Arón Canet was the fastest rider on the first day of the Moto2 Thai GP. The Spaniard, aiming to prevent Ai Ogura from securing the championship this Sunday, set a new lap record for the category at the Buriram circuit during Practice 1.
The Fantic Racing rider initially took the lead after the first timed laps, holding the top spot for nearly half an hour before being overtaken by Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing Team/Kalex).
About five minutes later, Canet regained the lead and quickly improved his time to establish a record lap of 1m35.192s. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), who had been involved in a frightening crash with Zonta van der Goorbergh (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP/Kalex) in the free practice session, pushed through the pain to secure second, 0.218s behind Canet.
Maximum courage 💪
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 25, 2024
Despite needing help off of the bike, @TonyArbolino sits in the Top 6 for now 👏#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/llDxx01qX8
Ramírez, who led free practice, ended up third in Practice 1, with the top five completed by Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar/Kalex) and Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro), ahead of championship leader Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro). Ogura finished 0.452s off the top time in this session.
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Impressive performances all round in #Moto2 P1 🔥
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 25, 2024
Aron Canet ends the session on top ahead of @TonyArbolino and @24Marcosramirez 🤩#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/RMicwvWkn9
