Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring
Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring

Friday practice from the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring as it happened

Johann Zarco went fastest in FP2 at the Austrian MotoGP on Friday.

Here's everything that went down...

19 Aug 2022
14:00
Zarco on top in Austria!

The top five goes as followed - Zarco, Miller, Martin, Quartararo and Bagnaia. 

13:57

Zarco finishes fastest from Miller and Martin - another dominant showing from the Bologna Bullets. 

13:51

Raul Fernandez has crashed at the new chicane. 

13:51

This is unreal - the top six are all Ducatis.

13:50
Oliveira is down at the penultimate corner

Oliveira has lost control of his RC16 on the outside curbs of turn nine. 

13:49

Martin goes fastest from Zarco!

13:48

Espargaro goes sixth - a great lap from the Aprilia rider.

13:46

Those outside the top ten will need to set a lap time very quickly if the light rain persists.

13:45

Rain flags are out just as Espargaro exits pit lane on a brand new soft rear tyre.

13:43

The tewo Suzukis are again showing very impressive pace - Rins is second and Mir fourth at the moment.

13:35

Bagnaia is the next rider to get it wrong at turn 2a-2b.

13:30
Vinales is off the track...

Vinales gets it all wrong on the brakes at turn four and runs into the gravel.

13:27

It seems as though Espargaro's injury is worse than first imagined. The Aprilia rider is currently last. 

13:24
Espargaro is struggling to get his Aprilia stopped

Like in FP1, Espargaro has found braking for the new chicane problamatic during the early stages of FP2. 

13:19

Some serious pace coming in from Rins who leads the way from Quartararo. 

13:16

Some fast times coming in from Miller, Rins and Bagnaia who are all under the 1m 31s barrier. 

13:14

There's a lot of riding in tandem to begin FP2 as Maverick Vinales is following Aleix Espargaro, while Franco Morbidelli is tucked up behind Fabio Quartararo. 

13:10
FP2 is go at the Red Bull Ring!

The final practice of the day is udnerway!

12:56

Coming up in just under 15 minutes time is FP2. 

12:56

Good afternoon and welcome back to day-one of action at the Austrian MotoGP. 

11:44
Pol Espargaro to KTM, Tech3 becomes GASGAS
09:46
Miller six tenths clear!

Miller finishes FP1 0.618s clear of Zarco, while Mir, Martin and Quartararo round out the top five.