news: Miller fastest by almost a second in wet Misano practice

Jack Miller has set the pace by almost a full second on a wet Friday of practice at the Emilia Romagna MotoGP round.

The Ducati Lenovo Team rider went as quick as a 1:41.305s during his first run in Free Practice 2, the less wet of the day’s two sessions.

Fellow Ducati rider Johann Zarco ended up second on a 1:42.232s which the Pramac Racing rider set after the chequered flag, and Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro was an even later improver to third on a 1:42.291s.

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Weather could play a major part in the title fight this weekend also, given Fabio Quartararo’s struggles in the wet are seemingly continuing.

The championship-leading Monster Energy Yamaha rider could only make 16th on combined times, meaning he is going into Qualifying 1 as it stands, while title rival Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) secured eighth-fastest so far.

Zarco clocked the best time of Free Practice 1, a 1:42.374s which was at least 1.417s faster than anyone else to that point.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) was second-quickest in that session but slipped to 14th on combined times on a 1:42.883s.

Free Practice 3 takes place on Saturday evening (AEST).

Friday practice: Emilia Romagna MotoGP Combined times

Pos	Num	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time	Session
1	43	J.MILLER	AUS	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	1:41.305	FP2
2	5	J.ZARCO	FRA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:42.232	FP2
3	41	A.ESPARGARO	ESP	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:42.291	FP2
4	27	I.LECUONA	ESP	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:42.576	FP2
5	88	M.OLIVEIRA	POR	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:42.591	FP2
6	10	L.MARINI	ITA	SKY VR46 Avintia	Ducati	1:42.601	FP2
7	32	L.SAVADORI	ITA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:42.615	FP2
8	63	F.BAGNAIA	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	1:42.669	FP2
9	9	D.PETRUCCI	ITA	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:42.775	FP2
10	89	J.MARTIN	ESP	Pramac Racing	Ducati	1:42.809	FP2
11	36	J.MIR	ESP	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:42.842	FP2
12	23	E.BASTIANINI	ITA	Avintia Esponsorama	Ducati	1:42.842	FP2
13	73	A.MARQUEZ	ESP	LCR Honda CASTROL	Honda	1:42.879	FP2
14	93	M.MARQUEZ	ESP	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:42.883	FP2
15	42	A.RINS	ESP	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	1:42.944	FP2
16	20	F.QUARTARARO	FRA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:43.097	FP2
17	33	B.BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1:43.237	FP2
18	51	M.PIRRO	ITA	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	1:43.413	FP2
19	44	P.ESPARGARO	ESP	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	1:43.470	FP2
20	21	F.MORBIDELLI	ITA	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	1:43.585	FP2
21	12	M.VIÑALES	ESP	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	1:43.679	FP2
22	46	V.ROSSI	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:43.789	FP2
23	30	T.NAKAGAMI	JPN	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	Honda	1:44.075	FP2
24	04	A.DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	1:44.643	FP2