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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 April 13)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren77
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren74
3Max VerstappenRed Bull69
4George RussellMercedes63
5Charles LeclercFerrari32
6Andrea AntonelliMercedes30
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari25
8Alexander AlbonWilliams18
9Esteban OconHaas14
10Lance StrollAston Martin10
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas6
13Pierre GaslyAlpine6
14Yuki TsunodaRed Bull5
15Isack HadjarRacing Bulls4
16Carlos SainzWilliams1
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Liam LawsonRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team151
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 3
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing71
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Scuderia Ferrari HP57
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5MoneyGram Haas F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Atlassian Williams Racing19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo123
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing106
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo97
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4678
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4648
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR38
7Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing32
8Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha30
9Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing29
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol26
11Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM24
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM22
13Enea BastianiniKTM Tech321
14Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing20
15Jack MillerPramac Racing19
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha14
17Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
18Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech38
19Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team220
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 4       GP wins: 4
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing46
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Honda LCR MotoGP38
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda HRC Castrol36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team34
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Aprilia Racing33
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Red Bull KTM Tech329
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0