After experiencing a horrific crash at Magny-Cours, suffering a collapsed lung, missing two entire rounds, and losing much of his point lead, the Turkish rider came back Friday and led World Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) at MotorLand Aragon. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, Razgatlioglu lapped the 3.15-mile course in 1:49.021 to lead the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was the best of the rest with a 1:49.486 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Garrett Gerloff (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Team HRC Honda’s Xavi Vierge (1:49.493) and Iker Lecuona (1:49.546) were third and fourth, respectively, on their CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP Superbikes.
Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista rounded out the top five with a 1:49.673 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Enea Bastianini was best in MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Fresh off his race win Sunday at Misano II, the Lenovo Team Ducati rider lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:29.630, which broke Luca Marini’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:29.978 and led a tight field of 22 riders.
Just 1.368 seconds covered the entire field, and eight riders were under the old lap record.
Second-best in the session was current World Championship point leader Jorge Martin with a 1:29.670 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Franco Morbidelli, Martin’s teammate and the fastest rider Friday morning, was third-quickest with a 1:29.709.
Francesco Bagnaia, the two-time and defending World Champion and Bastianini’s teammate, was fourth at 1:29.712.
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s Marco Bezzecchi made it a Ducati sweep of the top five spots with a 1:29.844.
Other riders finishing in the top 10 Friday afternoon and earning tickets directly to Qualifying Two on Saturday were: Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo (1:29.844), Gresini Racing Ducati’s Marc Marquez (1:29.995), Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Pedro Acosta (1:29.961), Bezzecchi’s teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:29.986), and Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Vinales (1:30.000).
Crest of a wave: Bastianini beats Martin to P1 with top four split by 0.082s
The Beast turns up the wick in Practice to bag a new Mandalika lap record as Bagnaia leaves it late to pocket P4
Enea Bastianini (23). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Friday, 27 September 2024
A new Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit all-time lap record belongs to Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #23 topped the Practice timesheets on a scorching afternoon in Indonesia. The Emilia-Romagna GP winner surfed his way to a stunning 1:29.630 to lead Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by just 0.040s, as the World Championship leader’s teammate Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) round out a top four split by less than a tenth.
It was a fairly eventful start to proceedings on Friday afternoon as we saw Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) crash at Turn 1 in the opening 10 minutes, before we witnessed a classic Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) save – the #93 dug his right elbow and knee into the asphalt and somehow kept his Ducati GP23 sunny side up at Turn 10. Incredible.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
A quieter part of the session – in terms of the outright pace – then took place as riders ran through their respective Practice checklists, and despite the crash, Acosta led to timesheets from Marc Marquez heading into the final 25 minutes of Friday afternoon with a 1:30.411.
Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was the first rider to slot in a fresh soft rear Michelin tyre for a time attack, and the Italian climbed to P2 on his first effort – 0.004s away from Acosta.
Franco Morbidelli. Photo courtesy Dorna.
With 13 minutes to go, Martin propelled himself to the summit with a 1:30.317 as we strapped in for the Friday afternoon all-in laps. On his next flyer, Martin destroyed the lap record after landing a 1:29.670, with Bagnaia’s first effort 0.888s adrift on his main title rival. The second attack from Pecco was an improved one, but a lap only good enough for P9.
The other Ducati Lenovo Team rider wasn’t suffering the same troubles though. Bastianini was the new session pacesetter with eight minutes left after ‘The Beast’ set a 1:29.630 – 0.040s faster than Martin. Meanwhile, a crucial final four minutes were coming up for Bagnaia as he found himself in P12. That was soon P9 as Bagnaia improved, as Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) crashed at Turn 16 while shadowing the reigning World Champion.
And when it mattered most, Bagnaia delivered. The #1 went P9 to P3 before Morbidelli popped up to P3 to demote his compatriot down to P4, as the session ended without any dramas for the top four in the World Championship chase.
Bezzecchi found a late time to earn P5 on Day 1 in Indonesia, with Fabio Quartararo again impressing on his Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ machine to stick his YZR-M1 in P6 – a phenomenal effort from the Frenchman. Marc Marquez will head straight into Q2 in P7, as the eight-time World Champion completed his good deed of the day to help Pecco get back to the box after the Italian ran out of fuel.
Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) are the other riders heading into Q2 automatically, as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) miss out by less than a tenth in P11 and P12 as Honda continue to show signs of progression.
So that’s another Friday in the history books. Now, attentions turn to qualifying and the Tissot Sprint as another super Saturday awaits in Indonesia, and as always, you can catch it all on motogp.com!
