Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins finished a sweltering first day at the Mandalika International Circuit in strong fashion, securing a double top 10 on the Friday for the fourth time this season. They ended the Grand Prix of Indonesia Practice in 7th and 8th place respectively, booking direct tickets for Q2.
Quartararo had finished FP1 in seventh place, giving him a confidence boost ahead of the afternoon shoot-out. The Frenchman concentrated on his bike's set-up in the Practice session before putting in his first bid for a direct place in Q2 with 15 minutes left on the clock. After his first attempts, Fabio held 14th place. His second run was initially disrupted by yellow flags, but he clocked a 1'29.837s on lap 27/27, 0.597s from first, that earned him seventh place in the timesheets.
Rins had a strong start to the Indonesian GP weekend and wrapped up FP1 in an encouraging fourth place. The Spaniard was determined to keep the positive momentum going in the afternoon. He held fifth place in the Practice session until the time attacks started with 16 minutes remaining. It became a fierce battle, but the number 42 kept pushing. With no yellow flags on his final attempt, he set a 1'29.868s best time on lap 28/28. It had him finish the day in eighth place, 0.628s off today's fastest time.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 GMT+8, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 13-lap Sprint that starts at 15:00.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins finished a sweltering first day at the Mandalika International Circuit in strong fashion, securing a double top 10 on the Friday for the fourth time this season. They ended the Grand Prix of Indonesia Practice in 7th and 8th place respectively, booking direct tickets for Q2.
Quartararo had finished FP1 in seventh place, giving him a confidence boost ahead of the afternoon shoot-out. The Frenchman concentrated on his bike's set-up in the Practice session before putting in his first bid for a direct place in Q2 with 15 minutes left on the clock. After his first attempts, Fabio held 14th place. His second run was initially disrupted by yellow flags, but he clocked a 1'29.837s on lap 27/27, 0.597s from first, that earned him seventh place in the timesheets.
Rins had a strong start to the Indonesian GP weekend and wrapped up FP1 in an encouraging fourth place. The Spaniard was determined to keep the positive momentum going in the afternoon. He held fifth place in the Practice session until the time attacks started with 16 minutes remaining. It became a fierce battle, but the number 42 kept pushing. With no yellow flags on his final attempt, he set a 1'29.868s best time on lap 28/28. It had him finish the day in eighth place, 0.628s off today's fastest time.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 GMT+8, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 13-lap Sprint that starts at 15:00.