MotoGP: Acosta Leads Unpredictable Sepang Practice
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) set the pace with a 1:57.559, beating Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) by 0.019s, while Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top three.
- Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) secured a Q2 spot despite a second crash of the day.
- Recent Grand Prix winners Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) will face Q1.
- Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) also faces Q1.
Acosta was an early faller in the session at Turn 10, seeing the #37 not get a lap time on the board for the first 20 minutes.
Author's summary: Acosta leads MotoGP practice.