FP2: 10:10 (UTC +8)
Q1: 10:50
Q2: 11.15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Oliveira declared unfit for Indonesian GP
Following a Turn 4 highside in Free Practice 1, the Trackhouse Racing star has been ruled out of action in Lombok after sustaining a fractured right wrist. The team confirmed Oliveira underwent a three-dimensional CT scan in the hospital in Mataram to evaluate the need for surgery.
Ai Ogura (79). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ogura tops timesheets full of key contenders on Friday
World Championship leader Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) hit the ground running in Indonesia to lead the pack heading into Saturday’s action thanks to a new lap record around the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit. The Japanese rider’s 1:33.690 saw him beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) by 0.057s, as Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the top three, 0.163s away from the summit.
– Fermin Aldeuger (Beta Tools SpeedUp) showed some strong pace to claim P4 on Day 1 and sit under two tenths shy of his fellow Boscoscuro rider Ogura.
– 2022 Indonesian GP race winner, Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), enjoyed a solid start to his Friday with a P5 finish in Practice 1.
– Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and the impressive Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) set the exact same lap time to finish P6 and P7 respectively, while title-chasing Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) and Emilia-Romagna GP winner Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) have work to do on Saturday morning from P21 and P23.
Who will sail into the top 14 by the end of Practice 2? Find out at 09:25, before qualifying gets going at 13:45 in Mandalika.
Colin Veijer (95). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Veijer fastest, Alonso P13 on Day 1
Moto3™ has landed at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) topping the standings after an impressive Friday. The Dutchman destroyed the lap record, giving him a 0.154s advantage over the field as the only rider in the 1:37s. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) continued his impressive recent form in second, ahead of David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team), who claimed a strong P3 after nearly 20 laps in Practice 1.
– It was an eventful start to the weekend, with a number of riders crashing in the fist session of the day including Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) at Turn 4 – rider ok but after Practice 1 in the afternoon, he sits P13 but two places ahead of key rival Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)
– Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) would dip under the lap record first in the afternoon before Veijer grabbed top spot – taking the fight to Honda after a notable day for the Japanese factory. By the end of play, four Hondas complete the top five: Fernandez, Almansa, his teammate Matteo Bertelle and Lunetta
– Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA), who had a strong day to finish ahead of Round 12 winner Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in seventh. Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) took eighth on his first visit to the track, after topping the first session too. Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) and Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP’s Tatsuki Suzuki complete the top ten
Can Alonso move forward on Saturday? Tune in for P2 at 8:40 (UTC+8) before qualifying from 12:50 to find out!
Ai Ogura was fastest during Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Japanese star lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:33.690, cracking Aron Canet’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.847.
Canet was also under the old record with a time of 1:33.747 on his Fantic Racing Kalex, but that was only good enough for second-best Friday afternoon.
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team’s Tony Arbolino was third with a 1:33.853 on his Kalex.
American Joe Roberts improved from P22 in Friday morning’s practice to P10 in Friday afternoon’s session with a 1:34.277 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Colin Veijer was fastest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. On board his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna, the young Dutchman lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:37.942, leading the field of 27 riders and smashing Jaume Masia’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:38.781.
Franco Morbidelli was quickest during MotoGP World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his Michelin-shod Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian covered the 2.67-mile road course in 1:30.689, topping the field of 22 riders.
Factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales was the best of the rest and the only other rider in the 1:30 range with a 1:30.910 on his RS-GP.
Jorge Martin, Morbidelli’s teammate and the current World Championship point leader, was third with a lap time of 1:31.218.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s rookie sensation Pedro Acosta made it three different brands in the top four with a 1:31.271 on his RC16.
Johann Zarco gave Honda fans some hope with a fifth-fastest 1:31.456 on his LCR Honda RC213V.
Fermin Aldeguer topped Moto2 World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding a Beta Tools SpeedUp Boscoscuro on spec Pirelli tires, the soon-to-be MotoGP rider turned a lap of 1:33.955 around the 2.67-mile track and led the 28-rider field.
Aron Canet was second-best with a 1:34.005 on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino was third with a lap of 1:34.229 on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished the opening session in 22nd with a 1:35.830 on his American Racing Team Kalex.
Angel Piqueras led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on Pirelli control tires around the 2.67-mile course, the Spaniard turned a 1:38.799, which was just shy of Jaume Masia’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:38.781 but good enough to top of the field of 27 riders.
The 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is back in action not long after a thrilling visit to Italy, and this time it all comes from MotorLand Aragon. The Tissot Aragon Round marks a crucial point of the season and, with injury comebacks and title talk on the cards, there were some juicy quotes from Thursday in Spain.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “More stressed than when I was fighting for the title… my target is to win!”
