During this Practice session in the MotoGP British Grand Prix, Marco Bezzecchi topped the timesheets ahead of Raúl Fernández and Fabio Di Giannantonio. Bezzecchi finished second fastest after Free Practice 1, and showcased impressive pace throughout the day.
Practice Gets Underway
Like earlier during Free Practice 1, the Ducati and Aprilia machinery were the dominant bikes. Raúl Fernández set the early benchmark, followed closely by Jorge Martín and Marco Bezzecchi.
After warming up, Alex Márquez went to the top, as Pedro Acosta and Fabio Di Giannantonio joined the Top 5. The Gresini rider seemed to be the fastest of the day at Silverstone, with Bezzecchi close behind.
Around 20 minutes into the session, riders went back to their boxes to cool down. As it stood, A. Márquez was the fastest on track, as the first half of the session finished without any major improvements.
Second Half Improvements
As the track conditions improved, Fernández was the first rider to beat A. Márquez’s time and went on top. On his second run, Marc Márquez improved, too, to provisional third fastest.
Franco Morbidelli went up to second for the first time this Friday, behind Fernández. However, Ai Ogura set a new fastest lap, taking the top of the timesheet.
With less than 20 minutes remaining of this Practice session, Ogura and Fernández were leading, ahead of Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia. In fifth, Morbidelli, then Bezzecchi, Á. Márquez and Acosta.
However, it didn’t last long as Á. Márquez retook the lead. Several riders improved their previous times. Marc Márquez, who set the newest benchmark and all-time record at Silverstone.
Ai Ogura responded with a new lap time, faster than Márquez, as the Japanese rider went on top. Meanwhile, Jorge Martín improved enough to move into the Top 10.
Last-Minute Rush
With less than 5 minutes remaining, all riders went out to improve and get into the Top 10. Acosta and Bagnaia crashed, and that meant they could potentially drop down from the Top 10.
On his last flying lap, Marco Bezzecchi set a new benchmark, going fastest. Behind him, Fernández and Di Giannantonio. In fourth, Martín, then Ogura, both Márquez brothers, Joan Mir, and Jack Miller also secured a spot in the Top 10, and lastly Acosta.