Japan's Nobuatsu Aoki (R), receives instructions from an unidentified member of his pit crew before the first qualifying session for the Australian 500cc Grand Prix at Phillip Island October 2. Aoki's time around the 4.448 kilometre (2.764 miles) track was one minute 34.483 seconds, eigth fastest. The Australian 500cc Grand Prix is run on Sunday.

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