Somkiat Chantra topped Moto2 World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Mobility Resort Motegi, in Japan. Riding his Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex, the Thai racer lapped the 3.0-mile (4.8 km) infield road course in 1:50.477 to lead the field of 30 competitors.
American Joe Roberts finished the session 10th with a 1:51.382 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex, and his countryman Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) was 25th with a time of 1:52.647 on his Forward Racing machine.
