Rookie Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) set the pace in Moto2™ FP1 at the Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich thanks to a 1:28.887 lap time, enough to edge out second fastest Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) by just 0.007s. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) was just over a tenth off Ogura’s pace in P3.
A serious contender for the win this weekend! ????
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The rookie @AiOgura79 tops FP1! ????#Moto2 | #AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/3XLGMtfI9p
Styrian GP winner Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) was fourth quickest on a sunny Friday morning at the Red Bull Ring, with Italtrans Racing Team’s Lorenzo Dalla Porta going well again to claim a top five in FP1.
Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) crashed on the exit of Turn 1 unhurt.
Quite the scare for @cameronbeaubier as he crashes on the exit of turn 1! ????
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Somehow both Celestino Vietti and @aroncanet44 avoided it all! ????#Moto2 | #AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/ZvttOoiWag
Tune into Moto2™ FP2 at 15:10 local time (GMT+2).
Top 10:
1. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – 1:28.887
2. Augusto Fernandez (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.007
3. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 0.101
4. Marco Bezzecchi (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 0.128
5. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team) + 0.153
6. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.220
7. Aron Canet (Aspar Team Moto2) + 0.305
8. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.328
9. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.330
10. Albert Arenas (Aspar Team Moto2) + 0.355