Friday in Mandalika for the Moto2 Indonesian Grand Prix ended with another record. Pedro Acosta set the fastest lap ever in the category at this circuit to lead the second practice, which he dominated.
Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) set the pace in the early laps, with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) in second. However, during the second attempts, Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) and Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) moved into the top two positions.
While Acosta solidified his lead, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) moved into second, and Canet dropped to third, overtaking González. With just under half an hour to go, Acosta set a new record: 1m34.800s. Around the same time, his teammate Albert Arenas moved into second. They were then overtaken by Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) and González.
In the final quarter of an hour, more riders set times in the 1m34s range, but none could dethrone the top two. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) and Aldeguer placed third and fourth, respectively. With six minutes left before the checkered flag, Canet surpassed Acosta to become the new leader and record holder.
The championship leader didn’t leave his position to others and regained the lead near the end lapping in 1m34.456s. He finished 0.180s ahead of Canet, with Lowes in third, González in fourth, and Ogura in fifth to complete the top five.
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