Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) meant business at the MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix as he took full control of Friday morning's Practice 1 session. The Boscoscuro rider put in consistently fast laps to control the session from the top, setting a 1:32.794 to secure P1. Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was also looking racey but could only get within 0.209s of the top spot, with Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) rounding out the top three.
Improves again, sets a red hot S1 and...runs off! 😱
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 19, 2023
However, @Aldeguer54 is 1.4s clear of Vietti in 2nd 🔥#AustralianGP 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/aF5EqQ1zH1
Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) got a good start to his weekend as he took P4, ahead of 2022 winner Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) who rounded out the top five. Bo Bendsneyder (SAG Pertamina Mandalika Team) started his weekend down under in 6th position with Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) on his tail in P7. Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) took P8 ahead of Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing), and Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™ ) who rounded out the top ten.
There's still plenty of Moto2™ on its way at Philip Island. Make sure to tune in as the story unfolds with Practice 2 at 14:05 local time (GMT +11).
| 1 | Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) | 1:32.794 |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.209 |
| 3 | Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) | +0.444 |
| 4 | Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) | +0.778 |
| 5 | Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) | +1.063 |
| 6 | Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) | +1.071 |
| 7 | Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) | +1.119 |
| 8 | Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +1.131 |
| 9 | Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) | +1.187 |
| 10 | Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) | +1.342 |
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