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Juara dunia bertahan MotoGP, Marc Marquez, berhasil mempertahankan dominasinya di sesi latihan bebas kedua GP Inggris, Jumat (29/8) malam WIB. Pebalap Repsol Honda itu finis tercepat dalam waktu 2 menit plus 2,126 detik.
Datang dengan motivasi besar untuk menjadi juara, Marquez kembali menampilkan penampilan bagus di sesi kedua. Seperti di sesi sebelumnya, Marquez terlihat nyaman menunggangi Honda RC213V.
Sesuai prediksi, ia kembali menaklukkan Sirkuit Silverstone dengan catatan waktu terbaik. Marquez mengalahkan torehan yang dibuat para rivalnya seperti Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, dan Valentino Rossi.
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1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 2.126s [Lap 7/16] 318km/h (Top Speed)
2. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 2m 2.635s +0.509s [14/18] 0km/h
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 3.011s +0.885s [14/14] 0km/h
4. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 3.070s +0.944s [14/17] 0km/h
5. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 3.327s +1.201s [14/17] 0km/h
6. Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)* 2m 3.333s +1.207s [14/16] 0km/h
7. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 3.353s +1.227s [15/15] 0km/h
8. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 3.391s +1.265s [14/16] 0km/h
9. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 3.410s +1.284s [12/15] 0km/h
10. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 2m 3.468s +1.342s [14/15] 0km/h
11. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 3.500s +1.374s [8/14] 0km/h
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 3.542s +1.416s [8/17] 0km/h
13. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 3.952s +1.826s [15/15] 0km/h
14. Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 4.057s +1.931s [13/15] 0km/h
15. Alex De Angelis RSM NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 2m 4.411s +2.285s [12/16] 0km/h
16. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 2m 4.762s +2.636s [10/14] 0km/h
17. Leon Camier GBR Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 2m 4.928s +2.802s [12/12] 0km/h
18. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R) 2m 5.002s +2.876s [14/14] 0km/h
19. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing Project (ART) 2m 5.827s +3.701s [8/15] 0km/h
20. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) 2m 6.335s +4.209s [15/15] 0km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Avintia) 2m 6.369s +4.243s [2/16] 0km/h
22. Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)* 2m 7.855s +5.729s [14/14] 0km/h
23. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Avintia)* 2m 8.397s +6.271s [13/15] 0km/h