Acosta tops the pile on Indonesia opener

12 Oct 2023

The Spaniard bounced back from a fast Practice 1 crash to steal the show in Practice 2

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Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) proved what he's made of on Day 1 at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia. The Championship leader topped the timesheets with a new lap record 1:34.456 saw him snatch the top spot as the day came to a close. Before Acosta pulled the pin it was Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) who was leading the way. The Spaniard heads the chasing pack after falling 0.180s short of his compatriot's time, with Sam Lowes (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) also enjoying life in Mandalika to end Day 1 in P3.

And just like that, @37_pedroacosta puts on a dominant display! 🦈

He tops Friday in #Moto2 🔝#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/KINIMp63zw
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 13, 2023

Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) was another who took well to the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit. The Spaniard just missed out on the top three by 0.091s as he took fourth place ahead of Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) who rounded out the top five.

Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) had a positive start to his weekend as he bagged P6, ahead of Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp). Aldeguer also made an incredible front-end save and was just 0.024s back from the Brit in P7. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) takes eighth ahead of second in the Champioship, Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team). The Italian has some work to do as he finished the day 0.597s away from Acosta in P9. Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40) rounded out the top ten.

Moto2™ will be back in action on Saturday for Practice 3 at 9:25 and qualifying at 13:45 local (GMT +8).

Somkiat Chantra, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Lorenzo Baldassarri, Fantic Racing, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Somkiat Chantra, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Sam Lowes, Elf Marc VDS Racing Team, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Aron Canet, Pons Wegow Los40, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Albert Arenas, Manuel Gonzalez, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Alex Escrig, Forward Team, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Ai Ogura, Idemitsu Honda Team, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Rory Skinner, OnlyFans American Racing, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Lukas Tulovic, Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Ajo, Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia

1	Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo)	1:34.456
2	Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40)	+0.180
3	Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team)	+0.222
4	Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team)	+0.313
5	Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia)	+0.324
6	Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team)	+0.514
7	Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing)	+0.538
8	Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo)	+0.587
9	Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team)	+0.597
10	Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40)	+0.701

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