MotoGP | Gp Mugello FP2: Espargarò takes Aprilia to the top, Bagnaia is second

MotoGP Italian GP Mugello Free Practice 2 – Aleix Espargarò achieved the best lap of the second free practice session of the MotoGP class Italian Grand Prix, eighth stage of the 2022 MotoGP, scheduled for Sunday on the Mugello track.

The Aprilia rider took the RS-GP to the top with a time of 1:45.891, a time that allowed him to beat Pecco Bagnaia's Ducati by just 49 thousandths. The two left abysmal gaps over the competition and were the only ones to beat the "wall" of 46 minute and XNUMX minutes.

Jack Miller, third on the second Factory Team Ducati, is in fact almost half a second behind, exactly 0.422s. The Australian rider precedes three other Ducatis, that of Johann Zarco's Team Pramac (he crashed twice without consequences, ed.) that of Luca Marini's Mooney VR46 Racing Team and that of Enea Bastianini's Team Gresini, winner at Le Mans.

Six Italian bikes in the top six positions, an Aprilia RS-GP in the lead followed by 5 Ducatis.

Seventh time for the KTM of the South African Brad Binder, who placed his RC16 ahead of the Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team of the best rookie, Marco Bezzecchi, eighth and ahead of the leader of the world championship classification Fabio Quartararo on Yamaha and Pol's Honda Factory I will spread.

Forced into provisional Q1 among others: Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez, Alex Rins, Maverick Vinales, Alex Marquez, Joan Mir, Franco Morbidelli, Andrea Dovizioso and the Ducati and Aprilia testers, Michele Pirro and Lorenzo Savadori.

Rookie FP2 MotoGP Italian GP Mugello

As mentioned, the best rookie was Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) eighth fastest, followed by Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini) 16th, Remy Gardner (Team Tech 3) 22nd, Darryn Binder (Yamaha WithU RNF) 23rd, Raul Fernandez ( Team Tech 3) 25th.

Aprilia doubles, satellite team with RNF Racing

The official announcement from Team Satellite Aprilia arrived in the morning, with Razlan Razali's RNF Racing which will bring two RS-GPs to the track for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Click here to find out more.