Red Bull KTM Ajo's Pedro Acosta made his intentions known on Day 1 of the OR Thailand Grand Prix as he sets his sights on wrapping up the 2023 Moto2™ title. After topping Practice 1, the Spaniard went even quicker in Practice 2 as his 1:35.985 saw him snatch the top spot by just 0.014s. Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing) was the closest to the Championship leader. The Spaniard put in an impressive Day 1 performance as he joined Acosta in the 1:35 club to finish P2 ahead of Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp).
Despite losing a fast lap due to yellow flags 👀@37_pedroacosta goes back on top! 🔝#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/C3Xnpu3FSr
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 27, 2023
Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) is looking determined as he runs a special livery at his home Grand Prix. The Thai rider bagged P4 on Day 1 as he sits just 0.189s away from the top spot.
Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) rounded out the top five ahead of Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) who had a positive start to his weekend in P6. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) was 0.029s back from the Brit in P7 with Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) taking 8th. Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team) put in an impressive time to finish 3rd in Practice 1. Although the Italian failed to improve in Practice 2 his time held strong as he bagged P9 ahead of compatriot Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) who 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 +7).
Top 10
| 1 | Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | 1:35.985 |
| 2 | Marcos Ramírez (American Racing) | +0.014 |
| 3 | Fermín Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) | +0.020 |
| 4 | Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) | +0.209 |
| 5 | Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) | +0.255 |
| 6 | Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) | +0.298 |
| 7 | Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) | +0.327 |
| 8 | Manuel González (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) | +0.369 |
| 9 | Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team) | +0.438 |
| 10 | Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +0.600 |
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