Frenchman Jules Cluzel topped the time sheets in 250cc Free Practice 1.
French rider Jules Cluzel topped the time sheets during Friday’s first 250cc Free Practice session. He set his fastest lap time of 1:53.512 halfway through the hour-long session in full wet conditions aboard his Matteoni Racing Aprilia 250.
Second-quickest was Spanish pilot Hector Barbera, followed by reigning 250 champ Marco Simoncelli, who slotted his Metis Gilera motorbike into third nearly a second off Cluzel. Czech rider Karl Abraham finished fourth-fastest despite crashing late in the practice session. He was uninjured in the crash. Fifth went to the Frenchman Mike Di Meglio.
Alvaro Bautista was tenth-fastest while current points leader, Hiroshi Aoyama, finished 14th, nearly three-seconds off the pace.
Red Bull Indianapolis GP 250cc Free Practice 1 Results:
1. Jules Cluzel, Aprilia
2. Hector Barbera, Aprilia
3. Marco Simoncelli, Gilera
4. Karel Abraham, Aprilia
5. Mike Di Meglio, Aprilia
6. Hector Faubel, Honda
7. Alex Debon, Aprilia
8. Roberto Locatelli, Gilera
9. Alex Baldolini, Aprilia
10. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia
11. Mattia Pasini, Aprilia
12. Thomas Luthi, Aprilia
13. Raffaele De Rosa, Honda
14. Hiroshi Aoyama, Honda
15. Lukas Pesek, Aprilia
