2011 Portugal Moto2
The Moto2 class experienced different fortunes over the MotoGP class with the weather during the first two free practice sessions on Friday at Estoril, Portugal.
The Moto2 grid enjoyed good conditions for the morning session (FP1), but was affected by rain in the afternoon session (FP2).
Yuki Takahashi (Gresini Racing) topped the day’s times with a 1’42.202, closely followed by Tom Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) at 0.011s further back and Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) who was 0.042s off the Japanese rider’s time.
Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) and Michele Pirro (Gresini Racing) were both in the top five, with Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing), Bradley Smith (Tech 3), Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing), Andrea Iannone (Speed Master) and Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2) all inside the top 10.
2011 Moto2: Estoril Free Practice 1 Results
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 267.7 | 1’42.402 | |
| 2. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 264.4 | 1’42.413 | 0.011 / 0.011 |
| 3. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 273.0 | 1’42.455 | 0.053 / 0.042 |
| 4. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 265.4 | 1’42.602 | 0.200 / 0.147 |
| 5. | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 266.6 | 1’42.706 | 0.304 / 0.104 |
| 6. | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 270.9 | 1’42.780 | 0.378 / 0.074 |
| 7. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 267.6 | 1’42.785 | 0.383 / 0.005 |
| 8. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 270.1 | 1’42.921 | 0.519 / 0.136 |
| 9. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Suter | 267.7 | 1’42.922 | 0.520 / 0.001 |
| 10. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 271.5 | 1’42.940 | 0.538 / 0.018 |
| 11. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 262.6 | 1’42.991 | 0.589 / 0.051 |
| 12. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 268.8 | 1’42.999 | 0.597 / 0.008 |
| 13. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 264.6 | 1’43.131 | 0.729 / 0.132 |
| 14. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 263.9 | 1’43.150 | 0.748 / 0.019 |
| 15. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 266.7 | 1’43.155 | 0.753 / 0.005 |
| 16. | 34 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | FTR | 265.9 | 1’43.207 | 0.805 / 0.052 |
| 17. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda Singha SAG | FTR | 267.3 | 1’43.411 | 1.009 / 0.204 |
| 18. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | FTR | 268.9 | 1’43.441 | 1.039 / 0.030 |
| 19. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 265.9 | 1’43.495 | 1.093 / 0.054 |
| 20. | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 270.3 | 1’43.557 | 1.155 / 0.062 |
| 21. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 268.1 | 1’43.561 | 1.159 / 0.004 |
| 22. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 265.9 | 1’43.579 | 1.177 / 0.018 |
| 23. | 13 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 265.1 | 1’43.616 | 1.214 / 0.037 |
| 24. | 75 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 266.0 | 1’43.624 | 1.222 / 0.008 |
| 25. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | 264.7 | 1’43.751 | 1.349 / 0.127 |
| 26. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki | 265.5 | 1’43.863 | 1.461 / 0.112 |
| 27. | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | HP Tuenti Speed Up | FTR | 270.7 | 1’43.878 | 1.476 / 0.015 |
| 28. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 266.4 | 1’43.925 | 1.523 / 0.047 |
| 29. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 271.4 | 1’44.059 | 1.657 / 0.134 |
| 30. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 268.8 | 1’44.097 | 1.695 / 0.038 |
| 31. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | Speed Up | FTR | 268.7 | 1’44.211 | 1.809 / 0.114 |
| 32. | 21 | Javier FORES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 264.3 | 1’44.253 | 1.851 / 0.042 |
| 33. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 B | Tech 3 | 265.6 | 1’44.680 | 2.278 / 0.427 |
| 34. | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 265.8 | 1’44.739 | 2.337 / 0.059 |
| 35. | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 265.8 | 1’45.503 | 3.101 / 0.764 |
| 36. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 263.9 | 1’45.933 | 3.531 / 0.430 |
| 37. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 260.3 | 1’45.993 | 3.591 / 0.060 |
| 38. | 49 | Kev COGHLAN | GBR | Aeroport de Castello | FTR | 262.6 | 1’47.163 | 4.761 / 1.170 |
| 39. | 97 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | MS Racing | Suter | 262.1 | 1’48.179 | 5.777 / 1.016 |
| 99 | Lukasz WARGALA | POL | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki |
2011 Moto2: Estoril Free Practice 2 Results
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 255.5 | 1’51.606 | |
| 2. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 254.2 | 1’51.960 | 0.354 / 0.354 |
| 3. | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 246.6 | 1’53.310 | 1.704 / 1.350 |
| 4. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 247.7 | 1’53.470 | 1.864 / 0.160 |
| 5. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 256.4 | 1’53.980 | 2.374 / 0.510 |
| 6. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 252.8 | 1’54.162 | 2.556 / 0.182 |
| 7. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 B | Tech 3 | 249.3 | 1’54.218 | 2.612 / 0.056 |
| 8. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki | 239.3 | 1’54.281 | 2.675 / 0.063 |
| 9. | 21 | Javier FORES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 251.2 | 1’55.285 | 3.679 / 1.004 |
| 10. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 247.6 | 1’55.628 | 4.022 / 0.343 |
| 11. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 248.7 | 1’55.880 | 4.274 / 0.252 |
| 12. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 250.9 | 1’56.071 | 4.465 / 0.191 |
| 13. | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 242.5 | 1’57.181 | 5.575 / 1.110 |
| 14. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 239.8 | 1’57.297 | 5.691 / 0.116 |
| 15. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | 238.1 | 1’57.316 | 5.710 / 0.019 |
| 16. | 97 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | MS Racing | Suter | 248.2 | 1’58.796 | 7.190 / 1.480 |
