Friday at Misano with Tony Goldsmith

Dani Pedrosa during FP1. He finished in 3rd place at the end of the opening day of the San Marino Grand Prix.

The most famous right hand in motorcycle racing.

Marc Marquez was fastest in FP1.

Jorge Lorenzo clearly likes the new tarmac at Misano. He broke the lap record on his way to the fastest time in FP2. I wouldn’t expect the new record to last long though.

Valentino Rossi in the morning sunshine during FP1.

Marc Marquez was only 0.053 seconds behind Jorge Lorenzo’s new lap record time.

A good start for Andrea Dovizioso who finished Day 1 in 4th place.

Cal Crutchlow prepares himself during FP2.

Bradley Smith in discussion with his rider coach Randy Mamola. I picked up something about sticking your head out?

Eugene Laverty at the front of a group of riders during the opening laps of FP1.

Ducati test rider Michele Pirro is riding this weekend. He finished FP1 in a fantastic 3rd place but dropped to a more than credible 9th place by the end of the day.

Fresh from his Silverstone podium, Danilo Petrucci looked fast, and finished in 7th place.

Scott Redding may be struggling on the factory Honda but it’s not for the lack of trying.

Countless laps around Misano on a Yamaha R1 weren’t enough to give The Doctor the edge on the 1st day. He was still quick though and ended up in 5th.

A tough day for Maverick Vinales who finished 14th. He didn’t look happy at the end of FP2, shaking his head as he walked back into the pit box.

Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT races. His website can be found at www.tonygoldsmith.net. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.