MotoGP title contender Jorge Martin led the times in a tight second practice for the Thailand Grand Prix despite suffering a late crash.
The Pramac Ducati rider comes into the Buriram event 27 points adrift of factory Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia after losing the victory in Australia last week on the final lap. With under half a second covering the top 18, Martin emerged as fastest of all with a final flying effort of 1m29.826s. However, he did crash seconds later at the Turn 3 right-handed hairpin, but walked away unscathed.
Franco Morbidelli was unable to join his Yamaha team-mate Quartararo in Q2 in 12th ahead of KTM’s Jack Miller and Di Giannantonio, while Pol Espargaro headed the second factory Honda of Joan Mir in 15th. Alex Marquez was 18th in the end, but only 0.541s off the pace, highlighting the closeness of the field in Thailand already.
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