Cal Crutchlow set the fifth fastest time on day one of the British Grand Prix in perfect conditions at the Silverstone circuit today. The LCR Honda CASTROL man has the weight of the home fans on his shoulders as the only Brit in the premier class of MotoGP this season, and made significant progress in the afternoon session when times in general were harder to come by than in the cooler morning practice.
#35 Cal Crutchlow – 5th (1’59.993)
“I’m happy to be here in Silverstone at the British GP, it’s always special and always a pleasure to ride, but it’s definitely hard work. We need to be on the front two rows tomorrow in qualifying. I know how long the race is and how it works. They will all be going hard in the first laps as the grip is there for us to do it, so you need to be there in case it breaks up. We’ll give it a go tomorrow and see how we get on.”
Results FP2:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’59.225 |
| 2 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’59.476 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’59.765 |
| 4 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’59.937 |
| 5 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’59.993 |
| 6 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2’00.110 |
| 7 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 2’00.183 |
| 8 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 2’00.360 |
| 9 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 2’00.392 |
| 10 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 2’00.428 |
| 11 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2’00.492 |
| 12 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2’00.497 |
| 13 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’00.591 |
| 14 | Johann ZARCO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’00.664 |
| 15 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’00.666 |
| 16 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing | 2’00.788 |
| 17 | Andrea IANNONE | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2’00.907 |
| 18 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’02.240 |
| 19 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 2’02.417 |
| 20 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’02.473 |
| 21 | Jorge LORENZO | Repsol Honda Team | 2’02.907 |
| 22 | Karel ABRAHAM | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’02.993 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc