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In the free practice sessions that were neither completely wet nor dry for the premier-class at the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera de Rimini in Misano is was Cardion AB Racing’s Karel Abraham who finished on top after posting the best time in the afternoon session.

With only 13 riders taking to the partly-dry circuit that was frequently hit with showers all day, top contenders such as Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo and Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa did not head out on track with nothing to be gained in the mixed conditions.

Abraham’s time in the low 1.42s was sufficient to push Came IodaRacing Team’s Danilo Petrucci into second, with the Italian finishing the day as top CRT on board his new Ioda-Suter bike. Paul Bird Motorsport’s James Ellison was out on track for the majority of both sessions as well, as he looked to dial his bike into the Misano track, ultimately finishing third.

San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Michele Pirro took fourth spot on his FTR-Honda machine, putting in the laps in front of his home crowd much to their delight on the rainy day. Fifth place went to Avintia Blusens’ Yonny Hernandez, who was caught out by the track half way through the second session as he lost the front and crashed out.

A time just under three seconds off the top saw Repsol Honda Team’s Jonathan Rea finish the day in sixth on his MotoGP™ debut, after only going out briefly in the afternoon. In seventh, Avintia Blusens’ David Salom also took to the track despite conditions, as he made only his second outing on a MotoGP™ machine.

Eighth place went to Yamaha’s Ben Spies, who spent only a fraction of time out on track before heading straight back into the pits. Ducati Team’s Nicky Hayden and Power Electronics Aspar’s Randy de Puniet completed the top ten. San Carlo’s Álvaro Bautista was 12th fastest, while local riders, Ducati Team’s Valentino Rossi and Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Andrea Dovizioso, took to the track for only one untimed lapped in the afternoon.

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