Having led an Aprilia 1-2 at the end of first practice in Barcelona on Friday, Espargaro continued his solid house kind to cover the 2nd session by 0.362 secs from team-mate Maverick Vinales.
Crucially, Espargaro obtained this lap in prior to a late yellow flag for Luca Marini‘s harmed VR46 Ducati triggered mayhem for several cyclists still on flying laps.
Reigning globe champ Francesco Bagnaia finished the leading 3 at the end of a scrappy hr for the Ducati motorcyclist, while all Japanese bikes missed out on the Q2 certifying cut.
In an awkward scene for Yamaha and also Honda, every one of its cyclists inhabited the last locations in the order from 17th to 22nd, with 2022 Catalan general practitioner champion Fabio Quartararo leading them.
At the start of the hour-long session, Gresini Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio established the first rate at 1m40.908 s, which he complied with up with a 1m40.180 s.