Franco Morbidelli finished at the top of the second free practice session of the MotoGP Indonesian GP at Mandalika. This session served as preparation before qualifying, with the times having no competitive value.
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) initially led, ahead of Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) by more than two-tenths after the first few laps. Quartararo soon took over the top spot, while championship leader Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) suffered a minor fall without major consequences.
💥 @88jorgemartin goes down at T16
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But he gets up and goes back to the box 🔙#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/jXSna1epRP
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM) briefly held second place before being overtaken by Bagnaia. Within the first ten minutes, Enea Bastianini (Ducati) surpassed Quartararo, but “El Diablo” quickly regained the lead. Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) held third place, while Bastianini soon reclaimed the fastest lap.
About ten minutes after his fall, Martín showed his confidence was intact, taking the lead by 0.032s ahead of Bastianini. The final five minutes saw more changes, with Marc Márquez outpacing Martín.
Tight at the top ⏱️@88jorgemartin is back in control after his crash, and he goes quickest by 0.032s! 👀💪#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/byDJXb77Y1
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During this late stage, several riders improved their lap times. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati) moved into the top positions, and w
th less than a minute remaining, Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) surprised by taking the lead, only to be immediately overtaken by Morbidelli (Prima Pramac/Ducati).
The Italian held on to the top spot, finishing first with a 0.167s margin over Espargaró. Marc Márquez was third, just 0.180s behind, with Bagnaia and Martín rounding out the top five ahead of Di Giannantonio.
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It's tight all across the field in FP2! 🤏@FrankyMorbido12 leads @AleixEspargaro and @marcmarquez93 just before Q1👊#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/Qb2yEGoCKK
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