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Stoner Tops Final Free Practice

The final free practice session at the Indianapolis Grand Prix saw Australian Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner setting the pace ahead ahead of his Spanish team mate Dani Pedrosa and local Yamaha rider Ben Spies.

All of the riders took full advantage of the improved track conditions this morning, after grip levels had improved considerably after a day’s running from all support classes yesterday. The two Repsol Honda riders looked in good form as the duo traded positions at the front throughout the session. The current Australian World Champion ultimately come out on top, just under two tenths ahead of Pedrosa.

American Yamaha rider Ben Spies showed good pace after finishing only marginally behind Pedrosa, and cementing himself as the top Yamaha rider this weekend.

German LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl put in an outstanding performance to finish fourth in the morning, ahead of Italian Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Andrea Dovizioso, who could not quite match his fourth place finish from yesterday.

Spanish San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista improved, placing his satellite Honda bike sixth. Surprise of the morning was Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, who looked off colour throughout. In the final two sectors the Spaniard lost too much time, and looked unable to squeeze any more out of his Yamaha bike.

With Casey Stoner over a second off at the front,  the current championship leader and his team will no doubt be looking for a drastic improvement this afternoon.

Italian Ducati rider Valentino Rossi improved slightly from yesterday finishing eighth, ahead of British Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow, who suffered a slow-corner crash with two minutes remaining in the session. His time was sufficient to hold off local rider, American Ducati rider Nicky Hayden in tenth.

Power Electronics Aspar rider Aleix Espargara was the top CRT rider, who made good use of a tow from compatriot Pedrosa.

Wildcard riders, Attack Performance’s Steve Rapp and GPTech’s Aaron Yates showed a marked improvement on yesterday and managed to get within 107 per cent of the top time. If they can repeat this in this afternoon’s qualifying they are guaranteed a slot on the grid for the race.

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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull51
2Charles LeclercFerrari47
3Sergio PerezRed Bull46
4Carlos SainzFerrari40
5Oscar PiastriMcLaren28
6Lando NorrisMcLaren27
7George RussellMercedes18
8Fernando AlonsoAston Martin16
9Lance StrollAston Martin9
10Lewis HamiltonMercedes8
11Oliver BearmanFerrari6
12Yuki TsunodaRB6
13Nico HülkenbergHaas3
14Kevin MagnussenHaas1
15Alexander AlbonWilliams0
16Daniel RicciardoRB0
17Esteban OconAlpine0
18Pierre GaslyAlpine0
19Valtteri BottasKick Sauber0
20Logan SargeantWilliams0
21Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber0
PTeamPoints
1Oracle Red Bull Racing97
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
2Scuderia Ferrari93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
3McLaren F1 Team55
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team26
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team25
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Visa Cash App RB F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7MoneyGram Haas F1 Team4
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Williams Racing0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9BWT Alpine F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Jorge MartinPramac Racing60
2Brad BinderRed Bull KTM42
3Enea BastianiniDucati Lenovo39
4Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo37
5Pedro AcostaGASGAS Tech328
6Marc MarquezGresini Racing27
7Aleix EspargaroAprilia Racing25
8Maverick ViñalesAprilia Racing19
9Jack MillerRed Bull KTM16
10Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4615
11Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha15
12Alex MarquezGresini Racing13
13Marco BezzecchiPertamina Enduro VR4612
14Miguel OliveiraTrackhouse Racing8
15Joan MirRepsol Honda7
16Johann ZarcoLCR Honda Castrol5
17Augusto FernandezGASGAS Tech35
18Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha3
19Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda Idemitsu2
20Franco MorbidelliPramac Racing0
21Luca MariniRepsol Honda0
22Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team76
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
2Prima Pramac Racing60
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Red Bull KTM Factory Racing58
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Aprilia Racing44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Gresini Racing MotoGP40
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Red Bull GASGAS Tech333
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team27
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Trackhouse Racing8
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Repsol Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11LCR Honda Team7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0