MotoGP: Factory Ducati 1-2 Friday at the Red Bull Ring
Cycle News Staff | August 12, 2016
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After a morning session that saw Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Maverick Viñales take the top spot from the Ducati Team pairing, Ducati Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone hit back in the afternoon to lead the pack into Saturday as MotoGP rolls into the Red Bull Ring for the first time in nearly two decades. After Ducati machinery dominated the recent private test at the venue, initial prophecies seem correct as the Desmosedici took the top honors with a last dash in the final minutes of FP2, leaving Maverick Viñales’ Suzuki eight tenths back in P3.
Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was fourth quickest as the veteran Italian worked on refining his set up further to the earlier private test, with Sachsenring podium sitter Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) closing out the top 5.
Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) and Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) continued the Ducati presence in the top ten in P6 and P7 respectively, with wildcard entry Michele Pirro in P9 completing the Borgo Panigale factory’s impressive showing at the Red Bull Ring.
Reigning Champion Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ended the first day in Austria in P8 as he built on work done in the test to try and move up the timesheets, with Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) closing out the top ten in P10 – but neither Spaniard put in fresh rubber at the end of the day to join the last minute time attack. Marquez’ teammate Dani Pedrosa suffered a difficult Friday after a crash with no consequence in the morning session – but had no warning ahead of the incident either and will be looking to recover some confidence in FP3 ahead of qualifying later on Saturday.
NEROGIARDINI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2016 Spielberg, Friday, August 12, 2016
1 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
311.7 |
1’23.617 |
|
2 |
29 |
Andrea IANNONE |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
308.3 |
1’23.855 |
0.238 / 0.238 |
3 |
25 |
Maverick VIÑALES |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
306.9 |
1’24.471 |
0.854 / 0.616 |
4 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
303.8 |
1’24.483 |
0.866 / 0.012 |
5 |
35 |
Cal CRUTCHLOW |
GBR |
LCR Honda |
Honda |
303.4 |
1’24.688 |
1.071 / 0.205 |
6 |
9 |
Danilo PETRUCCI |
ITA |
OCTO Pramac Yakhnich |
Ducati |
302.3 |
1’24.866 |
1.249 / 0.178 |
7 |
8 |
Hector BARBERA |
SPA |
Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
307.3 |
1’24.956 |
1.339 / 0.090 |
8 |
99 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
306.0 |
1’24.988 |
1.371 / 0.032 |
9 |
51 |
Michele PIRRO |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
307.8 |
1’24.988 |
1.371 |
10 |
93 |
Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
304.9 |
1’25.039 |
1.422 / 0.051 |
11 |
68 |
Yonny HERNANDEZ |
COL |
Pull & Bear Aspar Team |
Ducati |
303.4 |
1’25.042 |
1.425 / 0.003 |
12 |
45 |
Scott REDDING |
GBR |
OCTO Pramac Yakhnich |
Ducati |
306.2 |
1’25.140 |
1.523 / 0.098 |
13 |
44 |
Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha |
306.7 |
1’25.221 |
1.604 / 0.081 |
14 |
43 |
Jack MILLER |
AUS |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS |
Honda |
302.2 |
1’25.321 |
1.704 / 0.100 |
15 |
53 |
Tito RABAT |
SPA |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS |
Honda |
302.0 |
1’25.770 |
2.153 / 0.449 |
16 |
19 |
Alvaro BAUTISTA |
SPA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
305.5 |
1’25.882 |
2.265 / 0.112 |
17 |
38 |
Bradley SMITH |
GBR |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
Yamaha |
303.9 |
1’25.941 |
2.324 / 0.059 |
18 |
41 |
Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
302.6 |
1’25.945 |
2.328 / 0.004 |
19 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
309.1 |
1’26.130 |
2.513 / 0.185 |
20 |
6 |
Stefan BRADL |
GER |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
303.1 |
1’26.149 |
2.532 / 0.019 |
21 |
50 |
Eugene LAVERTY |
IRL |
Pull & Bear Aspar Team |
Ducati |
304.2 |
1’26.469 |
2.852 / 0.320 |
22 |
76 |
Loris BAZ |
FRA |
Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
297.1 |
1’26.491 |
2.874 / 0.022 |