Discussing his comeback and goals for the weekend, Razgatlioglu said: “When people have seen me, everyone’s said, ‘Happy to see you back’! It’s not been an easy four weeks. I watched the races and I tried to come back quicker. Today wasn’t easy. I was waiting and I was feeling some stress; it looks like I was more stressed than 2021 when I was fighting for the title! It’s not possible for me to say I’m 100% ready because it’s been four weeks without riding a bike or training. Now I am fit, and my body is 100%. I hope the feeling is good immediately. Normally, I do some training every day but this time it’s been difficult, and I jump directly on the bike. Motivation is very high now because I’m fit. I think the crash is 100% my mistake because I saw I was on for a very good lap time. I tried to brake later, and I use a lot of front braking. I lost the front tyre. I started walking, and I understood there was nothing broken; the lung had a problem. I was feeling okay, with some pain and it wasn’t easy to take a breath. This track isn’t easy for me. With the BMW, we’ve won at many new tracks. Why not? I’m thinking about winning this race. I know it’s not easy because of the new surface. We need a good setup. My target is to win, I’m fighting for the podium. I need to win here because I’ve never won here in WorldSBK.”
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I’m really happy that Toprak and also Jonathan are fit”
Providing an update on his fitness and previewing his home round, Bautista said: “Now, I feel a bit better than in Cremona. The Monday after Cremona, I was a bit more destroyed because after all the effort I had to make and adrenaline had worn off, it was like my body was saying, ‘Okay, you have to relax and stop just for a while’. I felt much better on Tuesday and Wednesday and today I’m improving. You can’t do anything special for this, it’s just a matter of time. I’m not 100% but I hope tomorrow, Saturday, and especially Sunday, I feel better and better. It’s always special to ride at home. Aragon is a track I like a lot and I have good memories from the past; I won many races here. We’ll try to create a good base to start the weekend and then try to improve practice by practice. I’m really happy that Toprak and also Jonathan are fit. It’s always nice to see all the competitors on the grid. I hope Toprak can ride the bike as before without any problems and he doesn’t have more problems. If he can ride the bike as normal, I expect he’ll be very competitive and fight for the victory in all three races; he can defend the gap in the Championship.”
Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha): “Quite excited to ride… flection I have with my thumb is quite limited”
Rea is also making an injury comeback at Aragon and stated: “I’m quite excited to ride. I’m not 100% fit. The skin injury is not raw and has dried out now but the flexion I have with my thumb is quite limited, even getting the glove on is a bit of a chore. I’m sure, on the bike, it’s going to be comfortable enough. The position feels okay when I was sat on the bike before. I did everything possible with my medical crew back home, all the treatments I could think of to accelerate healing. I don’t know what to expect from it, to be honest I haven’t spoken to the guys about it all. It looks really cool and much more aggressive. It’s always nice to walk into the garage and see something really new. That gives you some extra inspiration and motivation. With the introduction of wings, and I don’t have too much experience, but I think we can apply more torque, keep the throttle more open and maybe the bike will become more stable. That’s my expectation so let’s see if that matches the reality.”
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team): “I want to repeat that as soon as possible…”
Cremona hero Petrucci revealed he’s already eyeing up more wins now he has a taste for them: “It’s something good because now I understand how I can win. I want to repeat that as soon as possible. It’s been huge because when you win in Italy, you have a lot of friends and family. On the way home, we stopped at Misano with some old MotoGP™ friends and we had some dinner. From the day after, both me and my friends have to leave. The goal is to have fun and to fight for the podium like we did in the last rounds. Someone suggested that I had a look at the Championship standings, but I don’t know, maybe the top three in the Championship could be a nice result for next season; it could be my target. I don’t know if it’s possible to reach it this year. Last year, this was the first round where I felt really competitive in WorldSBK, topping a couple of sessions, but then I did one of the most stupid mistakes of my career. I was quite fast in Race 1, the best pace of everyone, but maybe it was still not the time to get the first one.”
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I recovered a lot of points, but I wasn’t happy to recover points against a rider with an injury…”
Discussing the Aragon Round and title fight, Bulega said: “I’m ready and I like this track. I hope to be fast. I feel good. I said at Cremona that I hope Toprak was good and it’s nice to have him back. When a rider has an injury, it’s never nice and fun. I recovered a lot of points, but I wasn’t happy to recover points against a rider with an injury. I prefer to recover points with him on track, even if it’s more difficult. I expect him to be fast. When he crashed at Magny-Cours, he was on a victory streak, so he’ll be fast. I’m thinking about doing my job, the best I can do and then we’ll see at the end of the Championship.”
Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven): “My idea is to stay in WorldSBK; I love this Championship!”
An unclear future for Iannone, who provided an update: “We have good speed; this isn’t a new track for us but it’s important we work very well inside the garage and don’t make mistakes. I’m confident but everybody is fast. I think everybody missed Toprak so I’m happy to have him back. I wish him well and that he can ride at, more or less, 100% because it’s important for him to fight for the Championship because he won a lot this year. My future is a strange situation because it’s difficult. I think, at Cremona, we made a step forward but we’re not completely ready for closing the situation. We’ll see during this weekend. My idea is to stay in WorldSBK. I love this Championship, but I only want to fight on track, not off the track.”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team Motocorsa Racing): “I have something on the table… have to wait one or two weeks to decide”
Rinaldi is still searching for a seat for 2025 and he said: “This is my favourite track because I have great memories. Last year I won, but also, I took my first win in WorldSBK here. I’m really excited. There is new asphalt, which they say has more grip, so I’d like to ride it. I’ll always try my best. This track is special for me. In the past, I’ve had podiums at other tracks, and I get wins at other tracks that weren’t the same story this year. Maybe this year is more difficult to fight for the top positions. Our relationship will end at the end of the season. I don’t have any news to say about my future, but I’m focused on this weekend to show I can still be fast. The intention is to stay in WorldSBK, but almost every top team has signed riders, and this year was really tough, the results aren’t coming, it’s difficult. I’m still positive because I have something on the table, which is always good, but I have to wait one or two weeks to decide”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “I realised that we miss a lot of turning from the chassis side”
On a great run of form and aiming for the podium, Lecuona said: “We tested two weeks ago before Cremona, we went to Cremona and almost got a podium. There’s a new surface and in the test, we struggled a little bit but that had completely different weather and now there’s more rubber on track. It’s 100% different. Even some corners, like Turn 12, feels wider, bigger, and faster. The feeling is not the same line as last year. What I realised at Cremona was the weak point of the bike because I was the last one of the first group, and I realised that we miss a lot of turning from the chassis side, so we need to use that better to turn the bike. I don’t think we can improve but, at the same time, the bike normally works really well. I feel confident. We’ve had really good pace in the last few rounds. I don’t want to say no, I don’t want to say yes. Of course, I arrive with a different mentality; that I want more because I feel I can do it.”
A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME FOR THE PERTAMINA ENDURO VR46 RACING TEAM IN INDONESIA
Media days for Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio with the Pertamina Lubricants family. From the parade in Mataram with the MotoGP riders to the unveiling of the livery dedicated to the Indonesian flag for the Sunday’s race
Lombok (Indonesia), September 26th 2024 – First hours in Indonesia for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and a truly special welcome. Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio were welcomed yesterday by local the fans at the Lombok International Airport before moving to Mataram where they took part in the MotoGP riders parade through the city centre. A truly warm welcome with thousands of fans following the riders convoy until they reached Teras Udayana for the final M&G on the stage.
Enthusiasm and adrenaline also today at the circuit with the meeting with the entire Pertamina Lubricants family for the unveiling of the special livery and suit with Marco and Fabio will use on Sunday for the GP (03.00 pm local time). Two horizontal monochromatic stripes of equal size – red and white – will color the Ducati Desmosedici GP to honor in the best possible way the partnership between the Tavullia Team and the Indonesian company. A hug to the entire community of fans and enthusiasts who support us with so much affection and respect from Indonesia.
Alessio Salucci, Team Director Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
“I am really happy that as a Team we were able to honor our partnership with Pertamina Lubricants with this special fairing in the colors of Indonesia. This has become our third home GP: they welcomed us in an extraordinary way, with truly incredible affection and respect. In fact, they asked us to add the neon yellow stripe that runs along the entire length of the bike to the original design, symbolizing the precious relationship between VR46 and this country. We can only be proud of how we are working together on this project to achieve increasingly ambitious results”.
Werry Prayogi, President Director PT Pertamina Lubricant
“We cannot wait to see the team compete in our home race with the new livery, which will showcase Indonesia’s enthusiasm and passion to the world. I invite all MotoGP fans in Indonesia to support Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and in celebrating our shared pride. Let’s unite, raise our voices, and turn each race into a celebration of Indonesian pride!”.
After experiencing a horrific crash at Magny-Cours, suffering a collapsed lung, missing two entire rounds, and losing much of his point lead, the Turkish rider came back Friday and led World Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) at MotorLand Aragon. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on Pirelli control tires, Razgatlioglu lapped the 3.15-mile course in 1:49.021 to lead the field of 23 riders.
