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MotoGP rookie Acosta tops Sepang shakedown test
Reigning Moto2 champion Acosta set the fastest time of the three-day MotoGP shakedown at Sepang, posting a time of 1m58.189s. He was 0.066s quicker than KTM test rider Pol Espargaro and over two tenths faster than Johann Zarco on the top Honda bike. This year, the shakedown allowed Honda and Yamaha to use their race riders, so Zarco was joined on track by Quartararo, Mir, Rins, Marini, and Nakagami. Acosta had a number of minor accidents throughout the day but still managed to set the fastest time, which was seven tenths slower than last year’s pole position time. Quartararo finished fourth fastest, followed by Pedrosa and Mir. Only one rider from Aprilia, Lorenzo Savadori, was on track and he set the 12th fastest time. The final day of running was cut short due to a heavy storm, and the official pre-season test begins on Tuesday at Sepang.
