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Simon Corsi rose from fourth in the first practice to the top spot in FP2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday afternoon. Championship leader Scott Redding, in a late charge, managed a second place just two-tenths off first. And Esteve Rabat put his Kalex into third just another one-tenth back. As it always in the hyper-competitive Moto2 class, less than a second separates the top 13 riders.
Unfortunately for championship contender Pol Espargaro, he wasn't within that top 13 after a heavy crash early in practice at turn 16. While he did return to FP2, he never managed to get his laps anywhere near the leaders' times and finished his Friday in 15th, more than one second back.
Results:
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff. / Prev. |
| 1 | 3 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | 1'43.683 | |
| 2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | 1'43.977 | 0.294 / 0.294 |
| 3 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | 1'44.022 | 0.339 / 0.045 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | 1'44.093 | 0.410 / 0.071 |
| 5 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | 1'44.188 | 0.505 / 0.095 |
| 6 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | 1'44.238 | 0.555 / 0.050 |
| 7 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | 1'44.283 | 0.600 / 0.045 |
| 8 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | 1'44.402 | 0.719 / 0.119 |
| 9 | 60 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | 1'44.523 | 0.840 / 0.121 |
| 10 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | 1'44.573 | 0.890 / 0.050 |
| 11 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | 1'44.589 | 0.906 / 0.016 |
| 12 | 95 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | 1'44.636 | 0.953 / 0.047 |
| 13 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | 1'44.675 | 0.992 / 0.039 |
| 14 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | 1'44.687 | 1.004 / 0.012 |
| 15 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | 1'44.706 | 1.023 / 0.019 |
| 16 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | 1'44.731 | 1.048 / 0.025 |
| 17 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | 1'44.853 | 1.170 / 0.122 |
| 18 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | 1'44.872 | 1.189 / 0.019 |
| 19 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | 1'44.882 | 1.199 / 0.010 |
| 20 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | 1'45.229 | 1.546 / 0.347 |
| 21 | 52 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | 1'45.314 | 1.631 / 0.085 |
| 22 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | 1'45.327 | 1.644 / 0.013 |
| 23 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | 1'45.707 | 2.024 / 0.380 |
| 24 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | 1'45.727 | 2.044 / 0.020 |
| 25 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | Speed Up | 1'45.954 | 2.271 / 0.227 |
| 26 | 49 | Axel PONS | Kalex | 1'46.090 | 2.407 / 0.136 |
| 27 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | Moriwaki | 1'46.295 | 2.612 / 0.205 |
| 28 | 43 | James RISPOLI | Mistral 610 | 1'46.745 | 3.062 / 0.450 |
| 29 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | Speed Up | 1'47.304 | 3.621 / 0.559 |
| 30 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | Suter | 1'47.306 | 3.623 / 0.002 |
| 31 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | Suter | 1'47.621 | 3.938 / 0.315 |
| 32 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | Speed Up | 1'48.255 | 4.572 / 0.634 |
| 33 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | Kalex | 1'48.257 | 4.574 / 0.002 |
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Round Number:
9
2013