American Garrett Gerloff was the best of the rest with a 1:49.486 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Garrett Gerloff (31). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Team HRC Honda’s Xavi Vierge (1:49.493) and Iker Lecuona (1:49.546) were third and fourth, respectively, on their CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP Superbikes.
Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista rounded out the top five with a 1:49.673 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Enea Bastianini was best in MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Fresh off his race win Sunday at Misano II, the Lenovo Team Ducati rider lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:29.630, which broke Luca Marini’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:29.978 and led a tight field of 22 riders.
Just 1.368 seconds covered the entire field, and eight riders were under the old lap record.
Second-best in the session was current World Championship point leader Jorge Martin with a 1:29.670 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.
Franco Morbidelli, Martin’s teammate and the fastest rider Friday morning, was third-quickest with a 1:29.709.
Francesco Bagnaia, the two-time and defending World Champion and Bastianini’s teammate, was fourth at 1:29.712.
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s Marco Bezzecchi made it a Ducati sweep of the top five spots with a 1:29.844.
Other riders finishing in the top 10 Friday afternoon and earning tickets directly to Qualifying Two on Saturday were: Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo (1:29.844), Gresini Racing Ducati’s Marc Marquez (1:29.995), Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Pedro Acosta (1:29.961), Bezzecchi’s teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:29.986), and Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Vinales (1:30.000).
Crest of a wave: Bastianini beats Martin to P1 with top four split by 0.082s
The Beast turns up the wick in Practice to bag a new Mandalika lap record as Bagnaia leaves it late to pocket P4
Enea Bastianini (23). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Friday, 27 September 2024
A new Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit all-time lap record belongs to Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #23 topped the Practice timesheets on a scorching afternoon in Indonesia. The Emilia-Romagna GP winner surfed his way to a stunning 1:29.630 to lead Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by just 0.040s, as the World Championship leader’s teammate Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) round out a top four split by less than a tenth.
It was a fairly eventful start to proceedings on Friday afternoon as we saw Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) crash at Turn 1 in the opening 10 minutes, before we witnessed a classic Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) save – the #93 dug his right elbow and knee into the asphalt and somehow kept his Ducati GP23 sunny side up at Turn 10. Incredible.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
A quieter part of the session – in terms of the outright pace – then took place as riders ran through their respective Practice checklists, and despite the crash, Acosta led to timesheets from Marc Marquez heading into the final 25 minutes of Friday afternoon with a 1:30.411.
Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was the first rider to slot in a fresh soft rear Michelin tyre for a time attack, and the Italian climbed to P2 on his first effort – 0.004s away from Acosta.
Franco Morbidelli. Photo courtesy Dorna.
With 13 minutes to go, Martin propelled himself to the summit with a 1:30.317 as we strapped in for the Friday afternoon all-in laps. On his next flyer, Martin destroyed the lap record after landing a 1:29.670, with Bagnaia’s first effort 0.888s adrift on his main title rival. The second attack from Pecco was an improved one, but a lap only good enough for P9.
The other Ducati Lenovo Team rider wasn’t suffering the same troubles though. Bastianini was the new session pacesetter with eight minutes left after ‘The Beast’ set a 1:29.630 – 0.040s faster than Martin. Meanwhile, a crucial final four minutes were coming up for Bagnaia as he found himself in P12. That was soon P9 as Bagnaia improved, as Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) crashed at Turn 16 while shadowing the reigning World Champion.
And when it mattered most, Bagnaia delivered. The #1 went P9 to P3 before Morbidelli popped up to P3 to demote his compatriot down to P4, as the session ended without any dramas for the top four in the World Championship chase.
Bezzecchi found a late time to earn P5 on Day 1 in Indonesia, with Fabio Quartararo again impressing on his Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ machine to stick his YZR-M1 in P6 – a phenomenal effort from the Frenchman. Marc Marquez will head straight into Q2 in P7, as the eight-time World Champion completed his good deed of the day to help Pecco get back to the box after the Italian ran out of fuel.
Acosta, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) are the other riders heading into Q2 automatically, as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) miss out by less than a tenth in P11 and P12 as Honda continue to show signs of progression.
So that’s another Friday in the history books. Now, attentions turn to qualifying and the Tissot Sprint as another super Saturday awaits in Indonesia, and as always, you can catch it all on motogp.com!
