15:11
Bezzecchi is returning to pit lane on the backꦑ of a scooter that's being ridden by Valentino Rossi after running out of fuel.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Silverstone 2023
LIVE UPDATES: Friday practice from the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring
Francesco Bagnaia heads into the Austrian MotoGP with a 41-point lead over Jorge Mar꧋tin after finishing sec꧒ond at Silverstone.
Aleix Espargaro was the race wi𒀰nner last time out as he looked to keep Apr♑ilia's impressive form going.
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Stya tuned as mahbx.com brings you the la⛦test news and updates throughout the Austria♏n MotoGP weekend.
18 Aug 2023
15:13
Friday practice comes to a close
That's it for Practice 2 as Bezzecchi tops it ahead of Vinales and Bagnaia. Binder was fourth and Zarco fifth.&nb♒sp;
15:07
Bez sets a new lap record
Bezzecchi breaks the lap record to go fastest from Bagnaia. It's a 1:28.533s fro🎃m the Italian.
15:04
Binder into second as he ✱cuts Bagnaia's lead down to under🐼 a tenth.
15:02
Wow! Bagnaia goes under the 1m 29s b🍃arrier by over two tenths. What a lap by the world champion.&nb𒁃sp;
15:00
What a lap by Marc🍌 Marquez as he goes second fastest.&☂nbsp;
14:56
Quartararo goe♑s back into the top ten as Bastianini has gone down at the chicane.
14:54
Marc Marquez runs off track after nearl📖y running into the back of Enea Bastianini.
14:53
Quartararo and Marc Marquez are♊ out on soft rear tyres.
14:47
Rain flags are being waved but it looks to be ꧅very light at the moment.
14:46
Marc Marquez is really struggling with 🌊the Honda. It looks like a handful to ride.
14:38
Franco Morbidelli gets🌞 it wrong at turn four and runs thro🔴ught the gravel.
14:35
Stunning pace from Vinales a𒁏s he goes close to beating his own 𝓀time again.
14:33
Vinales goes top
As he does it. VInales goes fastest by nearly four tenths. There's still 38 minutes remaining but lap tim🅠es are very fast already.
14:32
Vinales is on a big, big lap at the moment. He is half way around and could g𝔍o top...
14:29
After topping FP1, Zarco is now the first rider outside of the top ten as⛦ Bezzecchi continues to lead.
14:22
Bez to the front of the leaderboard
Bezzecchi goes top with a time ✱of 1:29.450s.
14:20
Riders are wasting no time as soft tyres have already been thrown into actionౠ as heavy rain could be coming soon. Binder is fastest as it stands.
14:11
And we're underway with MotoGP FP2 in Austria.
14:00
🍒Good afternoon and welcome back to Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring. There has been a slight delay to Practice 2 which should get underway within the next 15 minutes.
10:34
Ducati claim top spot in FP1
Zarco𒁃 finishes fastest ahead of Quartararo and Vinales
10:31
Johann Zarco goes quickest 𝓰by nearly four tenths aheꦆad of Quartararo.
10:29
Bezzecchi runs 𝄹through the gravel for the second time in this session. This time it's turn 💜two for the Italian.
