Points leader makes stunning save to top the timesheets

Marc Marquez’ (Repsol Honda Team) Friday in Brno looked set to be defined by a stunning save in FP2, before the championship leader went back out on a fresh tyre and decimated his previous laptime - taking back the top spot from reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP). The championship leader saved a crash just before the entry to pitlane, heading back to the garage in the aftermath and then preparing another assault – the one that saw him drop his previous laptime dramatically to go fastest on Friday.

In the final few seconds, Austrian GP winner Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) put in a final dash to knock reigning champion Lorenzo into P3 after also showing good pace in the morning, as both Iannone and teammate Dovizioso (P6) made sure the momentum from their team’s stunning return to winning ways continued to push them forward.

Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest Yamaha on Friday, as the 3-time MotoGP™ world champion built on a good morning to improve in the afternoon and challenge at the very front. Topping the session – characteristically – with more than one hot lap, Lorenzo was only a tenth down after Marquez and Iannone struck back and will be hoping to build on a good Friday to find the same form that saw him dominate the 2015 Czech GP from lights to flag.

Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) used his Ducati horsepower wisely and was P4 - and top independent - on Friday, ahead of 9-time world champion Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) as the ‘Doctor’ completed the top five after a solid first two sessions in Brno. Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was seventh behind Dovizioso with an impressive effort despite a finger broken at the Red Bull Ring, with Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith having a good day at the office in P8.

Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) completed the top ten in P9 and P10 respectively, with one more practice session remaining to determine direct entry to the Q2 qualifying session.

For full FP2 result

Brno, Friday, August 19, 2016

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time	Gap 1st/Prev.
1	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	307.8	1'55.840
2	29	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	311.0	1'55.944	0.104 / 0.104
3	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	307.2	1'55.977	0.137 / 0.033
4	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	307.7	1'56.124	0.284 / 0.147
5	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	307.7	1'56.174	0.334 / 0.050
6	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	312.3	1'56.235	0.395 / 0.061
7	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	305.9	1'56.441	0.601 / 0.206
8	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	308.0	1'56.494	0.654 / 0.053
9	25	Maverick VIÑALES	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	306.4	1'56.615	0.775 / 0.121
10	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	309.6	1'56.662	0.822 / 0.047
11	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	306.6	1'56.837	0.997 / 0.175
12	76	Loris BAZ	FRA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	304.9	1'56.957	1.117 / 0.120
13	9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	306.2	1'57.052	1.212 / 0.095
14	45	Scott REDDING	GBR	OCTO Pramac Yakhnich	Ducati	308.0	1'57.090	1.250 / 0.038
15	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	306.1	1'57.335	1.495 / 0.245
16	50	Eugene LAVERTY	IRL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	308.3	1'57.336	1.496 / 0.001
17	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	304.3	1'57.471	1.631 / 0.135
18	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	303.4	1'57.569	1.729 / 0.098
19	68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Pull & Bear Aspar Team	Ducati	306.9	1'57.724	1.884 / 0.155
20	53	Tito RABAT	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	305.5	1'58.054	2.214 / 0.330

Weather Conditions:

  |   Track Condition: Dry|   Air: 21º| Humidity: 68%|   Ground: 30º

Records:

Fastest Lap:	Lap: 14	Marc MARQUEZ	1'55.840	167.9 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap:	2014	Dani PEDROSA	1'56.027	167.6 Km/h
Best Lap:	2015	Jorge LORENZO	1'54.989	169.1 Km/h