MotoGP Australia - Free Practice (2) Results
MotoGP FP2 session delayed and then cancelled after 15-minutes due to torrential rain at Phillip Island.
Only six riders set a lap time this afternoon, all of which were significantly slower than in FP1.
Valentino Rossi's best morning lap times were cancelled due to a 'technical infringement', after exceeding the maximum number of laps (10) set by Michelin for the extra-soft wet front tyre.
That means the Italian will now go into Saturday just 20th on combined times, having been 2nd quickest on the extra-soft front.
Only the top ten riders after FP3 receive direct access to Qualifying 2. It is not yet clear if FP2 will be restarted on Saturday morning, or simply abandoned.
UPDATE: FP3 will be extended by 15-minutes to compensate for the loss of FP2 track time.
Nicky Hayden is making his second MotoGP appearance of the season - this time returning to the Repsol Honda team with which he won the 2006 world championship, as a replacement for the injured Dani Pedrosa.
Hector Barbera is riding for the factory Ducati team in place of the injured Andrea Iannone for the second week in succession, with 2015 Australian SBK champion Mike Jones in-turn keeping the Avintia seat for his home race...
FP2:1.Hector BarberaESPDucati Team (Desmosedici GP)1m 51.958s[Lap 3/3]281km/h (Top Speed)2.Mike JonesAUSAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 54.018s +2.060s[3/3]278km/h3.Tito RabatESPEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*1m 55.693s +3.735s[2/2]260km/h4.Danilo PetrucciITAOcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 55.722s +3.764s[2/2]277km/h5.Aleix EspargaroESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 58.112s +6.154s[3/3]279km/h6.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 58.412s +6.454s[2/2]244km/h
Combined Friday lap times:All best times set in FP1.1.Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)1m 40.957s2.Danilo PetrucciITAOcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 41.010s +0.053s3.Jack MillerAUSEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)1m 41.457s +0.500s4.Marc MarquezESPRepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 41.511s +0.554s5.Andrea DoviziosoITADucati Team (Desmosedici GP)1m 41.569s +0.612s6.Maverick Vi?alesESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 41.813s +0.856s7.Pol EspargaroESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 42.465s +1.508s8.Alvaro BautistaESPFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 42.956s +1.999s9.Nicky HaydenUSARepsol Honda Team (RC213V)1m 43.012s +2.055s10.Stefan BradlGERFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)1m 43.070s +2.113s11.Yonny HernandezCOLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 43.132s +2.175s12.Scott ReddingGBROcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)1m 43.314s +2.357s13.Mike JonesAUSAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 43.483s +2.526s14.Loris BazFRAAvintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 44.176s +3.219s15.Tito RabatESPEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*1m 44.178s +3.221s16.Eugene LavertyIRLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)1m 44.181s +3.224s17.Aleix EspargaroESPTeam Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 44.551s +3.594s18.Hector BarberaESPDucati Team (Desmosedici GP)1m 44.792s +3.835s19.Jorge LorenzoESPMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 45.651s +4.694s20.Valentino RossiITAMovistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)1m 47.225s +6.268s
Bradley SmithGBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)1m 49.008s +8.051s
Blue Name = No Concessions.
7 engine changes for the season. Engines must be identical throughout season within same team (development freeze). 5 days of private testing.Black Name = Concessions.
9 engine changes. No engine development freeze. Unlimited private testing.* Rookie
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:Best lap: Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 27.899s (2013)Fastest race lap:Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)
