MotoGP Australian GP: Bezzecchi leads Aprilia 1-2-4-5 in Friday Practice
Bezzecchi’s late lap edged Raul Fernandez by 0.072 seconds as Aprilia placed four riders in the top five after two red flags.
- On Friday, Marco Bezzecchi topped Practice for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island with a 1m26.775s lap, edging Trackhouse Aprilia's Raul Fernandez by just under a tenth of a second. Aprilia emerged as the manufacturer to beat early in the weekend.
- The 60-minute session faced two red flags that disrupted track time. Bezzecchi crashed at Turn 4 early on, and a wallaby wandering onto the circuit forced a second halt nine minutes later, forcing race control to pause proceedings.
- Marc Marquez finished third as the leading Ducati, while championship leader Jorge Martin ended fifth. Pecco Bagnaia struggled to 14th, missing the direct Q2 qualification spots as riders intensified efforts in the final 20 minutes.
- Factory Honda rider Luca Marini withdrew from the event due to a virus, leaving his team without a factory representative during Practice. Diogo Moreira managed ninth place as Honda's top runner for the day.
- Officials will re-evaluate Marini's condition on Saturday to determine his participation for the remainder of the Phillip Island weekend. Teams and riders now prepare setups for qualifying as the championship battle intensifies.
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The Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia RS-GP) has led the official practice for the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix on the Phillip Island circuit, which was dominated by Aprilia drivers, with Marc Marquez (Ducati Desmosedici GP26) in between of them all.
A charming and bouncy visitor, who immediately attracts attention with his long jumps and cute appearance, overshadowed the second free practice of the MotoGP class before the Australian Grand Prix. It was a Wallaby, a smaller species of kangaroo, which has historically been known to cause trouble at Phillip Island. This time, in the middle of the second practice, he ventured onto the track. He was spotted in time and the red flag was raised to …
MotoGP Australian GP: Bezzecchi leads Aprilia 1-2-4-5 in Friday Practice
Marco Bezzecchi topped Practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, as Aprilia emerged as the manufacturer to beat at the start of the Phillip Island weekend.Bezzecchi, fresh off his victory in Indonesia a fortnight ago, stormed to the top with a blistering time of 1m26.775s, edging out the satellite Trackhouse bike of Raul Fernandez by just under a tenth of a second.Marc Marquez ...Keep reading
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