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FP 2

1.   =   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   44.295s   [Lap 20/20]   342km/h (Top Speed)
2.   ^11   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   44.700s   +0.405s   [17/19]   343km/h
3.   ^2   Jonas Folger   GER   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   1m   44.839s   +0.544s   [16/18]   337km/h
4.   ˅1   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   44.883s   +0.588s   [15/16]   343km/h
5.   ^5   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   44.890s   +0.595s   [17/18]   340km/h
6.   ^16   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   44.922s   +0.627s   [16/17]   339km/h
7.   ^4   Johann Zarco   FRA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   1m   45.063s   +0.768s   [16/17]   337km/h
8.   ˅4   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   45.098s   +0.803s   [16/18]   338km/h
9.   ˅1   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   45.116s   +0.821s   [16/20]   344km/h
10.   ^7   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   45.118s   +0.823s   [17/17]   337km/h
11.   ^10   Hector Barbera   ESP   Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   45.311s   +1.016s   [14/15]   341km/h
12.   ˅3   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   45.375s   +1.080s   [16/17]   341km/h
13.   ^1   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   45.465s   +1.170s   [17/18]   341km/h
14.   ^6   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   45.554s   +1.259s   [15/15]   339km/h
15.   ^8   Loris Baz   FRA   Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   45.755s   +1.460s   [14/17]   337km/h
16.   ˅10   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   45.810s   +1.515s   [11/17]   337km/h
17.   ˅5   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   45.868s   +1.573s   [18/18]   337km/h
18.   ˅2   Karel Abraham   CZE   Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   45.932s   +1.637s   [18/20]   339km/h
19.   ˅17   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   45.967s   +1.672s   [3/14]   336km/h
20.   ˅13   Sam Lowes   GBR   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*   1m   46.682s   +2.387s   [4/16]   334km/h
21.   ˅6   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   1m   46.946s   +2.651s   [11/15]   336km/h
22.   ˅4   Sylvain Guintoli   FRA   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   47.002s   +2.707s   [3/19]   340km/h
23.   ˅4   Bradley Smith   GBR   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   1m   47.892s   +3.597s   [16/18]   334km/h

FP1 sucked. The track was damp, but not fully wet.

The highlight of FP1 was Jackass messing up the new chicane until he was black flagged.

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/252230/1/miller-on-fp1-mishap-oh-you-idiot.html

That revised chicane is causing a lot of mayhem.
Several riders losing it in the left, and the bikes end up in the middle of the track on the right.
End of FP2, Baz's bike almost took out 3 guys.

Ducatis looking pretty flash, hope they can hold the pace.

A couple of lap times cancelled from dubious conclusions, Marquez and Vinales losing out after going at speed through the chicane just after Baz went down.
They were already past the marshall stations before the yellow flags came out, so that's not valid.

Pic shows Baz sitting at the apex of 15, his bike just to the right, narrowly missing a torpedo job on one of the Aprilias.

Yellow flags are just now coming out, with Vinales and Marquez entering T14.
This is the first moment that their view would be looking abnormal, frankly I think they did a good job not hitting his bike.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4213/34815838070_b1bccea27f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/V3ygGb)

They've reverted to last year's chicane layout:
https://motomatters.com/news/2017/06/09/barcelona_to_revert_to_old_f1_chicane.html

So Jacko's got a bit of a head start on the field!  [laugh]

Pedro on pole
2nd Lorenzo
3rd Monkey
MM had a rough day crashing four times today, but out qualified his championship rivals who struggled. A gutsy effort. One bike was unusable and the other needed repairs.
A real crashfest all over for many riders this weekend.

Two Ducatis on the front row, and 5 of the top 10!

Bumpy and greasy, just the way the Yamahas like it!  [laugh]
Factory Yamahas will be in damage limitation mode.
Rossi's front tire shown at the start of Q1 was ridonkulous.

Aleix getting a lot out of that Ape.

Yeah that tyre was chewed to pieces like a thrashed rear. I've never seen a front like that.

I seem to remember issues in PI a few years ago with tires being destroyed.

I remember the LHS of rear tyres being wrecked at the Island, but that front being chewed is amazing.

From MM's comments it seems the front tyre loses too much stability in the heat. It seems those who are harder on the front are stressing it beyond it's limits.

everyone, get their tutus out for race day . . .

Dovi again! What a late bloomer!
MM rode a great character race after a torrid weekend for 20 valuable points. Five crashes this weekend and gutted it out for second.
Pedro 3rd.

DOVI! DOVI! DOVI!!

Holy shit!! Give this man a new contract today!

 [clap]

Great stuff. Dovi's on fire!

Lorenzo was wringing that bikes neck in the latter part of that race!  :o

He was running the same pace as Pedrosa at the end. I am now convinced his issue is more with his fitness. We know the Duc requires a lot more effort than the Yamaha. Jorghey obviously had enough tire to mount a comeback.

I think he might have figured it out. He was backing the thing into the corners at the end of the race too.

Definitely not George's old style.

Dovi deserves a raise.

Yeah I hope the win bonus is good, Dovi has a family to look after.
JL did well to start getting a feel for riding the Duc hard. 4th ain't bad, but I think podiums are now expected. Was it that the tyres of his competitors degraded to give him a level playing field, or that he found a way to speak Ducati? Maybe he isn't strong enough to muscle the bike and needed a break (unlikely)? Maybe he felt muscling the bike would cause crashes, but he now realises that you gotta grab that bike by the scruff of the neck? Or is it all in his head and he has a new mindset with the bike, (forget smooth and get aggro)?
I feel Ducati should chase MM with big bucks because he could ride it imo. I think a Ducati seconds team should grab Jack too.

Final test times from today.

http://m.crash.net/motogp/results/252369/1/catalunya-motogp-test-times-monday-final.html

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/252371/1/rossi-new-chassis-more-fun.html