German MotoGP: Hector Barbera fastest in 250 free practice

Hector Barbera was the quickest rider in the first 250 free practice session at Sachsenring this morning.

The Spaniard recorded a best time of 1:25.103 on his Aprilia with Finland’s Mika Kallio 0.2secs behind on his KTM.

Winner at Assen and championship leader, Jorge Lorenzo, was third fastest on his Aprilia with a best time of 1:25.398.

Dan Linfoot was the fastest of the home riders on his Aprilia. His 1:27.855 was good enough to see him in 19th place at the end of the session.

Ireland’s Eugene Laverty was in 24th place with a best time of 1:29.228.

MotoGP 250 free practice results:

1 Hector BARBERA SPA APRILIA 1’25.103
2 Mika KALLIO FIN KTM 1’25.335
3 Jorge LORENZO SPA APRILIA 1’25.398
4 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM APRILIA 1’25.415
5 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA APRILIA 1’25.612
6 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN KTM 1’25.644
7 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA HONDA 1’25.896
8 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA GILERA 1’26.113
9 Julian SIMON SPA HONDA 1’26.247
10 Dirk HEIDOLF GER APRILIA 1’26.423
11 Alex BALDOLINI ITA APRILIA 1’26.472
12 Roberto LOCATELLI ITA GILERA 1’26.644
13 Thomas LUTHI SWI APRILIA 1’26.805
14 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA APRILIA 1’26.947
15 Fabrizio LAI ITA APRILIA 1’27.399
16 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN HONDA 1’27.493
17 Taro SEKIGUCHI JPN APRILIA 1’27.534
18 Karel ABRAHAM CZE APRILIA 1’27.769
19 Dan LINFOOT GBR APRILIA 1’27.855
20 Jules CLUZEL FRA APRILIA 1’27.888
21 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA APRILIA 1’28.200
22 Alvaro MOLINA SPA APRILIA 1’28.891
23 Imre TOTH HUN APRILIA 1’28.952
24 Eugene LAVERTY IRL HONDA 1’29.228
25 Shuhei AOYAMA JPN HONDA 1’29.361
26 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA HONDA 1’29.461
27 Joshua SOMMER GER HONDA 1’30.686
28 Thomas WALTHER GER HONDA 1’31.216