Binder tops 2nd MotoGP practice at Misano 2

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pictured) took Friday honors at the 2nd Misano MotoGP weekend thanks to a 1:31.628 in MotoGP FP2.

Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) is just 0.002 behind the South African on an opening day at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli that saw the top five finish within a tenth of each other.

Third place went the way of FP1 pacesetter Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), the 21-year-old just 0.016 off the pace of Binder.

Practice 2 Results

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Time	Behind	Gap
1	33	Brad BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1’31.628	0.000	0.000
2	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	JPN	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	Honda	1’31.630	0.002	0.002
3	20	Fabio QUARTARARO	FRA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1’31.644	0.016	0.014
4	12	Maverick VIÑALES	SPA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1’31.669	0.041	0.025
5	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1’31.699	0.071	0.030
6	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	1’31.973	0.345	0.274
7	88	Miguel OLIVEIRA	POR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1’32.032	0.404	0.059
8	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Esponsorama Racing	Ducati	1’32.072	0.444	0.040
9	36	Joan MIR	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1’32.126	0.498	0.054
10	63	Francesco BAGNAIA	ITA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1’32.138	0.510	0.012
11	27	Iker LECUONA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	1’32.238	0.610	0.100
12	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1’32.263	0.635	0.025
13	43	Jack MILLER	AUS	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1’32.279	0.651	0.016
14	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1’32.307	0.679	0.028
15	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1’32.339	0.711	0.032
16	73	Alex MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1’32.369	0.741	0.030
17	42	Alex RINS	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1’32.407	0.779	0.038
18	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	1’32.692	1.064	0.285
19	53	Tito RABAT	SPA	Esponsorama Racing	Ducati	1’32.788	1.160	0.096
20	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1’32.916	1.288	0.128
	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	Repsol Honda Team	Honda