Indian Moto2 Grand Prix, Buddh International Circuit - Friday Practice Results
Friday Practice results from the 2023 Indian Moto2 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit.
Tony Arbolino, Moto2, Indian MotoGP, 22 September
| 2023 Moto2 Buddh International Circuit - Practice (2) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.105s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 52.170s |
| 3 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 52.188s |
| 4 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 52.319s |
| 5 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 52.451s |
| 6 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.609s |
| 7 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.642s |
| 8 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.715s |
| 9 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.800s |
| 10 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 52.822s |
| 11 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.912s |
| 12 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 52.914s |
| 13 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.915s |
| 14 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 52.947s |
| 15 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 52.962s |
| 16 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | GT Trevisan SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 52.986s |
| 17 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.037s |
| 18 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.066s |
| 19 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.339s |
| 20 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 53.374s |
| 21 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.379s |
| 22 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.533s |
| 23 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | GT Trevisan SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 53.602s |
| 24 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 53.771s |
| 25 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 53.787s |
| 26 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 53.819s |
| 27 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.948s |
| 28 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 54.087s |
| 29 | Rory Skinner | GBR | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 54.195s |
| 30 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 54.398s |
Former title leader Tony Arbolino leads day one of the Indian Moto2 Grand Prix.
Moto3 afternoon practice was delayed by 45mins due to 'marshal posts being checked', also causing the Moto2 and upcoming MotoGP sessions to start later than planned.
| 2023 Moto2 Buddh International Circuit - Practice (1) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 52.596s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 52.878s |
| 3 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 53.495s |
| 4 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.557s |
| 5 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 53.660s |
| 6 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.756s |
| 7 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 53.796s |
| 8 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.808s |
| 9 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.838s |
| 10 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 53.838s |
| 11 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 53.940s |
| 12 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 53.992s |
| 13 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 54.107s |
| 14 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | GT Trevisan SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 54.124s |
| 15 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 54.138s |
| 16 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 54.164s |
| 17 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 54.241s |
| 18 | Rory Skinner | GBR | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 54.278s |
| 19 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 54.375s |
| 20 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 54.662s |
| 21 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 54.675s |
| 22 | Alberto Surra | ITA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 54.795s |
| 23 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | GT Trevisan SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 54.805s |
| 24 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 54.812s |
| 25 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 54.862s |
| 26 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 55.034s |
| 27 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 55.063s |
| 28 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 55.221s |
| 29 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 55.864s |
| 30 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 55.895s |
Somkiat Chantra tops opening Moto2 practice for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.
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