Eventful second session sees Marquez dominate again

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An eventful second MotoGP practice session in Qatar had the same outcome as the first as Marc Marquez dominated proceedings once more.

The Spaniard finished 0.447 seconds ahead of Dani Pedrosa in another Repsol Honda one-two at the Losail International Circuit in Doha.

Only the top 10 riders from the combined practice times will be sure of a place in Saturday's second qualifying session, along with the top two from Q1.

Aprilia's Marco Melandri (1:58.542) looks unlikely to be battling for a place at the front of the grid after he ended the session 25th and last following a crash at turn two.

Mike Di Meglio also went off the track at turn 16 but was still able to claim eighth place for Avintia.

Meanwhile, Andrea Dovizioso took third as Ducati bounced back from a disappointing first practice on Thursday, while team-mate Andrea Iannone was fifth behind LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow.

TOP 10

1. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) 1:54.828
2. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) 1:55.275
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 1:55.366
4. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) 1:55.397
5. Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 1:55.404
6. Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha) 1:55.609
7. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) 1:55.618
8. Mike Di Meglio (Avintia) 1:55.707
9. Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) 1:55.741
10. Hector Barbera (Avintia) 1:55.838

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