MotoGP: Acosta tops timed practice in Barcelona, Jorge Martin to Q1

Updated: 16:36, 15 May

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Friday practice certainly delivered some unexpected results at the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona as championship contender Jorge martin will have to fight for a place in Q2 tomorrow.

Pedro Acosta topped the afternoon session with a time of 1:38.710. He edged out Gresini's Alex Marquez and his KTM teammate Brad Binder for the top spot.

Aprilia will be disappointed only to have one rider in the top five. Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez was the highest placed after Ogura crashed and Bezzecchi was placed in seventh. Jorge Martin still looked out of sorts after his heavy crash this morning in FP1, the Spaniard was off the pace and crashed in the final minutes of session, ultimately finishing __ and being relegated to Q1 tomorrow.

Ducati will likewise not be too happy with the fact that Francesco Bagnaia was narrowly eliminated and will have to compete in Q1 as well. Only two of the five Ducatis managed to make it into the top ten.

it was a mixed day for Honda as both Zarco and Mir made it to Q2, however Luca Marini and Diogo Moreira find themselves further down the order and will have a tall order on their hands tomorrow to overcome like likes of Martin, Ogura and Pecco in Q1.

Yamaha will also be happy with their results today. Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo both made the top ten in P9 and P10 respectively. However, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alex Rins both struggled down in P19 and P21.

Position	Rider (Team)	Time
1.	Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing)	1:39.950
2.	Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing)	+0.018
3.	Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing)	+0.070
4.	Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing)	+0.078
5.	Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda)	+0.079
6.	Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46)	+0.109
7.	Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing)	+0.121
8.	Joan Mir (Honda HRC)	+0.136
9.	Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha)	+0.201
10.	Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha)	+0.269
11.	Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3)	+0.349
12.	Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo)	+0.350
13.	Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing)	+0.405
14.	Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda)	+0.464
15.	Franco Morbidelli (VR46)	+0.585
16.	Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing)	+0.612
17.	Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing)	+0.679
18.	Luca Marini (Honda HRC)	+0.680
19.	Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha)	+0.821
20.	Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3)	+1.001
21.	Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha)	+1.042
22.	Augusto Fernandez (Monster Energy Yamaha)	+1.225

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	100
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	80
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	63
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	51
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	49
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	43
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	26
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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