.806

22 A. Rins, Yamaha  +3.991