Record-Breaking Lap by Vinales Amid Chaos: Marquez and Multiple Crashes Dominate German MotoGP Second Practice

German MotoGP: Maverick Vinales Breaks Lap Record Amid Crash-Filled Second Practice

During an eventful second practice session at Sachsenring, Maverick Vinales set a new lap record, while Marc Marquez experienced a significant highside crash.

Similar to the first practice session, Marc Marquez experienced a sluggish beginning and headed back to the pit lane following his initial lap.

Marco Bezzecchi encountered trouble early in the race when he crashed his GP23 motorcycle at turn 11.

The Italian racer, who has struggled with performance since the season's start, endured multiple flips through the gravel before being assisted by track officials.

Marquez quickly resumed racing but then experienced a massive accident at turn 11.

The eight-time world champion first lost control of the front of his Gresini bike, which led to him being violently ejected over the top in a severe highside crash.

Jack Miller managed to steer clear of crashing his factory KTM but misjudged his braking at the first turn, causing him to go off into the gravel.

Leading the race, Francesco Bagnaia maintained a gap of more than two-tenths of a second ahead of his teammate Enea Bastianini, with newcomer Pedro Acosta following closely.

Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding a Ducati, experienced a fall when the front of his bike gave way at the first turn.

Concerningly, the Italian rider clutched his right shoulder as the GP23 bike came to rest atop the air barrier.

This led to a red flag being shown, prompting marshals to try and fix the damaged barrier.

Similar to Di Giannantonio, Takaaki Nakagami experienced a rapid fall at the first turn shortly after the session began.

During only his third lap in practice, Marquez, equipped with a soft rear tire, impressively recorded the fastest time.

Additional accidents occurred when Joan Mir fell at the first turn, shortly before Acosta repeated the error.

In an unexpected move, Marc Marquez dismounted his motorcycle and headed back to his motorhome.

Augusto Fernandez was the next rider to crash while riding his GASGAS Tech 3 KTM.

Marc Marquez exited his motorhome dressed in his team's attire and made his way to the medical center.

With 18 minutes left, Alex Marquez surged to the front, securing the fastest time by almost two-tenths of a second, making it a double Marquez lead at

Following Marc Marquez's clearance to return, Vinales set a new lap record, consistently posting the fastest times.

Bastianini was the next rider to experience a major crash at turn 11 when he lost control of the front end of his factory Ducati.

As Marquez did not rejoin the race, Raul Fernandez overtook him, causing Marquez to fall out of the top ten in the last two minutes.

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