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MotoGP rookie Acosta tops Sepang shakedown test
Reigning Moto2 champion Pedro Acosta, riding for GasGas Tech3 KTM in his debut MotoGP season, set the fastest time during the final session on Saturday, with a lap time of 1m58.189s. He was followed closely by KTM test rider Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco on the top Honda bike. This year, MotoGP’s shakedown allowed race riders from Honda and Yamaha to participate, with Fabio Quartararo, Joan Mir, Alex Rins, Luca Marini, and Takaaki Nakagami joining Zarco on the track. Despite experiencing several minor accidents, Acosta’s time was quicker than last year’s pole position time, though slower than the fastest lap time in the Sepang race. Yamaha’s Quartararo finished fourth, followed by KTM tester Dani Pedrosa and Honda’s Mir. Lorenzo Savadori represented Aprilia and finished in 12th place. The final day of running was cut short due to a heavy storm, and the official pre-season test will begin at Sepang on Tuesday.
