Ducati's Dovizioso fastest in wet MotoGP practice at Misano

Ducati's Dovizioso fastest in wet MotoGP practice at Misano

Published Sep. 12, 2014 9:15 a.m. ET
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The MotoGP FP2 outing saw Andrea Dovizioso top the timesheets at the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, with Yonny Hernandez and Dani Pedrosa just behind him on combined times.

Dovizioso put in a best time of 1:49.195 in a rain affected FP2 to lead the way despite a crash early in the session. Hernandez produced a best time of 1:50.310 in the morning to lead FP1 and was second overall, but did not improve in the afternoon practice which he finished fifth.

Pedrosa was second in FP2 and third best overall with a time of 1:50.356 on the Repsol Honda RC213V. Marc Marquez and Danilo Petrucci completed the overall top five.

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Pol Espargaro, Stefan Bradl, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Iannone and Valentino Rossi were all in the top ten.

Rossi was one of several riders to crash in the morning session but was not hurt in the accident. Iannone also crashed and he took a heavy ankle blow but was able to continue riding after lunch.

Aleix Espargaro, Iannone, Bradley Smith and Karel Abraham all had FP2 falls too. Teammates Scott Redding and Alvaro Bautista and Alex De Angelis fell in the final minutes of practice but were fortunately unharmed.

For full combined Friday practice times click here.

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