Viñales fastest 125GP rider on Friday in his first visit to Motegi
Rookie standout Maverick Viñales was a surprise fastest on Friday in Japan.
Maverick Viñales (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing) streaked to the top of the 125cc afternoon session, only the remarkable rookie’s second session around the Japanese track.
The 16-year-old posted the best lap of the day with a 1’59.273, which placed him 0.163s faster than Championship leader Nico Terol (Bankia Aspar).
Terol, whose best effort of the day came in the morning session, was 0.083s quicker than Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) who was third in the combined times having posted the second-best lap in the afternoon.
Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) was fourth quickest overall, posting a time of 1’59.850, with Alberto Moncayo (Andalucia Banca Civica) trailing by four-tenths behind the German to end the day in fifth.
A tightly bunched Spanish group followed with Adrián Martín (Bankia Aspar) just 0.027s ahead of team-mate Héctor Faubel, with Luis Salom (RW Racing GP) trailing just seven-thousandths of a second behind Faubel.
Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) was ninth in the combined times with a 2’00.506 with Efrén Vázquez (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) ending up tenth for the day after crashing early in the afternoon session and being taken to the medical centre for a check up.
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