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Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2-3 in Indonesian GP practice
Raul Fernandez led Friday practice for the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix at Mandalika, on the island of Lombok.
Riding for Trackhouse, he set a lap record and finished ahead of factory Aprilia riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
Aprilias filled the top three, while KTM’s Pedro Acosta was fourth and Ducati’s Marc Marquez fifth.
Fernandez said the circuit’s fast, flowing corners suit Aprilia and that he felt especially comfortable on the medium rear tyre.
The strong start gives Aprilia an advantage, but practice results do not decide the race.
The top 10 riders advance directly to Q2, while Ai Ogura, the other Trackhouse rider, finished 13th and must contest Q1.
Qualifying is next, followed by the race on Sunday.
Raul Fernandez led an Aprilia 1-2-3 in Friday practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika.
He set a new MotoGP track record of 1m28.725s, finishing 0.219s ahead of Marco Bezzecchi and 0.481s ahead of Jorge Martin.
Pedro Acosta was the fastest non-Aprilia rider in fourth, while Marc Marquez was fifth.
Fernandez said he felt especially comfortable on the medium rear tyre and described Mandalika as an ideal track for Aprilia.
Ai Ogura was 13th after a crash in first practice and will have to contest Q1.
- Who
- Raul Fernandez led the Aprilia riders. Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin completed the top three.
- What
- Fernandez topped Friday practice with a new MotoGP track record, leading an Aprilia 1-2-3.
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Mandalika, on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
- Why
- Fernandez said the circuit’s fast corners and flowing sections suit Aprilia.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
If you had to make an ideal track for Aprilia, it’s this one. Fast corners, flowing parts, super easy for us.
It's something that we expected, that this kind of track can be easier for us - but not like we saw in Practice, to be honest.
But remember that it's just Friday. It's important to go directly to Q2, but Friday doesn't really matter too much in the end, during the weekend.
Raul Fernandez set a new MotoGP track record of 1m28.725s in practice at Mandalika.
Bezzecchi and Martin finished second and third, completing an Aprilia top three.
Ai Ogura was set to contest Q1 after finishing 13th in practice.
- Winner
- Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Aprilia
- Lap time
- 1m28.725s
- Second place
- Marco Bezzecchi, 0.219s behind
- Third place
- Jorge Martin, 0.481s behind
- Best non-Aprilia
- Pedro Acosta, fourth, 0.669s behind
- Ai Ogura
- 13th; fractured the little finger on his right hand after a first-practice crash
Sources
Raul Fernandez after flying start for Aprilia: 'This track is made for our bike'
Mandalika “ideal for Aprilia”, but could Raul be “in the middle” of MotoGP title fight?
MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix: Fernandez on top as Aprilia dominates
MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix: Raul Fernandez on top as Aprilia dominates practice
Aprilia dominates crash-strewn Mandalika MotoGP Friday
Raul Fernandez tops crash-strewn Indonesia MotoGP Practice
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