Sunday’s Moto2 race at the first GP in Indonesia for 25 years was reduced from 25 laps to 16 due to track conditions, with officials concerned about the surface at turns 2, 3 and 17 in the intense afternoon heat.
The rain shower forecasted for Sunday afternoon just held off for the Moto2 event, meaning this was a dry race with some spits of rain. But conditions were punishing for Elf Marc VDS Racing Team riders Sam Lowes and Tony Arbolino as they faced track temperatures of 30 degrees and humidity of 72%.