On a track that was still wet after rain in the morning and at the beginning of the afternoon session, the Australian Miller drove a time of 1 minute 41,305 on his factory Ducati.
File image of Jack Miller. AFP
Misano Adriatico: Jack Miller dominated the first day of practice of the Emilia-Romagna Motorcycle GP on Friday, while Fabio Quartararo, who could take the title this weekend, was outside the top ten.
On one after rain on Tomorrow and at the beginning of the afternoon session, which was still wet, the Australian Miller drove a time of 1 minute 41.305 on his factory Ducati.
Quartararo was 16th fastest in 1: 43.09 and had to make up six places on Saturday morning straight into qualifying to move up to the first 12 places on the grid.
The Frenchman’s next rival in the championship, the Italian Francesco Bagnaia, crashed his Ducati in the morning, but finished eighth in the afternoon.
They were also missing from the top Ten Spaniards Joan Mir (Suzuki) in 11th and Marc Marquez (Honda) in 14th ..
With two races to go and 25 points for victory, Quartararo is 52 points ahead of Bagnaia and could take the title this weekend fetch.
At 22 it would be his first title and for France the first in the premier class of motorcycle racing.
This is the second race on the track in five weeks. Bagnaia beat Quartararo in milder weather at the San Marino GP in September.
Rossi from Tavullia, about 20 minutes from the circuit, will make his final appearance in front of a home crowd before retiring at the end of the season. He won in Misano in 2008, 2009 and 2014.
Best times for the first two free practice sessions of MotoGP at the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna on the Misano circuit (4.226 km):
1st Jack Miller (AUS / Ducati) 1min 41,305sec, 2nd Johann Zarco (FRA / Ducati-Pramac) at 0.927sec, 3rd Aleix Espargaro (ESP / Aprilia) 0.986, 4th Iker Lecuona (ESP / KTM-Tech3) 1,271, 5th Miguel Oliveira (POR / KTM) 1,286, 6th Luca Marini (ITA / Ducati-Avintia) 1,296, 7th Lorenzo Savadori (ITA / Aprilia) 1,310, 8th Francesco Bagnaia (ITA / Ducati) 1,364, 9th Danilo Petrucci (ITA / KTM -Tech3) 1,470 10. Jorge Martin (ESP / Ducati-Pramac) 1,504.
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