Pol Espargaro, British MotoGP, 4 August
Pol Espargaro, British MotoGP, 4 August

LIVE UPDATES: Friday Practice from the British MotoGP at Silverstone

The first 'practice' session of the new MotoGP rules is at Silverstone. This is the only session timed for entry into tomorrow's Q2.

Stay tuned as Crash.net brings you all the latest news and updates from the British MotoGP at Silverstone.

04 Aug 2023
16:03

Wow! Espargaro ends Practice 2 nearly seven tenths clear of Martin in second. The top five is Espargaro, Martin, Binder, Vinales and Johann Zarco.

16:01

Espargaro is heading for a big time as the checkered flag drops...

15:58

But so do Binder and Martin as they both overhaul Bagnaia. 

15:58

Bagnaia breaks into the 1m 58s. 

15:57

It was a big highside at turn seven for the Mooney VR46 rider.

15:55

Bezzecchi has crashed and looks in some discomfort. 

15:54

There's yet more change at the front as Bezzecchi has gone back to the front of the field. 

15:49

Vinales puts his Aprilia at the top of the leaderboard by three tenths. 

15:47

No he doesn't as Jack Miller has just bettered his teammate's time. 

15:46

Binder goes top once again.

15:46

Some big laps are coming in from the factory KTM duo...

 

15:44

Espargaro is the new leader after setting a time of 1:59.694s.

15:38

Takaaki Nakagami is the highest placed Honda at the moment in P17, one place ahead of Marc Marquez. 

15:32

Bezzecchi goes fastest for Ducati as teammate Luca Marini crashes. 

15:27

Binder is still your leader and the only rider to break into the 1m 59s barrier.

15:24

Here comes Marc now.

15:19

Marc Marquez getting ready to head out.

15:12

Binder, Bezzecchi, Oliveira, Martin, A Espargaro, after 13 minutes.

15:11

Vinales returning on foot to the pits, after his crash. He's taken a whack, let's hope it's nothing more than that.

15:10

Scary wobble for Fabio Quartararo, who narrowly avoids a crash.

15:09

Brad Binder posts a 1.59.8 lap, the quickest of the day so far.

15:07

Maverick Vinales goes down! Rider is standing again and OK.

15:06

Brad Binder runs slightly wide, could be a wet part of the track.

15:05

Marco Bezzecchi leading the pace (2.01.897) after five minutes.

Zarco, Miller, Fernandez next quickest.

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