MotoGP | GP Valencia FP2: Miller in the lead, Bagnaia is third

MotoGP GP Valencia Free Practice 2 – Dry asphalt and riders on the track with slick tires in the FP2 of the MotoGP class in Valencia, the last round of the 2021 MotoGP.

The fastest was Jack Miller who set the fastest lap with a time of 1:30.927. The Australian from Ducati preceded the Honda of Pol Espargarò by just 12 thousandths, the latter crashing without consequences at the end of the session.

Third time for “Pecco” Bagnaia, who leads the official Ducati ahead of Alex Rins' Suzuki and Jorge Martin's Ducati Pramac.

Takaaki Nakagami, riding the Team LCR Honda, is sixth, ahead of Joan Mir's Suzuki and Brad Binder's KTM. Good ninth time for Andrea Dovizioso (Yamaha Petronas), who preceded the Frenchman Johann Zarco (Ducati Pramac).

New world champion Fabio Quartararo set the eleventh fastest time while Franco Morbidelli, who led the session for a long time, finished 13th, but without using the soft tyre.

Fifteenth time for Danilo Petrucci (KTM Tech 3), who will race his last MotoGP race on Sunday before taking part in the Dakar.

Ducati rookies Enea Bastianini (Avintia) and Luca Marini (Sky VR46 Avintia) occupy 19th and 20th place. Valentino Rossi who held a special press conference yesterday (click here for Valentino Rossi's press conference e here for the Photo Gallery of Valentino Rossi and his 9 world champion bikes) closed behind them.

Absent is Marc Marquez, struggling with a double vision problem after a fall with his enduro bike (Click here to find out more).