Cal Crutchlow made light of an injury to his right knee as he got off to an encouraging start on the first day of free practice at the German Grand Prix. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider damaged ligaments during a freak accident whilst out on his bicycle, but it didn’t seem to affect him as he ended up in sixth position on the timesheets.
# 35 Cal Crutchlow (6th – 1’21.392)
“Honestly speaking it (the injury) wasn’t too bad, I expected it to be worse. The swelling has built up again since yesterday, but I’m not allowed to get it drained as it’s now the race weekend. It’s blood that’s in the knee, so I’m trying to ice it and get the fluid out of the joint. But it’s ok, I can bend it how I want to go round corners and I didn’t feel it too much. I don’t feel that comfortable, but it’s not the reason why I’m not going fast enough. The bike feels ok at the moment, but I’m just having the same problems as usual. I feel competitive though, I haven’t got the pace I want yet, I need to improve in some areas. We need to find about three or four tenths a lap, but that means only one tenth each sector. I know it’s easier said than done, but if we can manage that we’ll be right there in the mix.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’20.705 |
| 2 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’21.046 |
| 3 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’21.065 |
| 4 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’21.193 |
| 5 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’21.265 |
| 6 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’21.392 |
| 7 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1’21.442 |
| 8 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 1’21.484 |
| 9 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’21.489 |
| 10 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’21.538 |
| 11 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’21.543 |
| 12 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’21.641 |
| 13 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’21.678 |
| 14 | Stefan BRADL | Repsol Honda Team | 1’21.693 |
| 15 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’21.729 |
| 16 | Andrea IANNONE | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’21.758 |
| 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’21.897 |
| 18 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’21.899 |
| 19 | Johann ZARCO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’22.001 |
| 20 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’22.208 |
| 21 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’22.462 |
| 22 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc