Diogo Moreira’s (Italtrans Racing Team) title hopes are more than real as the Brazilian topped the opening day of action in Moto2 at Phillip Island. A deficit of just nine points means it is very much game on and after two crashes for Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) on the first day, Moreira most definitely has the momentum into Saturday.
Gonzalez takes fifth but the Championship leader had a fast crash in FP1 at Turn 8 and suffered another tip-off at Turn 4 in the closing stages of Practice
Finishing his session with a strong run, Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was top before eventually finishing second
David Alonso (CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Team) rounded out the top three ahead of FP1’s fastest Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team)
Indonesian Mario Aji (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) takes P6 as he finds more form on the comeback from injury
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing), Tony Arbolino (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), Darryn Binder (Italjet Gresini Moto2) and rookie Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) complete the top ten
Two-time rookie race winner Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Team) was out of position on the timesheets as he crashed and ended Practice in P21
