For the first time this season, the MotoGP riders have endured a fully wet day on track in both FP1 and FP2 at a very greasy Misano circuit.

With nine riders falling in the FP1 session, Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa showed caution as they took to the rain drenched track aboard their Honda RC213V machines. Marc completed only seven laps and finished second fastest with a time of 1’52.003 (lap six) with Dani recording just six laps and finishing 10th with his time of 1’54.450 on lap five.

The rain persisted into the afternoon session and due to the poor grip level of the Misano tarmac in the wet conditions, Bridgestone made more soft compound wet tyres available to the riders. Dani improved by over four seconds from FP1 and finished second fastest with his time of 1’50.356 recorded on his final lap of twelve, placing him third for the day in the combined times. Marc improved by 1.484s and ended FP2 in third place with 1’50.519 on lap six of seven, placing him fourth for the day.


Dani Pedrosa - 3rd - 1'50.356

“Today we were only able to put in a few laps because the track was so slippery. The tyres didn't have any grip in the morning and we had to change from the intermediate to the soft compound - and even then the problem wasn't resolved. Tomorrow we will see if we have dry conditions and can get more grip, but I'm sure that this will also be difficult."

Marc Marquez - 4th - 1'50.519

"Today was a strange day, as it looks like the rest of the weekend will be totally different; there is a chance of some rain tomorrow afternoon, but the race is forecast to be dry on Sunday. So today was a day for doing our homework and only staying out for as long as strictly necessary, because it was very risky and you have to avoid these kinds of situations, at least in my case. I felt good putting in only five or six laps in each run, and as I felt confident I decided not to do much more than that."


1 - Andrea Dovizioso - 4 - ITA - Ducati Team - DUCATI - 1’49.195
2 - Yonny Hernandez - 68 - COL - Pramac Racing - DUCATI - 1’50.310
3 - Dani Pedrosa - 26 - ESP - Repsol Honda Team - HONDA - 1’50.356
4 - Marc Marquez - 93 - ESP - Repsol Honda Team - HONDA - 1’50.519
5 - Danilo Petrucci - 9 - ITA - IodaRacing Project - IODA-SUTER - 1’50.641
6 - Pol Espargaro - 44 - ESP - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - YAMAHA - 1’50.761
7 - Stefan Bradl - 6 - GER - LCR Honda MotoGP - HONDA - 1’50.848
8 - Jorge Lorenzo - 99 - ESP - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - YAMAHA - 1’51.541
9 - Andrea Iannone - 29 - ITA - Pramac Racing - DUCATI - 1’51.603
10 - Valentino Rossi - 46 - ITA - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - YAMAHA - 1’51.738
11 - Cal Crutchlow - 35 - GBR - Ducati Team - DUCATI - 1’51.757
12 - Aleix Espargaro - 41 - ESP - NGM Mobile Forward Racing - YAMAHA - 1’52.164
13 - Scott Redding - 45 - GBR - Go & Fun Honda Gresini - HONDA - 1’52.213
14 - Alvaro Bautista - 19 - ESP - Go & Fun Honda Gresini - HONDA - 1’52.298
15 - Hiroshi Aoyama - 7 - JPN - Drive M7 Aspar - HONDA - 1’52.584
16 - Karel Abraham - 17 - CZE - Cardion AB Motoracing - HONDA - 1’52.814
17 - Michael Laverty - 70 - GBR - Paul Bird Motorsport - ART & PBM - 1’53.326
18 - Bradley Smith - 38 - GBR - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - YAMAHA - 1’53.329
19 - Leon Camier - 2 - GBR - Drive M7 Aspar - HONDA - 1’53.699
20 - Alex De Angelis - 15 - RSM - NGM Mobile Forward Racing - YAMAHA - 1’54.105
21 - Broc Parkes - 23 - AUS - Paul Bird Motorsport - PBM - 1’56.128
22 - Hector Barbera - 8 - ESP - Avintia Racing MotoGP - FTR-KAWASAKI - 1’56.632
23 - Mike Di Meglio - 63 - FRA - Avintia Racing MotoGP - FTR-KAWASAKI - 1’58.788 (outside 107%)

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