Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) snatched the top spot from Simone Corsi (Speed Up Racing) in the closing minutes of FP1. Xavi Vierge (Tech 3 Racing) finished the wet session in third, just in front of Hafizh Syahrin (Petronas Raceline Malaysia) and Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS).
There were only two crashes in the session, which was surprising given the conditions. Remy Gardner (Tech 3 Racing) went down in the final moments of the session, and championship leader Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) folded the front into turn 11 in the last three minutes, leaving him in tenth.
A special mention to American Joe Roberts who is replacing the departed Yonny Hernandez at the AGR Team. He’s never ridden the bike before, and finished in a highly respectable fourteenth.
Moto2 FP1 Results (top 10):
- Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Ajo – 2:15.724
- Simone Corsi, Speed Up Racing – 2:16.132
- Xavi Vierge, Tech 3 Racing – 2:16.228
- Hafizh Syahrin, Petronas Raceline Malaysia – 2:16.357
- Alex Marquez, EG 0,0 Marc VDS – 2:16.479
- Francesco Bagnaia, Sky Racing Team VR46 – 2:16.834
- Thomas Luthi, CarXpert Interwetten – 2:16.853
- Isaac Viñales, BE-A-VIP SAG Team – 2:17.068
- Sandro Cortese, Dynavolt Intact GP – 2:17.084
- Franco Morbidelli, EG 0,0 Marc VDS – 2:17.109
