MotoGP: Bastianini Best In Tight Field At Mandalika

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Enea Bastianini was best in MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Mandalika International Street Circuit, in Indonesia. Fresh off his race win Sunday at Misano II, the Lenovo Team Ducati rider lapped the 2.67-mile course in 1:29.630, which broke Luca Marini’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:29.978 and led a tight field of 22 riders.

Just 1.368 seconds covered the entire field, and eight riders were under the old lap record.

Second-best in the session was current World Championship point leader Jorge Martin with a 1:29.670 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati.

Franco Morbidelli, Martin’s teammate and the fastest rider Friday morning, was third-quickest with a 1:29.709.

Francesco Bagnaia, the two-time and defending World Champion and Bastianini’s teammate, was fourth at 1:29.712.

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s Marco Bezzecchi made it a Ducati sweep of the top five spots with a 1:29.844.

Other riders finishing in the top 10 Friday afternoon and earning tickets directly to Qualifying Two on Saturday were: Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo (1:29.844), Gresini Racing Ducati’s Marc Marquez (1:29.995), Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Pedro Acosta (1:29.961), Bezzecchi’s teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio (1:29.986), and Aprilia Racing’s Maverick Vinales (1:30.000).

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