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Marquez Sets Fastest Time – Challenges Two Ducatis
During the second practice session at the Balaton Park Circuit, unexpected results occurred. Red Bull KTM rider Pedro Acosta showcased an incredible performance, setting a lap time of 1:36.827 minutes to achieve the fastest time. With this result, Acosta was only 0.309 seconds behind last year’s pole position starter Marc Márquez and demonstrated he was a strong competitor against the two Ducatis.
Session Details
The session began at 10:10 AM under sunny skies with a blue sky and lasted for 30 minutes. The top 22 names in the MotoGP world, along with qualifying and the sprint race preparations, came out onto the track. Backup riders such as Iker Lecuona who appeared on the Gresini Racing team and Cal Crutchlow who replaced Johann Zarco from the LCR Honda team played an important role in this session.
Timing & Performance
Pedro Acosta recorded his first noteworthy time during his second flying lap at 1:38.349 minutes. With this performance, the Spanish rider reduced the gap with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) by 0.263 seconds and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati) by 0.740 seconds respectively.
Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) ran into a gravel trap while Raul Fernandez achieved an impressive performance at 1:37.944 minutes. Acosta also recorded a faster lap in the 10th minute of the session at 1:38.108 minutes. The gap between the top 12 riders was only one second, with Lecuona and Luca Marini (Honda) also included in this group.
During the middle of the session, Marc Márquez (Ducati) maintained pole position with a lap time of 1:37.596 minutes, alongside Di Giannantonio, Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati), and Acosta, all performing at the same level. Toprak Razgatlıoglu finished 12th with a Yamaha R1 0.962 seconds behind, attracting attention to the Yamaha representative’s performance.
Key Moments
For a short time, dominance was achieved by Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) and Jorge Martín (Aprilia). The Italian and Spanish riders occupied 8th and 9th positions. However, in the last 11 minutes, the pilots came out onto the track to prepare for their final laps. Initially, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) fell back to 21st place with a 2.3-second deficit.
At the end of the race, with 7 minutes remaining, Márquez and Di Giannantonio took the lead. Di Giannantonio secured the top spot with a lap time of 0.024 seconds faster. However, Márquez failed to complete this attempt due to a momentary mistake before braking at Schikane corner. In his third lap, Márquez set a lap time of 1:37.436 minutes and regained pole position.
Results
At the end of the second practice session, Marc Márquez finished as the fastest pilot, leaving Di Giannantonio and Acosta behind. Marco Bezzecchi took fourth place with an Aprilia gap of 0.277 seconds. Razgatlıoglu continued to compete in 11th place with a Yamaha gap of 0.875 seconds. The Honda team did not achieve any positions in the overall rankings; Joan Mir fell back to 14th place.
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