In a session that started on a wet track but allowed the slicks to come on, the Ducati rider's 1min33s274 time secured him a 0s178sec margin ahead of his Aprilia rival. Fabio Quartararo took third place
Francesco Bagnaia is still unsure as to why he crashed in Germany, but he has already turned the page and displayed a strong pace in the second MotoGP practice at Assen. After starting the second practice for the Dutch GP on a wet track, the Italian took advantage of the introduction of slicks to show the good pace of the Ducati and ensure the top of the timesheet on Friday (24).
As happened in the morning, the track started wet in the afternoon practice, but with no rain, a dry track soon formed. The slicks then entered the field, promoting an intense exchange of positions on the timesheet. At the end of 45 minutes of activity, it was Pecco who took the lead, with the fastest of 19 laps in 1min33s274.
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Only 0s178 slower, Aleix Espargar贸 finished second ahead of Fabio Quartararo, the World Championship leader. 脕lex Rins, still suffering from a fractured wrist at the Catalunya GP, took fourth place ahead of Jack Miller.
Joan Mir put the other Suzuki in sixth place, ahead of Maverick Vi帽ales. Brad Binder was eighth, followed by Johann Zarco. Marco Bezzecchi, who suffered two crashes on Friday, rounds out the top ten.
The third practice session for the Dutch GP of MotoGP in Assen will take place on Saturday at 4:55 am (EST).GRANDE PR脢MIO follows all the activities of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship.
Find out how the second MotoGP practice for the Dutch GP went:
As with the first practice earlier in the day, rain set the tone for the afternoon MotoGP activity at Assen. When the riders returned to the track, the sky was still quite cloudy, although it had stopped dripping. The temperature was 18掳C, with the asphalt hitting the 23掳C mark. The relative humidity was 4%, with the air speed at 8 km/h.
Fabio Quartararo opened the session at the top of the timesheet, but was soon replaced by Miguel Oliveira. The Portuguese rider, however, stayed there only briefly, as Aleix Espargar贸 took over with 1min42s701.
Jack Miller moved up to second, just 0s028s slower than the Aprilia rider. 脕lex M谩rquez was third, ahead of Joan Mir and Pol Espargar贸.
Without the rain, the track was already beginning to show a narrow dry line, which complicated things even more for the riders, as the track became much more challenging.
With 1min42s312, 脕lex Rins took the lead. Soon after, 脕lex M谩rquez turned 0s197 and moved into command, with Johann Zarco separating the two shortly after.
Pecco Bagnaia also made progress and moved up to second, 0s159 behind Marquez. Zarco dropped to third, ahead of Rins and Aleix.
Shortly after, Franco Morbidelli passed in 1min41s834 and took the lead, opening a 0s281 margin to the younger rider of Roser and Juli脿 M谩rquez. Further back, Mir passed Aleix and moved into sixth.
Oliveira also managed to advance. The KTM rider went 1min40s540 and took the lead, 1s294 better than Morbidelli. Shortly after, Aleix moved into second place, 0s820 behind the leader.
With just under 23 minutes remaining in the session, Luca Marini put on slicks and took to the track. The VR46 driver had a soft in front and a medium at the back.
Meanwhile, Zarco lapped 1min39s511 to move into the lead, 1s029 better than Miguel. Pol and Aleix were next in front of Morbidelli, Mir, Jorge Martin, Marquez, Bagnaia, and Rins.
With 12 minutes to go Quartararo moved up to second, 0s105 behind Marini, who had gone into the VR46 pits. Di Giannantonio was third, ahead of Savadori, Oliveira, and Zarco.
Miller then went 1min36s979 to take command, but was immediately overtaken by Oliveira, who was 0s698 better. Di Giannantonio moved up to second next.
Quartararo managed to improve a bit more, 0s026 better than Oliveira. But it didn't stop there. Bagnaia got 1min36s177 and took the lead in Assen, being swallowed up immediately by Lorenzo Savadori and Marco Bezzecchi, who took the first position with 1min35s880.
With 1min35s496 Bagnaia took the lead, 0s384 better than Bezzecchi. Miller came next to make it 1-2-3 for the home of Bologna, but Oliveira turned the tables by taking the lead by 0s477.
Quartararo moved up to second shortly after, with Bagnaia and Morbidelli moving ahead soon after. Miller took third place, but was immediately overtaken by Pol Espargar贸. Nakagami also tightened his pace and jumped up to second, before being overtaken by Vi帽ales.
Near the five-minute mark of TL2 in Assen, Bagnaia overtook Oliveira by 0s178 to take the lead, with Enea Bastianini emerging to take fifth.
Quartararo then lapped 1min34s420 to take the lead, but soon fell behind Bezzecchi, who was 0s108 better. The Frenchman's time, however, was cancelled.
Soon after, Fabio did 1min33s908 and was back in the lead, 0s404 better than Bezzecchi. Marco, by the way, crashed shortly after, at De Strubben, Assen's Turn 5. The Italian driver, however, was not injured.
脕lex Rins jumped to second, with Zarco also advancing to be third. Shortly after, Aleix Espargar贸 went 1min33s652 and took the lead, 0s256 better than Quartararo. Bagnaia was also fastest in Assen and placed second.
With the checkered flag waving at Assen, Aleix improved to 1min33s452 and extended the margin to 0s348 to Pecco, who was coming around. Quartararo jumped to second, but dropped one position when Bagnaia went 1minn33s274 and took the lead.