LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow put down a marker at the British Grand Prix as he went second fastest on the opening day of free practice. The Briton headed into his home race on a high as it was revealed on Thursday that he had agreed a one-year extension to his HRC factory contract to continue racing in the colours of LCR.
#35 Cal Crutchlow (2nd – 2’01.390)
“I don’t think it was superb today, but that’s me being a racer and wanting to improve. Obviously I’m happy with the position I’m in, but I’m not fantastically happy with the way I feel on the bike. But overall I’m pleased, I’m happy with the way the team is working with regards to how we’re approaching the weekend and doing our job, but I’m concerned for the weather and with the forecast for Sunday. I want a dry race because I have the pace to win this in the dry”.
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2’01.385 |
| 2 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 2’01.390 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2’01.446 |
| 4 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 2’01.529 |
| 5 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 2’01.782 |
| 6 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 2’01.819 |
| 7 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2’01.962 |
| 8 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2’02.152 |
| 9 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’02.231 |
| 10 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 2’02.448 |
| 11 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2’02.515 |
| 12 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 2’02.616 |
| 13 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’02.704 |
| 14 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’02.759 |
| 15 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2’02.864 |
| 16 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2’02.938 |
| 17 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’02.974 |
| 18 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2’03.293 |
| 19 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’03.591 |
| 20 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2’03.810 |
| 21 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’04.178 |
| 22 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 2’04.223 |
| 23 | Loris BAZ | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’04.773 |
| 24 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’05.212 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc