2023 Jerez MotoGP Practice 2 Result: Aprilia Takes 1-2, Bagnaia, Quartararo Out Of Q2

The factory Aprilia team put in a very strong charge at the end of Practice 2 to grab the top two spots on Friday, Aleix Espargaro pipping teammate Maverick Viñales by just two thousandths of a second to finish first.

Jack Miller was third quickest in the session, finishing ahead of Johann Zarco and Miguel Oliveira, while Alex Marquez was sixth fastest.

About half the field improved their times in Practice 2, meaning that a good position in the afternoon was no guarantee of a spot in Q2. Espargaro and Viñales are through to Q2, as are Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Martin, who were quicker in the morning. Jack Miller, Johann Zarco, and Miguel Oliveira made it through. Alex Marquez, Takaaki Nakagami, and Luca Marini complete the top ten going through to Q2 by right.

Both Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo missed out on Q2, Bagnaia struggling to find a setup, the Ducati Lenovo Team turning his bike upside down in search of working setup. Quartararo may end up rueing not chasing a quick lap this morning, the Monster Energy Yamaha rider losing his best lap after losing the front at Turn 7.

There were a lot of crashes, with three of the four Honda riders going down, Joan Mir managing to crash twice.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1:36.708
2	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	1:36.710	0.002	0.002
3	43	Jack Miller	KTM	1:36.835	0.127	0.125
4	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1:36.896	0.188	0.061
5	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	1:36.956	0.248	0.060
6	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	1:37.041	0.333	0.085
7	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	1:37.174	0.466	0.133
8	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1:37.233	0.525	0.059
9	26	Dani Pedrosa	KTM	1:37.251	0.543	0.018
10	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	1:37.276	0.568	0.025
11	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1:37.306	0.598	0.030
12	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1:37.390	0.682	0.084
13	25	Raul Fernandez	Aprilia	1:37.403	0.695	0.013
14	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1:37.483	0.775	0.080
15	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1:37.505	0.797	0.022
16	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1:37.700	0.992	0.195
17	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	1:37.860	1.152	0.160
18	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1:37.873	1.165	0.013
19	36	Joan Mir	Honda	1:37.916	1.208	0.043
20	23	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1:37.985	1.277	0.069
21	42	Alex Rins	Honda	1:38.132	1.424	0.147
22	94	Jonas Folger	KTM	1:38.698	1.990	0.566
23	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	1:38.928	2.220	0.230
24	17	Iker Lecuona	Honda	1:39.274	2.566	0.346