Pedro Acosta led Friday's practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix despite two crashes. KTM's Pedro Acosta topped the practice session with a time of 1m57.559s.
The hour-long afternoon session was affected by a brief shower in the final 15 minutes, but the rain wasn't heavy enough to stop lap time improvements.
Pedro Acosta brushed off a crash at Turn 9 to lead the way.
The top three were completed by LCR Honda's Johann Zarco and Yamaha's Jack Miller.
Author's summary: Acosta leads despite crashes.