Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia) qualified directly this Friday for the second qualifying round (Q2) of the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix, the 15th round of the season, finishing seventh in time trial.
The Almada rider finished the session with a time of 1.31.199 minutes, 0.725 seconds behind the fastest Spaniard, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia). Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) was second fastest with 0.154 seconds, while Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) was third with 0.170, despite undergoing surgery for a broken collarbone last weekend.
Miguel Oliveira, who won the Lombrock race in 2022, was 19th in the first free practice of the day.
Spaniard Jorge Martin (Ducati), who came into this race just three points behind the leader, Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), was fifth in time trial, 0.400 behind the fastest, while the championship leader and defending champion did not out of bounds He is in 16th place and will have to go through the first qualifying stage (Q1) on Saturday.
This is the second time this season that the champion will have to go through the first quarter, having already done so at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera at the end of April.
On Saturday there will be another free practice, two qualifying stages and a sprint race.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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