FP2: 10:10 (UTC +8)
Q1: 10:50
Q2: 11.15
Tissot Sprint: 15:00
Oliveira declared unfit for Indonesian GP
Following a Turn 4 highside in Free Practice 1, the Trackhouse Racing star has been ruled out of action in Lombok after sustaining a fractured right wrist. The team confirmed Oliveira underwent a three-dimensional CT scan in the hospital in Mataram to evaluate the need for surgery.
Ai Ogura (79). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ogura tops timesheets full of key contenders on Friday
World Championship leader Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) hit the ground running in Indonesia to lead the pack heading into Saturday’s action thanks to a new lap record around the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit. The Japanese rider’s 1:33.690 saw him beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) by 0.057s, as Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) completed the top three, 0.163s away from the summit.
– Fermin Aldeuger (Beta Tools SpeedUp) showed some strong pace to claim P4 on Day 1 and sit under two tenths shy of his fellow Boscoscuro rider Ogura.
– 2022 Indonesian GP race winner, Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), enjoyed a solid start to his Friday with a P5 finish in Practice 1.
– Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and the impressive Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) set the exact same lap time to finish P6 and P7 respectively, while title-chasing Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) and Emilia-Romagna GP winner Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) have work to do on Saturday morning from P21 and P23.
Who will sail into the top 14 by the end of Practice 2? Find out at 09:25, before qualifying gets going at 13:45 in Mandalika.
Colin Veijer (95). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Veijer fastest, Alonso P13 on Day 1
Moto3™ has landed at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) topping the standings after an impressive Friday. The Dutchman destroyed the lap record, giving him a 0.154s advantage over the field as the only rider in the 1:37s. Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) continued his impressive recent form in second, ahead of David Almansa (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team), who claimed a strong P3 after nearly 20 laps in Practice 1.
– It was an eventful start to the weekend, with a number of riders crashing in the fist session of the day including Championship leader David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) at Turn 4 – rider ok but after Practice 1 in the afternoon, he sits P13 but two places ahead of key rival Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)
– Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) would dip under the lap record first in the afternoon before Veijer grabbed top spot – taking the fight to Honda after a notable day for the Japanese factory. By the end of play, four Hondas complete the top five: Fernandez, Almansa, his teammate Matteo Bertelle and Lunetta
– Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA), who had a strong day to finish ahead of Round 12 winner Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in seventh. Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) took eighth on his first visit to the track, after topping the first session too. Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) and Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP’s Tatsuki Suzuki complete the top ten
Can Alonso move forward on Saturday? Tune in for P2 at 8:40 (UTC+8) before qualifying from 12:50 to find out!
Ai Ogura was fastest during Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Japanese star lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:33.690, cracking Aron Canet’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.847.
Canet was also under the old record with a time of 1:33.747 on his Fantic Racing Kalex, but that was only good enough for second-best Friday afternoon.
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team’s Tony Arbolino was third with a 1:33.853 on his Kalex.
American Joe Roberts improved from P22 in Friday morning’s practice to P10 in Friday afternoon’s session with a 1:34.277 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Colin Veijer was fastest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. On board his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna, the young Dutchman lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:37.942, leading the field of 27 riders and smashing Jaume Masia’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:38.781.
Franco Morbidelli was quickest during MotoGP World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his Michelin-shod Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the Italian covered the 2.67-mile road course in 1:30.689, topping the field of 22 riders.
Factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales was the best of the rest and the only other rider in the 1:30 range with a 1:30.910 on his RS-GP.
Jorge Martin, Morbidelli’s teammate and the current World Championship point leader, was third with a lap time of 1:31.218.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s rookie sensation Pedro Acosta made it three different brands in the top four with a 1:31.271 on his RC16.
Johann Zarco gave Honda fans some hope with a fifth-fastest 1:31.456 on his LCR Honda RC213V.
Fermin Aldeguer topped Moto2 World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding a Beta Tools SpeedUp Boscoscuro on spec Pirelli tires, the soon-to-be MotoGP rider turned a lap of 1:33.955 around the 2.67-mile track and led the 28-rider field.
Aron Canet was second-best with a 1:34.005 on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino was third with a lap of 1:34.229 on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished the opening session in 22nd with a 1:35.830 on his American Racing Team Kalex.
Angel Piqueras (36). Photo courtesy Leopard Racing Team.
Angel Piqueras led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on Pirelli control tires around the 2.67-mile course, the Spaniard turned a 1:38.799, which was just shy of Jaume Masia’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:38.781 but good enough to top of the field of 27 riders.
The 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is back in action not long after a thrilling visit to Italy, and this time it all comes from MotorLand Aragon. The Tissot Aragon Round marks a crucial point of the season and, with injury comebacks and title talk on the cards, there were some juicy quotes from Thursday in Spain.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “More stressed than when I was fighting for the title… my target is to win!”
