Cal Crutchlow made a positive start to the San Marino GP at the #Misano circuit on Friday, ending the day sixth fastest after two free practice sessions. Riding with a cast on his damaged left index finger, the British rider had been unsure about how he would find the challenge of pushing the Custom branded factory RC213V to its limits, but those fears were quickly allayed as he ended up the day in sixth overall, but just three-tenths… behind the fastest rider of the day, Danilo Petrucci.
#35 Cal Crutchlow– 6th (1’33.545)
“I was very unfortunate to crash this afternoon, I went out on the hard front tyre just as Marc Marquez had come back in to report that it wasn’t the ideal tyre for the moment, and that’s when I went down straight away. I felt good and had the rhythm straight off this morning. We were making good steps forward with the bike and we were able to put in some very good times with old tyres. As regards the finger, well it’s still attached, which is a good thing! Seriously though, it’s no real problem although it is very uncomfortable because I can’t hold the handlebar with it properly, but I’m not feeling any pain.
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Danilo PETRUCCI | OCTO Pramac Racing | 1’33.231 |
| 2 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’33.236 |
| 3 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’33.294 |
| 4 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’33.346 |
| 5 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’33.475 |
| 6 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda | 1’33.545 |
| 7 | Michele PIRRO | Ducati Team | 1’33.591 |
| 8 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 1’33.614 |
| 9 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’33.740 |
| 10 | Tito RABAT | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’33.820 |
| 11 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’33.832 |
| 12 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’33.914 |
| 13 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | 1’33.937 |
| 14 | Loris BAZ | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’34.054 |
| 15 | Hector BARBERA | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’34.137 |
| 16 | Scott REDDING | OCTO Pramac Racing | 1’34.266 |
| 17 | Jonas FOLGER | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’34.322 |
| 18 | Jack MILLER | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’34.411 |
| 19 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’34.499 |
| 20 | Karel ABRAHAM | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | 1’34.678 |
| 21 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’34.842 |
| 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’34.903 |
| 23 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’35.052 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc