Cal Crutchlow produced an impressive return to competitive action as free practice for the Catalunya Grand Prix got underway in Barcelona on Friday. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider missed the recent double-header in Misano with an ongoing arm injury, but looked sharp back out on the track as he narrowly missed out on a spot in the top 10 combined times at Montmelo.
#35 Cal Crutchlow (13th – 1’40.754)
“It was positive to be back out on the track today with the LCR Honda team. We worked in a good way, I tried the setting we had for the race here last year when I was really competitive in the middle and the end of the race. But today that didn’t work with the 2020 Honda and we have to go back to the drawing board a little bit to improve my feeling with the bike. We had some instability with the bike, but a lot of this was due to the wind today as it was really, really high. But we worked in a good way and it was nice to be back in the garage with the boys. I felt like I was competitive, I wasn’t fast enough, but I was competitive. I still have some pain with my arm, the ankle felt ok, but my tendon in the arm is causing me some bother and the arm is very swollen again, so we’ll have to do the best treatment we can so we can ride well tomorrow.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’39.789 |
| 2 | Johann ZARCO | Esponsorama Racing | 1’39.898 |
| 3 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’40.008 |
| 4 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’40.208 |
| 5 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’40.412 |
| 6 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’40.441 |
| 7 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’40.474 |
| 8 | Alex MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’40.478 |
| 9 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’40.502 |
| 10 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’40.538 |
| 11 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1’40.626 |
| 12 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’40.754 |
| 13 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’40.791 |
| 14 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’40.860 |
| 15 | Iker LECUONA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’40.871 |
| 16 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’41.028 |
| 17 | Bradley SMITH | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’41.095 |
| 18 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’41.124 |
| 19 | Stefan BRADL | Repsol Honda Team | 1’41.260 |
| 20 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing | 1’41.337 |
| 21 | Tito RABAT | Esponsorama Racing | 1’41.673 |
| 22 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 1’42.257 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc