Pedro Acosta delivered a commanding performance at the Moto2 Indonesian GP in Mandalika, securing another victory. This result further solidified his path toward the title.

Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) made a strong start, taking the lead in the opening meters of the race before being overtaken by Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex). Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) occupied third place, while Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) sat in fourth.

By the third lap, Acosta had reclaimed the lead. Shortly afterward, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) moved into podium positions, overtaking González and Arbolino.

In a relatively uneventful race in the top positions, Acosta managed to build a gap of around one second over Canet, who, in turn, created a lead of over two seconds ahead of Aldeguer.

The battle for fifth place heated up about ten laps from the end, with Arbolino coming under pressure from Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex). Dixon eventually executed a successful overtake but made a mistake, relinquishing the position.

With just two laps to go, Dixon reclaimed fifth place from Arbolino, capitalizing on a moment when the Italian nearly lost control of his bike.

At the front, the order remained unchanged until the finish. Acosta celebrated his victory with an impressive lead of nearly two seconds over Canet, with Aldeguer completing the podium. Dixon managed to secure fourth place, overtaking González on the final lap.

Results:

O conteúdo Pedro Acosta took a commanding win at the Moto2 Indonesian GP and keeps getting closer to the title aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Arón Canet didn’t do better than the Mandalika record from this morning but secured the pole position for the Moto2 Indonesian GP by dominating the qualifying session.

Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) led in the initial moments of the session, but without improving his time on his second attempt, he dropped three positions. Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) took the lead.

Filip Salac (QJMotor Gresini/Kalex) was in second place, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) in third. However, there was still a lot of time left in the session. Six minutes from the end, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) complicated his task by crashing when he was in eighth place.

In his penultimate lap, González came within just three thousandths of a second of the lead in second place. He couldn’t go any further, and Canet thus confirmed the pole position. Salac will start from third place, ahead of Acosta.

Q2 results:

Qualifying results:

O conteúdo Arón Canet celebrates pole position for the Moto2 Indonesian GP aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The four riders who will compete in the second qualifying of the Moto2 Indonesian Grand Prix, coming from Q1, have been determined. Jake Dixon was the fastest in this session.

After the initial timed laps, Alex Escrig (Forward Team) led the standings, with Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex), Izan Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex), and Taiga Hada (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team/Kalex) also in qualifying positions.

Hada improved to take the lead, ahead of Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex). Escrig dropped to third, while Roy Skinner (OnlyFans American Racing/Kalex) moved into fourth.

This situation didn’t last long, as Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) took the top spot, with Ogura close behind. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team/Kalex) and Jeremy Alcoba (QJMotor Gresini/Kalex) also entered the top four.

Later, Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) and Ogura improved to reach the positions that mattered most. However, the Japanese rider couldn’t hold on to his place, as he was overtaken by Alcoba and Bendsneyder in the final moments.

No one could beat Dixon, as he finished 0.202s ahead of López. Alcoba and Bendsneyder also advanced to the Q2, with Ogura missing qualification by 47 thousandths of a second in fifth place.

Results:

O conteúdo The last four participants in the Moto2 Q2 at the Indonesian GP have been found aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The lap record in the Moto2 World Championship at Mandalika continues to fall. Arón Canet set the pace in the third practice session for the Indonesian GP this morning, improving the record that had been broken yesterday. All riders improved compared to Friday.

After most of the riders had completed at least one flying lap, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) was in the lead. However, he was then overtaken by Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex), who spent the most time at the front: for nearly 20 minutes, starting from the ten-minute mark.

It was Canet who beat the championship leader with a sequence of two fast laps in the final moments. The Pons Wegow Los40 rider ended with a lap time of 1m33.847s, setting a new record. Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) came close, just 0.095s behind, with Acosta in third. Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Cap/Kalex) finished fourth, while Chantra completed the top five.

In 14th place, Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) secured the last direct spot in the second qualifying, leaving Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) in the Q1 by 0.007s. Among the other riders who will have to go through the first phase of qualifying is the championship’s third-placed rider, Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex).

Timesheet:

O conteúdo Arón Canet leads the third Moto2 practice session in Mandalika with a new record aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Friday in Mandalika for the Moto2 Indonesian Grand Prix ended with another record. Pedro Acosta set the fastest lap ever in the category at this circuit to lead the second practice, which he dominated.

Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) set the pace in the early laps, with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) in second. However, during the second attempts, Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) and Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) moved into the top two positions.

While Acosta solidified his lead, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) moved into second, and Canet dropped to third, overtaking González. With just under half an hour to go, Acosta set a new record: 1m34.800s. Around the same time, his teammate Albert Arenas moved into second. They were then overtaken by Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) and González.

In the final quarter of an hour, more riders set times in the 1m34s range, but none could dethrone the top two. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) and Aldeguer placed third and fourth, respectively. With six minutes left before the checkered flag, Canet surpassed Acosta to become the new leader and record holder.

The championship leader didn’t leave his position to others and regained the lead near the end lapping in 1m34.456s. He finished 0.180s ahead of Canet, with Lowes in third, González in fourth, and Ogura in fifth to complete the top five.

Timesheet:

O conteúdo Dominance and record lap by Pedro Acosta in the second Moto2 practice in Indonesia aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Manuel González was the fastest in the first practice of the Moto2 Indonesian Grand Prix, setting a new category lap record in Mandalika. The session was interrupted for several minutes with a red flag.

After the first flying laps, González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp/Kalex) was already in the lead. After Alberto Surra (Forward Team) and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) also took the lead, the Spaniard returned to the front, only to be overtaken shortly after by Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex).

A crash at turn 14 took Acosta out of contention early on. The rider emerged unharmed, but the bike suffered extensive damage.

On the track, lap times continued to drop, and after about a quarter of an hour, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) took the lead for the second time.

The Spaniard held the position for about 15 minutes, during which the session was interrupted with a red flag. Technical issues at the circuit were the reason for the stoppage.

After the restart, there were more changes in leadership: González, Aldeguer, and Canet took turns at the top before González set a new lap record in 1m34.871s on his final attempt. Canet finished second, 0.360s behind, while Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) finished third. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) and Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) rounded out the top five. Acosta finished 30th and last with his single flying lap.

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O conteúdo Manuel González sets a new record in the first Moto2 practice in Indonesia, interrupted by a red flag aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

This weekend continues the season of the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 World Championships. For the second time, Mandalika hosts the Indonesian GP at the unique Lombok circuit.

The title fight is heating up in MotoGP. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) remains the leader, but he only has a three-point gap over Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) – who hasn’t missed the podium since the Austrian GP. Further back in third is Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati), who will attempt to compete a week after he broke a collarbone. The only winner in Mandalika so far is Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team/Aprilia), who is currently in 13th place and has not yet reached the podium this year.

In Moto2, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) is the clear leader. He has a 50-point advantage, equivalent to two wins, with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) as his main pursuer. Jake Dixon (GasGas Aspar/Kalex) is third, trailing the immediate rival by 43 points.

With two wins and four consecutive podiums, Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) leads in Moto3. The Spanish rider is just six points ahead of Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), indicating an intense battle until the end. Also in this fight is Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), in third place, nine points behind the leader.

Here are the schedules (CET) for the Indonesian GP.

Friday, October 13
03:00-03:35: P1 Moto3
03:50-04:30: P1 Moto2
04:45-05:30: FP1 MotoGP
06:15-07:50: P2 Moto3
07:05-08:45: P2 Moto2
09:00-10:00: Practice MotoGP

Saturday, October 14
02:40-03:10: P3 Moto3
03:25-03:55: P3 Moto2
04:10-04:40: FP2 MotoGP
04:50-05:05: Qualifying Q1 MotoGP
05:15-05:30: Qualifying Q2 MotoGP
06:50-07:05: Qualifying Q1 Moto3
07:15-07:30: Qualifying Q2 Moto3
07:45-08h00: Qualifying Q1 Moto2
08:10-08:25: Qualifying Q2 Moto2
09:00: Sprint MotoGP (13 lapps)

Sunday, October 15
04:40-04:50: Warm-up MotoGP
06:00: Race Moto3 (20 laps)
07:15: Race Moto2 (22 laps)
09:00: Race MotoGP (27 laps)

O conteúdo Mandalika hosts MotoGP for the second time: The schedule for the Indonesian GP aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.