Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was the fastest rider in the 40-minute Practice 1 session at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland after he posted a 1:23.979s to top the times. In the closing stages of the session, Acosta traded fastest lap times with Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) as the Spanish rider finished 0.237s behind Acosta. It was an all-Spanish top-three at the Sachsenring as Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha V446 MasterCamp) completed the top three, 0.301s down on Acosta’s time.
There was no stopping @37_pedroacosta in #Moto2 P1????
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) June 16, 2023
Good start to the weekend for @AlonsoLopez_21 and @18ManuGonzalez ????#GermanGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/3RqsWhqHvB
Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) took fourth place ahead of Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) in fifth, while Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) rounded out the top six. World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) finished eighth in P1.
Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) was running in the top six in the early stages of the session but a crash at Turn 11 stopped his P1 session. Following the crash, Canet was taken to the medical centre for a check-up.
Exactly where nobody wants to crash ????
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) June 16, 2023
A big one Aron Canet at turn 11 but thankfully he got back on his feet ????#GermanGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/bBEK2jekCi
Can anyone overhaul Acosta in Moto2™ P2? Tune in at 14:05 Local Time (GMT+2) to find out!
Top 10:
1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:23.979
2. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.237s
3. Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 MasterCamp) +0.301
4. Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) +0.428s
5. Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) +0.485s
6. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.505s
7. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) +0.530s
8. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.728s
9. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.779s
10. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) +0.810s