Ortola flies to the top in Friday morning P1

The Spaniard stamped his authority at the Silverstone Circuit just getting the better of Masia and Sasaki

Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) got the perfect start to the Monster British Grand Prix during Friday's P1, jumping up to the top spot in the closing stages with a solid 2:12.817. It was Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) who got the closest to the MTA rider, just 0.010s away in P2, with his title rival Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) another 0.012s in P3. 

Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) threatened the top spots to finish the session in P4 with the Brazilian Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets MSI) rounding out the top 5. Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) went top early on and finished Practice 1 in P6 ahead of the Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) who was 0.876s off the pace in 7th. 

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Top 10:

1. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) - 2:18.817
2. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) +0.010
3. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) +0.022
4. Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) +0.199
5. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) +0.371
6. Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) +0.549
7. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3)) +0.876
8. Ricardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) +0.879
9. David Alonso (GASGAS Aspar Team) +0.891
10. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +0.911

FULL RESULTS

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