Thomas Luthi got the better of Esteve Rabat on day two of the pre-season Moto2 test at Jerez as the pair continued their private battle at the top of the timesheets. The Swiss rider lowered the benchmark time by a quarter of a second from yesterday to edge out Rabat with Mika Kallio close behind on the second Marc VDS Kalex.
Luthi didn’t enjoy a perfect day by any means with the Interwetten rider having a small accident on his Suter in the afternoon. By that point, he had already set the fastest lap time of the day on a 1:42.515 while Rabat had to settle for second despite topping the second session. Kallio matched his teammate in the mid-1:42s while Takaaki Nakagami came in a quarter of a second slower in fourth.
Alex de Angelis was fifth fastest ahead of World Supersport champion Sam Lowes who continued his impressive week aboard the Speed Up. Julian Simon was a strong seventh with Sandro Cortese on his tail in eighth while Johann Zarco put the leading Caterham Suter in the top ten with the ninth fastest time. His teammate Josh Herrin was 22nd although he blotted his copybook with a crash, Spanish rider Roman Ramos doing likewise.
MOTO2 OFFICIAL TEST – JEREZ – WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY | ||||
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POS | RIDER | BIKE | TEAM | TIME |
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SUTER | INTERWETTEN PADDOCK MOTO2 | 1:42.515 |
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KALEX | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | 1:42.610 |
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KALEX | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | 1:42.648 |
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KALEX | IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA | 1:42.873 |
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SUTER | TASCA RACING MOTO2 | 1:43.076 |
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SPEED UP | SPEED UP | 1:43.096 |
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KALEX | ITALTRANS RACING TEAM | 1:43.183 |
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KALEX | DYNAVOLT INTACT GP | 1:43.201 |
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CATERHAM SUTER | CATERHAM MOTO RACING | 1:43.126 |
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KALEX | PONS HP 40 | 1:43.226 |
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KALEX | ARGINANO & GINES RACING | 1:43.269 |
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SUTER | FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 | 1:43.387 |
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KALEX | PONS HP 40 | 1:43.389 |
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FORWARD KLX | NGM FORWARD RACING | 1:43.432 |
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KALEX | ARGINANO & GINES RACING | 1:43.522 |
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SUTER | TECHNOMAG CARXPERT | 1:43.585 |
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SUTER | FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 | 1:43.598 |
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KALEX | ITALTRANS RACING TEAM | 1:43.618 |
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SUTER | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM MOTO2 | 1:43.663 |
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TECH 3 | TECH 3 RACING | 1:43.668 |
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SUTER | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM MOTO2 | 1:43.669 |
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CATERHAM SUTER | CATERHAM MOTO RACING | 1:43.732 |
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TECH 3 | TECH 3 RACING | 1:43.834 |
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KALEX | SAG TEAM | 1:43.963 |
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SPEED UP | QMMF RACING TEAM | 1:43.993 |
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FORWARD KLX | NGM FORWARD RACING | 1:44.006 |
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KALEX | PETRONAS RACELINE MALAYSIA | 1:44.201 |
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SUTER | IODARACING PROJECT | 1:44.474 |
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SPEED UP | QMMF RACING TEAM | 1:44.530 |
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KALEX | IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA | 1:44.693 |
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KALEX | APH PTT THE PIZZA SAG | 1:45.110 |
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MOTOBI | TELURU TEAM JIR WEBIKE | 1:45.340 |
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SUTER | TECHNOMAG CARXPERT | 1:45.681 |