Takaaki Nakagami topped MotoGP World Championship practice Friday morning at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain. Riding his Michelin-shod Idemitsu LCR Honda, the Japanese turned a lap of 1:40.501 around the 3.90-mile (4.65 km) track and led the 23-rider field.
The rookie of the year, Pedro Acosta was second-best with a 1:40.912 on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.
Alex Marquez was third with a lap of 1:40.915 on his Gresini Racing Ducati.