06:01
Bagnaia will nee☂d to go t💃hrough Q1. He's just missed out on the top ten.
Jorge
2023 Australian MotoGP: Friday practice - LIVE UPDATES
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia takes an 18-point lead over Jorge Martin into the Australian Grand Prix, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly fall from the lead at Ma🌄nda💛lika last weekend.
Marco Bezzecchi's Indonesian heroics, a week after breaking his (💫right) collarbone, means the VR46 rider has closed to 45 points from Martin. Team-mate Luca Marini, who took a debut pole position at Mandalika, also expects the condition of his broken (left) collarbone to be slightly improved.
After backing out of a planned comeback in Indonesia due to pain from his recently fractured ribs, Alex Marquez will try again at Phillip Island - meaning all 22 riders could line up☂ for the Saturday&💦nbsp;Sprint for the first time since the Portimao season opener.
Nonetheless, last year's Phillip Island winner Alex Rin🐠s is still recovering from leg fractures and Enea Bastianini from han✅d and ankle injuries.
Marc Marqu💎ez took his only podium of the season in Australia last year.
While decent weather is forecast for Friday and Saturday, wind gusts reaching as high as 80km/h are currently predicted for Sunday, prompting speculation of possible schedule c꧃hanges.
20 Oct 2023
07:04
06:03
Friday practice is finished as Binder reigns supreme
Binder tops 🐭Practice 2 ahead of Miller, Vinales, Martin and P. Espargaro.
05:58
Binder goes top with a sub ༺1m 28s lap. Stunni꧒ng pace from the KTM man.
05:51
Bagnaia is really struggling. He's gone quicker but is only 14th. Sector two and three is where the Italian is losing huge time to Marti🐬n.
05:48
Martin goes top! Stunᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚning lap from the title contender. Bagnaia is currently 19th.
05:47
It's a factory👍ও Aprilia 1-2 as Vinales goes quickest for the first time in Practice 2.
05:44
And he does just that. Espargaro has gone top by over four tenths and sets the first sub 1🥂m 29s lap of the weekend.&n𝔍bsp;
05:44
Aleix꧙ Espargaro is abou🐻t to destory Zarco's time...
05:39
It's not Joahhn Zarco who has g🧜one qui༒ckest for Pramac Ducati.
05:38
Top spot has finally changed hands as Fabio Di Giannantonioꦏ has gone🐼 quickest by just -0.006s of a second.
05:35
Fabio Quartararo is also showing good speed with the soft rear🐓 as he moves up to third spot.
05:25
Vinaꦗles has a new soft rear tyre fitted to his faꦜctory Aprilia bike.
05:25
Some very fast laps are coming in with just ꦰunder 40 minutes 🐽remaining as Maverick Vinales goes second.
05:21
Marquez is down for the 25th time this season
Crash for Marc Marquez at turn ten💝. The Honda rider lost the front-end after neary saving it.
05:17
Binder is still fastest after improving❀ his time▨ once again, but it's not Marco Bezzecchi that is second.
05:09
The KTM's are showing very good pace a🌺t the start🌊 of Practice 2 as Binder leads the way from Pol Espargaro and Jack Miller.
05:00
Good morning and welcome back to Friday practice at the Australian MotoGP. Practice 2 is underway at Phillip 🍌Island.
04:22
For those following Moto2 Practice 2, the reason for the red flags i✤s to clear some large geese from the t💧rack at Turn 6!
01:31
FP🌳1 ends with Jorge Martin fastest byꩲ 0.720s from Augusto Fernandez with Maverick Vinales in third.
01:30
Martin improves ag🎃ain, while Augusto Fernandez impresses again ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚby moving into second but is 0.720s behind the Pramac Ducati.
01:30
(The rest of theไ field are still on medium rear tyres)
