Thailand MotoGP - Free Practice (2) Results

Update:

Dovizioso takes over at the top of the timesheets during FP2 in Thailand, which was red-flagged due to a huge highside for team-mate Lorenzo, after a possible technical problem appeared to lock his rear wheel into the Turn 3 hairpin.

The triple MotoGP champion, taken away sat-up on a stretcher, was already riding with an injured foot from Aragon...

Marquez fitted a soft rear tyre early in the session to lead for the majority of FP2, before others ran the soft rear in the closing ten minutes, after the restart. However Vinales, fastest this morning on a soft rear, set his best FP2 time with hard tyres.

Yamaha also unveiled its latest fairing design, the one allowed in-season upgrade, in FP2:

Redding, who like Iannone fell at the fast turn 4 this afternoon, and Torres were the only riders not to improve in FP2.

This weekend marks MotoGP's official debut in Thailand, following a pre-season test at the Buriram circuit in February. Michelin has designed new rear tyres using data from the test and there are four rear-slick options to choose from.

Pol Espargaro is back after rebreaking his left collarbone at Aragon, but riding for the first time at Buriram after missing February's test.

Tito Rabat is still recovering from leg injuries at Silverstone and again replaced by WorldSBK rider Jordi Torres. Torres has the GP16 machines of Simeon, who is on Rabat's GP17s.

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1. ^2 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 31.090s [Lap 20/21] 327km/h (Top Speed)
2. ˅1 Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.121s +0.031s [20/23] 323k
3. ^8 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.164s +0.074s [21/22] 327k
4. ^1 Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.188s +0.098s [5/23] 325k
5. ^4 Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 31.238s +0.148s [17/18] 328k
6. ^1 Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.256s +0.166s [17/19] 320k
7. ^9 Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 1m 31.378s +0.288s [23/24] 324k
8. ^5 Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.385s +0.295s [22/24] 325k
9. ˅7 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 31.398s +0.308s [21/23] 321k
10. ˅4 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.421s +0.331s [24/24] 322k
11. ˅7 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 31.486s +0.396s [15/16] 322k
12. ^3 Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 31.647s +0.557s [21/24] 320k
13. ˅5 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)* 1m 31.714s +0.624s [23/26] 319k
14. ^7 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 31.841s +0.751s [20/20] 320k
15. ˅1 Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 31.929s +0.839s [25/25] 320k
16. ^1 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 32.027s +0.937s [7/11] 325k
17. ˅5 Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.067s +0.977s [16/19] 322k
18. ^1 Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 32.177s +1.087s [20/22] 319k
19. ^1 Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 1m 32.403s +1.313s [19/19] 323k
20. ˅2 Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 32.475s +1.385s [20/21] 321k
21. ˅11 Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.650s +1.560s [8/10] 320k
22. = Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 32.661s +1.571s [20/22] 316k
23. = Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP17)* 1m 32.989s +1.899s [15/18] 323k
24. = Jordi Torres SPA Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 33.503s +2.413s [17/19] 323k

^X Rider is X positions higher than FP1.
= Rider is same position as FP1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than FP1.

*Rookie

Fastest FP1 time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 31.220s

Fastest lap - Thailand MotoGP Test:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 29.781s