{
  "id": 13063484,
  "title": "Bezzecchi tops first practice at Indonesia MotoGP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bezzecchi-tops-first-practice-at-indonesia-motogp",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/motor-sports/2026/10/1551457/bezzecchi-tops-first-practice-indonesia-motogp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marco Bezzecchi claimed pole position in the Indonesian MotoGP's first practice session on Friday, outperforming reigning world champion Marc Marquez and fellow Aprilia rider Jorge Martin by 0.237 seconds. The Italian rider completed the dry Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit in 1 minute and 30.132 seconds. Championship leader Martin followed in third place, with Aprilia teammate Martin clocking the third-fastest time. Red Bull-KTM rider Pedro Acosta and SuperFile-Trackhouse racer Raul Fernandez rounded out the top five. Last year's winner Fermin Aldeguer and Japan's Ai Ogura both crashed during their runs but were uninjured, finishing ninth and 21st respectively. Marquez recently won in Japan, narrowing Martin's championship lead to just two points with six events remaining. As of the practice session, Martin leads the championship standings with 333 points, Marquez is second with 331, and Bezzecchi trails in third with 284.",
  "summary": "MANDALIKA: Marco Bezzecchi held off Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin to finish at the head of the pack in the first practice session at the Indonesian MotoGP on Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Marco Bezzecchi wins first practice at Indonesian MotoGP",
    "Outperforms reigning champion Marc Marquez by 0.237 seconds",
    "Jorge Martin finishes third in practice session"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}