Ai Ogura topped Moto2 World Championship Practice One (P1) Friday morning at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Riding his Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex, the Japanese rider lapped the 2.9-mile (4.7 km) course in 1:44.804 to lead the field of 30 entries.
American Joe Roberts was fifth-fastest with a time of 1:44.961 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
Just 1.066 second covered the top 20 riders.
American Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) and American Racing Team have parted ways, according to a social media post by the rider, and Marcos Ramirez is continuing in Kelly’s place.