250: Talmacsi leads Friday practice.
Former 125cc world champion and 2009 250cc rookie Gabor Talmacsiꦬ has set the fastest lap time during the single 45-minute Friday free practice session ahead of Sunday night's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
The Hungaria🥀n was fast throughout the session, eventually putting his Aspar-run Aprilia🌠 just 0.041 clear of team-mate Alvaro Bautista, with 2008 Qatar winner Mattia Pasini a close third on his Team Toth debut.
Former 125cc world champion and 2009 250cc rookie Gabor ✨Talmacsi has set the fastest lap time during the single 45-minute Friday free practice session ahead of Sunday night's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
The Hungarian wꦜas fast throughout the session, eventually putting his Aspar-run Aprilia just 0.041 clear of team-mate Alvaro Bautista, with 2008 ꩲQatar winner Mattia Pasini a close third on his Team Toth debut.
Former factory KTM rider Hiroshi Aoyama made several appearances in second position, before being bumped bac🎃k to fourth for Scot Honda while Hector Barb🍌era completed the top five for Pepe World Team Aprilia.
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli, w👍ho underwent surgeܫry on a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist on Tuesday, amazingly completed 16 laps - the most by any rider was 18 - to be classified in 16th position, just under three seconds from Talmacsi.
Second free practice and qualifying🌊༒ takes place on Saturday night.
Friday practice - Qatar:
1. Talmacsi 2min 1.902sec
2. Bautista (Aprilia) +0.041sec
3. Pasini (Aprilia) +0.294sec
4. Aoyama (Honda) +0.444sec
5. Barbera (Aprilia) +0.481sec
6. Wilairot (Honda) +0.481sec
7. Luthi (Aprilia) +0.524sec
8. Cluzel (Aprilia) +0.799sec
9. Pesek (Aprilia) +0.862sec
10. Faubel (Honda) +0.880sec
16. Simoncelli (Gilera) +2.974sec
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