Jake Dixon (Zinia GASGAS Aspar Team) topped the opening Moto2™ session of the weekend at the CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich with a 1:35.000, enough to beat World Championship leader Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 0.161s. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team) completed the top three in FP1 at the Red Bull Ring.
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The track had dried after overnight and morning rain, meaning the riders were able to get a fully dry session under their belts ahead of FP2 later this afternoon. Albert Arenas (Zinia GASGAS Aspar Team) and Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) slotted themselves inside the top five on Friday morning.
Tune into Moto2™ FP2 at 15:10 local time (GMT+2).
Top 10:
1. Jake Dixon (Zinia GASGAS Aspar Team) – 1:35.000
2. Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.161
3. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing Team) + 0.186
4. Albert Arenas (Zinia GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.352
5. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.387
6. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.390
7. Filip Salac (Gresini Racing Moto2) + 0.435
8. Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.464
9. Fermin Aldeguer (CAG Speed Up) + 0.465
10. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 0.572