Esteve Rabat moved to the top of the timesheets on day two of the pre-season Moto2 test at Valencia, replacing teammate Mika Kallio as the man to beat. The Marc VDS rider set a blistering lap in the final session of the day, just two tenths shy of last year’s pole position, to lead Thomas Luthi and Tuesday pacesetter Kallio.
Rabat appeared much more comfortable as the temperatures picked up, topping two of the three sessions, but Luthi also looked strong as he experimented with a new frame, chassis and suspension on his Suter. The Swiss rider was three tenths behind Rabat but still quick enough to split the Marc VDS duo. The Aspar Suters of Jordi Torres and Nicolas Terol were close behind in fourth and fifth while Moto3 champion Maverick Vinales’ impressive start continued in sixth, the teenager trying out a raft of new parts on his Kalex
Julian Simon set an identical time to his compatriot in seventh, edging out Takaaki Nakagami and Alex de Angelis, and the top ten was completed by Luis Salom on the second Pons Kalex. Sandro Cortese bounced back from a crash on day one to finish twelfth fastest but British duo Sam Lowes and Gino Rea had a little less to cheer after ending day two seventeenth and 22nd respectively.
| MOTO2 OFFICIAL TEST – VALENCIA – 12TH FEBRUARY 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | RIDER | BIKE | TEAM | TIME |
| 1 |  ESTEVE RABAT |
KALEX | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | 1:35.155 |
| 2 |  THOMAS LUTHI |
SUTER | INTERWETTEN PADDOCK MOTO2 | 1:35.509 |
| 3 |  MIKA KALLIO |
KALEX | MARC VDS RACING TEAM | 1:35.690 |
| 4 | JORDI TORRES |
SUTER | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM MOTO2 | 1:35.711 |
| 5 | NICOLAS TEROL |
SUTER | MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM MOTO2 | 1:35.715 |
| 6 | MAVERICK VINALES |
KALEX | PONS HP 40 | 1:35.810 |
| 7 | JULIAN SIMON |
KALEX | ITALTRANS RACING TEAM | 1:35.810 |
| 8 |  TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI |
KALEX | IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA | 1:35.849 |
| 9 |  ALEX DE ANGELIS |
SUTER | TASCA RACING MOTO2 | 1:36.033 |
| 10 | LUIS SALOM |
KALEX | PONS HP 40 | 1:36.073 |
| 11 |  JOHANN ZARCO |
CATERHAM SUTER | CATERHAM MOTO RACING | 1:36.222 |
| 12 |  SANDRO CORTESE |
KALEX | DYNAVOLT INTACT GP | 1:36.354 |
| 13 | JONAS FOLGER |
KALEX | ARGINANO & GINES RACING | 1:36.439 |
| 14 |  ANTHONY WEST |
SPEED UP | QMMF RACING TEAM | 1:36.534 |
| 15 | AXEL PONS |
KALEX | ARGINANO & GINES RACING | 1:36.629 |
| 16 | DOMINIQUE AEGERTER |
SUTER | TECHNOMAG CARXPERT | 1:36.686 |
| 17 |  SAM LOWES |
SPEED UP | SPEED UP | 1:36.857 |
| 18 | LOUIS ROSSI |
KALEX | SAG TEAM | 1:36.947 |
| 19 |  AZLAN SHAH |
KALEX | IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA | 1:36.955 |
| 20 | MARCEL SCHROTTER |
TECH 3 | TECH 3 RACING | 1:37.039 |
| 21 |  FRANCO MORBIDELLI |
KALEX | ITALTRANS RACING TEAM | 1:37.058 |
| 22 | GINO REA |
SUTER | AGT-REA RACING | 1:37.141 |
| 23 | RANDY KRUMMENACHER |
SUTER | IODARACING PROJECT | 1:37.151 |
| 24 | HAFIZH SYAHRIN |
KALEX | PETRONAS RACELINE MALAYSIA | 1:37.229 |
| 25 |  JOSH HERRIN |
CATERHAM SUTER | CATERHAM MOTO RACING | 1:37.400 |
| 26 | ALEX MARINELARENA |
TECH 3 | TECH 3 RACING | 1:37.516 |
| 27 | ROMAN RAMOS |
SPEED UP | QMMF RACING TEAM | 1:37.535 |
| 28 | LORENZO BALDASSARRI |
SUTER | FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 | 1:37.819 |
| 29 | ROBIN MULHAUSER |
SUTER | TECHNOMAG CARXPERT | 1:38.413 |
| 30 |  THITIPONG WAROKORN |
KALEX | A.P. HONDA SAG TEAM | 1:39.217 |
| 31 | TETSUTA NAGASHIMA |
MOTOBI | TELURU TEAM JIR WEBIKE | 1:39.368 |
