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Pedro Acosta led a tight Practice at the 2025 Valencia MotoGP
Pedro Acosta from KTM emerged as the fastest rider in the final Friday Practice of the 2025 MotoGP season at the Valencia Grand Prix, while Pecco Bagnaia struggled and missed advancing to Q1, finishing 14th.
KTM has one last chance this year to break its victory drought since 2022, and Pedro Acosta is also aiming for his first ever MotoGP win.
Acosta set an impressive lap time of 1m29.240s, fending off competition from Marco Bezzecchi and Franco Morbidelli.
Despite early challenges from other riders, Acosta maintained his lead throughout the session and improved his time towards the end, securing the top spot.
Other notable performances included Alex Marquez in fourth, Ai Ogura in fifth, and Jack Miller in sixth leading the Yamaha pack.
Some riders like Joan Mir and Brad Binder narrowly missed out on Q2 qualification and will have to go through Q1 along with other competitors like Aleix Espargaro and Pecco Bagnaia.
