MotoGP News: Martin tops opening day practice at COTA

Jorge Martin topped the second MotoGP practice on Friday at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with a lap record time of 2m01.397s

Fastest in Practice 1, Maverick Vinales was second, the only rider within a tenth of Martin’s time.

‘King of COTA’, Marc Marquez made another slow start to second practice before moving up to 3rd place on the final lap of the session.

With 10 minutes to go, the reigning World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was outside the top 10, but with less than two minutes on the clock, Bagnaia set a 2:01.808 – ending the session in fourth place.

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) continued a perfect end to Friday, setting a fast lap seconds after Bagnaia, crossing the line to jump to fifth on the time sheets.

Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro found strong pace at the end of Friday, crossing the line to end the Practice in sixth.

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