Bastianini led Le Mans at record speed

Enea Bastianini He continues to give reasons to Borgo Panigale directors to rely on him for the second bike in the official Ducati box, a decision that should fall on this next GGPP. His speed was almost insulting, in his 2021 Ducati he was able to set the fastest lap given at Le Mans in a GP with a 1’31 ”148 that left the record held by then -local hero Johann Zarco since 2018 with a 1 ’31” 185 and he earned pole position at Yamaha. Unfortunately, three corners after crossing the finish line and starting his last spin of FP2, he landed on the ground. This is the second free practice this year after FP3 in Qatar where he won the race on Sunday.

It was a day of claims, about Bastianini himself against Ducati and the fight for the second bike with increasingly fading Jorge Martín, the brilliant rider from San Sebastián de los Reyes who closed out in the top-10 of two thousand than Miller, the third in disagreement; Aleix Espargaró, second in two tenths behind ‘The Beast’, seeing him roll so fast is nothing new; of free agent Alex Rins who is still melting Suzuki’s sudden farewell at the end of the campaign after six years defending Hamamatsu’s goal. The three were the fastest on this opening day.

They have direct provisional passes for Q2 Bastianini, Aleix Espargaró, Rins, Zarco, Bagnaia, Quartararo, Binder, Mir, Pol Espargaró and Jorge Martín. Six brands were represented, four of them were Ducati and two Suzuki entered and that Joan Mir had a crash shortly after the launch of FP2.

Marc Márquez continued his problems with the dry turn, he was barely able to take advantage of it at the end of the session and remained in 15th position with a combined 1 ”005 behind Bastianini —in the morning he finished 13th. there were two Márquez moments, one on FP1 with a save in the right corner, the 8th.