Discussing his comeback and goals for the weekend, Razgatlioglu said: “When people have seen me, everyone’s said, ‘Happy to see you back’! It’s not been an easy four weeks. I watched the races and I tried to come back quicker. Today wasn’t easy. I was waiting and I was feeling some stress; it looks like I was more stressed than 2021 when I was fighting for the title! It’s not possible for me to say I’m 100% ready because it’s been four weeks without riding a bike or training. Now I am fit, and my body is 100%. I hope the feeling is good immediately. Normally, I do some training every day but this time it’s been difficult, and I jump directly on the bike. Motivation is very high now because I’m fit. I think the crash is 100% my mistake because I saw I was on for a very good lap time. I tried to brake later, and I use a lot of front braking. I lost the front tyre. I started walking, and I understood there was nothing broken; the lung had a problem. I was feeling okay, with some pain and it wasn’t easy to take a breath. This track isn’t easy for me. With the BMW, we’ve won at many new tracks. Why not? I’m thinking about winning this race. I know it’s not easy because of the new surface. We need a good setup. My target is to win, I’m fighting for the podium. I need to win here because I’ve never won here in WorldSBK.”
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I’m really happy that Toprak and also Jonathan are fit”
Providing an update on his fitness and previewing his home round, Bautista said: “Now, I feel a bit better than in Cremona. The Monday after Cremona, I was a bit more destroyed because after all the effort I had to make and adrenaline had worn off, it was like my body was saying, ‘Okay, you have to relax and stop just for a while’. I felt much better on Tuesday and Wednesday and today I’m improving. You can’t do anything special for this, it’s just a matter of time. I’m not 100% but I hope tomorrow, Saturday, and especially Sunday, I feel better and better. It’s always special to ride at home. Aragon is a track I like a lot and I have good memories from the past; I won many races here. We’ll try to create a good base to start the weekend and then try to improve practice by practice. I’m really happy that Toprak and also Jonathan are fit. It’s always nice to see all the competitors on the grid. I hope Toprak can ride the bike as before without any problems and he doesn’t have more problems. If he can ride the bike as normal, I expect he’ll be very competitive and fight for the victory in all three races; he can defend the gap in the Championship.”
Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha): “Quite excited to ride… flection I have with my thumb is quite limited”
Rea is also making an injury comeback at Aragon and stated: “I’m quite excited to ride. I’m not 100% fit. The skin injury is not raw and has dried out now but the flexion I have with my thumb is quite limited, even getting the glove on is a bit of a chore. I’m sure, on the bike, it’s going to be comfortable enough. The position feels okay when I was sat on the bike before. I did everything possible with my medical crew back home, all the treatments I could think of to accelerate healing. I don’t know what to expect from it, to be honest I haven’t spoken to the guys about it all. It looks really cool and much more aggressive. It’s always nice to walk into the garage and see something really new. That gives you some extra inspiration and motivation. With the introduction of wings, and I don’t have too much experience, but I think we can apply more torque, keep the throttle more open and maybe the bike will become more stable. That’s my expectation so let’s see if that matches the reality.”
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team): “I want to repeat that as soon as possible…”
Cremona hero Petrucci revealed he’s already eyeing up more wins now he has a taste for them: “It’s something good because now I understand how I can win. I want to repeat that as soon as possible. It’s been huge because when you win in Italy, you have a lot of friends and family. On the way home, we stopped at Misano with some old MotoGP™ friends and we had some dinner. From the day after, both me and my friends have to leave. The goal is to have fun and to fight for the podium like we did in the last rounds. Someone suggested that I had a look at the Championship standings, but I don’t know, maybe the top three in the Championship could be a nice result for next season; it could be my target. I don’t know if it’s possible to reach it this year. Last year, this was the first round where I felt really competitive in WorldSBK, topping a couple of sessions, but then I did one of the most stupid mistakes of my career. I was quite fast in Race 1, the best pace of everyone, but maybe it was still not the time to get the first one.”
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I recovered a lot of points, but I wasn’t happy to recover points against a rider with an injury…”
Discussing the Aragon Round and title fight, Bulega said: “I’m ready and I like this track. I hope to be fast. I feel good. I said at Cremona that I hope Toprak was good and it’s nice to have him back. When a rider has an injury, it’s never nice and fun. I recovered a lot of points, but I wasn’t happy to recover points against a rider with an injury. I prefer to recover points with him on track, even if it’s more difficult. I expect him to be fast. When he crashed at Magny-Cours, he was on a victory streak, so he’ll be fast. I’m thinking about doing my job, the best I can do and then we’ll see at the end of the Championship.”
Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven): “My idea is to stay in WorldSBK; I love this Championship!”
An unclear future for Iannone, who provided an update: “We have good speed; this isn’t a new track for us but it’s important we work very well inside the garage and don’t make mistakes. I’m confident but everybody is fast. I think everybody missed Toprak so I’m happy to have him back. I wish him well and that he can ride at, more or less, 100% because it’s important for him to fight for the Championship because he won a lot this year. My future is a strange situation because it’s difficult. I think, at Cremona, we made a step forward but we’re not completely ready for closing the situation. We’ll see during this weekend. My idea is to stay in WorldSBK. I love this Championship, but I only want to fight on track, not off the track.”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team Motocorsa Racing): “I have something on the table… have to wait one or two weeks to decide”
Rinaldi is still searching for a seat for 2025 and he said: “This is my favourite track because I have great memories. Last year I won, but also, I took my first win in WorldSBK here. I’m really excited. There is new asphalt, which they say has more grip, so I’d like to ride it. I’ll always try my best. This track is special for me. In the past, I’ve had podiums at other tracks, and I get wins at other tracks that weren’t the same story this year. Maybe this year is more difficult to fight for the top positions. Our relationship will end at the end of the season. I don’t have any news to say about my future, but I’m focused on this weekend to show I can still be fast. The intention is to stay in WorldSBK, but almost every top team has signed riders, and this year was really tough, the results aren’t coming, it’s difficult. I’m still positive because I have something on the table, which is always good, but I have to wait one or two weeks to decide”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “I realised that we miss a lot of turning from the chassis side”
On a great run of form and aiming for the podium, Lecuona said: “We tested two weeks ago before Cremona, we went to Cremona and almost got a podium. There’s a new surface and in the test, we struggled a little bit but that had completely different weather and now there’s more rubber on track. It’s 100% different. Even some corners, like Turn 12, feels wider, bigger, and faster. The feeling is not the same line as last year. What I realised at Cremona was the weak point of the bike because I was the last one of the first group, and I realised that we miss a lot of turning from the chassis side, so we need to use that better to turn the bike. I don’t think we can improve but, at the same time, the bike normally works really well. I feel confident. We’ve had really good pace in the last few rounds. I don’t want to say no, I don’t want to say yes. Of course, I arrive with a different mentality; that I want more because I feel I can do it.”
Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team's Marco Bezzecchi (left) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (right). Photo courtesy Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team.
MANDALIKA, INDONESIA – SEPTEMBER 26TH 2024
A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME FOR THE PERTAMINA ENDURO VR46 RACING TEAM IN INDONESIA
Media days for Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio with the Pertamina Lubricants family. From the parade in Mataram with the MotoGP riders to the unveiling of the livery dedicated to the Indonesian flag for the Sunday’s race
Lombok (Indonesia), September 26th 2024 – First hours in Indonesia for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and a truly special welcome. Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio were welcomed yesterday by local the fans at the Lombok International Airport before moving to Mataram where they took part in the MotoGP riders parade through the city centre. A truly warm welcome with thousands of fans following the riders convoy until they reached Teras Udayana for the final M&G on the stage.
Enthusiasm and adrenaline also today at the circuit with the meeting with the entire Pertamina Lubricants family for the unveiling of the special livery and suit with Marco and Fabio will use on Sunday for the GP (03.00 pm local time). Two horizontal monochromatic stripes of equal size – red and white – will color the Ducati Desmosedici GP to honor in the best possible way the partnership between the Tavullia Team and the Indonesian company. A hug to the entire community of fans and enthusiasts who support us with so much affection and respect from Indonesia.
Alessio Salucci, Team Director Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team
“I am really happy that as a Team we were able to honor our partnership with Pertamina Lubricants with this special fairing in the colors of Indonesia. This has become our third home GP: they welcomed us in an extraordinary way, with truly incredible affection and respect. In fact, they asked us to add the neon yellow stripe that runs along the entire length of the bike to the original design, symbolizing the precious relationship between VR46 and this country. We can only be proud of how we are working together on this project to achieve increasingly ambitious results”.
Werry Prayogi, President Director PT Pertamina Lubricant
“We cannot wait to see the team compete in our home race with the new livery, which will showcase Indonesia’s enthusiasm and passion to the world. I invite all MotoGP fans in Indonesia to support Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and in celebrating our shared pride. Let’s unite, raise our voices, and turn each race into a celebration of Indonesian pride!”.
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