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Stoner Tops Final Free Practice

The final free practice session at the Indianapolis Grand Prix saw Australian Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner setting the pace ahead ahead of his Spanish team mate Dani Pedrosa and local Yamaha rider Ben Spies.

All of the riders took full advantage of the improved track conditions this morning, after grip levels had improved considerably after a day’s running from all support classes yesterday. The two Repsol Honda riders looked in good form as the duo traded positions at the front throughout the session. The current Australian World Champion ultimately come out on top, just under two tenths ahead of Pedrosa.

American Yamaha rider Ben Spies showed good pace after finishing only marginally behind Pedrosa, and cementing himself as the top Yamaha rider this weekend.

German LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl put in an outstanding performance to finish fourth in the morning, ahead of Italian Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Andrea Dovizioso, who could not quite match his fourth place finish from yesterday.

Spanish San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista improved, placing his satellite Honda bike sixth. Surprise of the morning was Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, who looked off colour throughout. In the final two sectors the Spaniard lost too much time, and looked unable to squeeze any more out of his Yamaha bike.

With Casey Stoner over a second off at the front,  the current championship leader and his team will no doubt be looking for a drastic improvement this afternoon.

Italian Ducati rider Valentino Rossi improved slightly from yesterday finishing eighth, ahead of British Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow, who suffered a slow-corner crash with two minutes remaining in the session. His time was sufficient to hold off local rider, American Ducati rider Nicky Hayden in tenth.

Power Electronics Aspar rider Aleix Espargara was the top CRT rider, who made good use of a tow from compatriot Pedrosa.

Wildcard riders, Attack Performance’s Steve Rapp and GPTech’s Aaron Yates showed a marked improvement on yesterday and managed to get within 107 per cent of the top time. If they can repeat this in this afternoon’s qualifying they are guaranteed a slot on the grid for the race.

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of June 29)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren216
2Lando NorrisMcLaren201
3Max VerstappenRed Bull155
4George RussellMercedes146
5Charles LeclercFerrari119
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari91
7Andrea AntonelliMercedes63
8Alexander AlbonWilliams42
9Esteban OconHaas23
10Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber22
11Isack HadjarRacing Bulls21
12Lance StrollAston Martin14
13Fernando AlonsoAston Martin14
14Carlos SainzWilliams13
15Liam LawsonRacing Bulls12
16Pierre GaslyAlpine11
17Yuki TsunodaRed Bull10
18Oliver BearmanHaas6
19Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber4
20Jack DoohanAlpine0
21Franco ColapintoAlpine0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team417
         Poles: 7       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 8
2Scuderia Ferrari HP210
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team209
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing162
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
5Atlassian Williams Racing55
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App Racing Bulls36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7MoneyGram Haas F1 Team29
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team28
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team11
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of June 29)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo307
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing239
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo181
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46139
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46136
6Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing121
7Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR101
8Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM98
9Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing81
10Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech369
11Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha67
12Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing49
13Brad BinderRed Bull KTM47
14Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing44
15Enea BastianiniKTM Tech342
16Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol38
17Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha35
18Jack MillerPramac Racing33
19Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol32
20Takaaki NakagamiHonda HRC Castrol10
21Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing8
22Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing6
23Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing6
24Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR1
25Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
26Aleix EspargaroHonda HRC Castrol0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team488
         Poles: 6       Sprint wins: 9       GP wins: 7
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP320
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team275
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing145
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aprilia Racing129
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
6Red Bull KTM Tech3111
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda LCR MotoGP102
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
8Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP102
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Trackhouse MotoGP Team93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Honda HRC Castrol70
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing42
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0