Brad Binder led a factory KTM 1-2 while reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a disastrous Practice 2 as he missed out on an automatic Q2 spot.
Jorge Martin was fastest by seven tenths in FP1, but at the start of Practice 2 is was the Ducati of Fabio Di Giannantonio that led the way.
The top Honda rider in 11th, Marc Marquez suffered his 25th fall of the season after a slow crash at turn ten. One of the next riders to make a significant improvement was Fabio Quartararo, as the Mandalika podium finisher went third fastest on his first time attack run. But Espargaro’s team-mate Vinales was determined to go quickest, which he did on the first lap of his second time attack stint.Like Espargaro, Vinales spent very little time at the head of the leaderboard as Martin showed stunning speed once again.
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