Highly Competitive KTM Dominates Second Australian GP Practice, Bagnaia Faces Challenges

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Highly Competitive KTM Dominates Second Australian GP Practice, Bagnaia Faces Challenges
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Brad Binder led a KTM 1-2 in the second Friday practice of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, as MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia fared no better than 11th.

In the second Friday practice of the Australian Grand Prix, Brad Binder led a KTM 1-2, with his teammate Jack Miller coming in 0.148s behind in second place. MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia finished no better than 11th, meaning he will have to fight through Q1 for the second time in two weekends. Jorge Martin held the best time until over 40 minutes into the session when Aleix Espargaro logged the first sub-1m29s lap of the weekend. Binder’s time of 1m27.943s stood as the first and only sub-1m28s lap of the weekend, with Vinales and Martin rounding out the top five. Bagnaia, who finished 14th, will have a challenging time getting through Q1 on Saturday morning. Alex Rins was the top Honda rider in 12th, and Fabio Quartararo ended up in 17th place. Marc Marquez had a minor crash at Turn 10 but was able to remount.

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Source: The Race

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