Pol Espargaro upped the pace on the second day of the pre-season Moto2 test at Valencia to depose Nicolas Terol from the top of the timesheet. The title favourite found half a second from the previous day to finish two tenths ahead of Terol on the 2013 Aspar Suter.
Espargaro’s flying lap came in the final session of the day but the Spaniard was dominant, finishing as the fastest man in all three sessions while Terol’s quickest time came in the morning. The Aspar rider was testing out the new Suter chassis for the first time after the running the old bike yesterday and will have been encouraged by the early signs.
Thomas Luthi was third quickest today, also on board a Suter, while Julian Simon and Esteve Rabat ensured three Kalex machines would be represented in the top six. Honours would be even among the top two constructors though as Johann Zarco took sixth overall for Ioda Racing, bouncing back from a crash on day one.
Scott Redding could only improve by a couple of tenths on his Tuesday best, dropping to eighth behind Takaaki Nakagami and his compatriots didn’t enjoy smooth days either. Danny Kent and Kyle Smith both suffered accidents as they got to grips with their new machinery although to his credit, Kent recovered to finish 23rd overall, earning him the status of top rookie, half a second ahead of Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese who also fell today.
| Moto2 Valencia Test: Combined Classification – Wednesday 13th February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | 40. Pol Espargaro |  |
Tuenti HP 40 | 1:35.520 |
| 2 | 18. Nicolas Terol | |
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | 1:35.733 |
| 3 | 12. Thomas Luthi |  |
Interwetten Paddock | 1:35.947 |
| 4 | 60. Julian Simon | |
Italtrans Racing Team | 1:35.993 |
| 5 | 80. Esteve Rabat | |
Tuenti HP 40 | 1:36.023 |
| 6 | 5. Johann Zarco |  |
Came IodaRacing Project | 1:36.028 |
| 7 | 30. Takaaki Nakagami |  |
Italtrans Racing Team | 1:36.051 |
| 8 | 45. Scott Redding |  |
Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:36.102 |
| 9 | 3. Simone Corsi |  |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | 1:36.192 |
| 10 | 81. Jordi Torres | |
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | 1:36.290 |
| 11 | 36. Mika Kallio |  |
Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:36.514 |
| 12 | 77. Dominique Aegerter | |
Technomag carXpert | 1:36.839 |
| 13 | 95. Anthony West |  |
QMMF Racing Team | 1:36.868 |
| 14 | 15. Alex De Angelis |  |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | 1:36.870 |
| 15 | 24. Toni Elias | |
Blusens Avintia | 1:36.883 |
| 16 | 19. Xavier Simeon |  |
Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | 1:37.086 |
| 17 | 49. Axel Pons | |
Tuenti HP 40 | 1:37.189 |
| 18 | 54. Mattia Pasini | |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | 1:37.396 |
| 19 | 14. Ratthapark Wilairot |  |
Thai Honda Gresini Moto2 | 1:37.596 |
| 20 | 88. Ricard Cardus | |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | 1:37.725 |
| 21 | 72. Yuki Takahashi | |
Honda Racing Asia Tady | 1:37.728 |
| 22 | 63. Mike Di Meglio | |
JIR Moto2 | 1:37.758 |
| 23 | 52. Danny Kent | |
Tech 3 Racing | 1:38.011 |
| 24 | 4. Randy Krummenacher | |
Technomag carXpert | 1:38.434 |
| 25 | 44. Steven Odendaal |  |
Arguiñano & Gines Racing | 1:38.540 |
| 26 | 11. Sandro Cortese |  |
Dynavolt Intact GP | 1:38.545 |
| 27 | 96. Louis Rossi | |
Tech 3 Racing | 1:38.806 |
| 28 | 7. Doni Tata Pradita |  |
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 1:38.932 |
| 29 | 9. Kyle Smith | |
Blusens Avintia | 1:38.971 |
| 30 | 17. Alberto Moncayo | |
Arguiñano & Gines Racing | 1:40.190 |
| 31 | 97. Rafid Topan Sucipto | |
QMMF Racing Team | 1:42.659 |
