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Pedrosa Sets Pace In Second Free Practice

The first free practice of the Indianapolis Grand Prix saw Australian Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner topping the time sheets. The second free practice at the Brickyard saw his Spanish team mate Dani Pedrosa, who was on scorching form, going fastest as he topped the timesheets in the second session, ahead of American Yamaha rider Ben Spies and his Spanish Yamaha colleague Jorge Lorenzo.

Pedrosa’s stunning time in the high 1.37s was sufficient to oust local rider, Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Spies into second, who looked back to his old self as he lapped his home circuit. Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo came in third, yet aborted his final hot lap on the final turn, denying a true indication of his outright pace.

Italian Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Andrea Dovizioso cam in fourth, who was only marginally behind the Spanish Yamaha rider on board his satellite Yamaha machine.

The best lap of Casey Stoner saw him finish the day in fifth, although the Australian rider looked to have rear suspension issues during the practice session, meaning he spent the final five minutes on his second Honda bike.

British Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow took sixth spot, doing pretty well to recover from his crash in the morning. Spanish San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista came in seventh. Bautista was over 1.2 seconds off the top spot set by the factory Honda, and will be looking for significant improvements tomorrow.

German LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl cam in eight, who is taking to the Brickyard for the first time on his LCR Honda MotoGP bike. American Ducati rider Nicky Hayden and his Italian companion Valentino Rossi completed the top ten, after a disappointing session for the Ducati Team.

Power Electronics Aspar rider Randy de Puniet was the top CRT rider, while the grid also welcomed GPTech wildcard riders Aaron Yates and Attack Performance rider Steve Rapp. The Attack Performance rider was however garage bound for the afternoon session as his team struggled with bike issues.

Most of the riders started the practice session on the softer option rear tyre and as the track temperature increased they switched to the harder option. Pedrosa’s hot lap was set on the harder option rear during a seven lap stint at the end.

Pramac Racing Team fielded Spain's Toni Elías for the second free practice session, after Hector Barbera’s big highside in the morning session. Barbera, who crashed heavily in the final turn suffered fractures in his dorsal vertebrae 5, 6 and 8, rendering him unfit for this weekend. After the incident Barbera was taken to the Indianapolis Methodist Hospital, where he will be kept overnight for observation

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of August 3)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren284
2Lando NorrisMcLaren275
3Max VerstappenRed Bull187
4George RussellMercedes172
5Charles LeclercFerrari151
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari109
7Andrea AntonelliMercedes64
8Alexander AlbonWilliams54
9Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber37
10Esteban OconHaas27
11Fernando AlonsoAston Martin26
12Lance StrollAston Martin26
13Isack HadjarRacing Bulls22
14Pierre GaslyAlpine20
15Liam LawsonRacing Bulls20
16Carlos SainzWilliams16
17Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber14
18Yuki TsunodaRed Bull10
19Oliver BearmanHaas8
20Jack DoohanAlpine0
21Franco ColapintoAlpine0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team559
         Poles: 8       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 11
2Scuderia Ferrari HP260
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team236
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing194
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 2
5Atlassian Williams Racing70
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team52
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber51
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls45
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9MoneyGram Haas F1 Team35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of August 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo455
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing280
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo228
4Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing197
5Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM164
6Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46161
7Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46154
8Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing126
9Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR114
10Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha109
11Brad BinderRed Bull KTM91
12Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing73
13Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol72
14Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech369
15Enea BastianiniKTM Tech363
16Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing58
17Jack MillerPramac Racing52
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol46
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha45
20Jorge MartinAprilia Racing23
21Pol EspargaroKTM Tech316
22Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing10
23Takaaki NakagamiHRC Team10
24Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing8
25Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing6
26Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR1
27Aleix EspargaroHRC Team0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team683
         Poles: 9       Sprint wins: 13       GP wins: 11
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP406
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team315
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing255
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aprilia Racing228
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
6Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP154
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Red Bull KTM Tech3148
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team131
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda HRC Castrol118
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Honda LCR MotoGP115
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
11Prima Pramac Racing65
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0