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Simone Corsi was the fastest rider in the first Moto2 practice at Sachsenring for Round 8 of the MotoGP Championship, setting a best time of 1’26.306 on his JiR Motobi machine.
That placed the Italian 0.218s clear of Gabor Talmacsi (Fimmco Speed Up) who was second.
Talmasci had led with his fourth from last lap of the session – a 1’26.524 – but six minutes before the end Corsi shot up from 16th place and into first with his effort.
Alex Baldolini (Caretta Technology Race Dept) completed the top three motorcycles at just under nine-hundredths behind Talmacsi.
Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar) had a session which included a fall towards the end, but by then the Spaniard had set his fastest time to place fourth quickest.
Championship leader Toni ElÃas (Gresini Racing) went down too, this time towards the start of the session, but returned to set the fifth fastest time of the hour just over half a second off Corsi’s pace.
Alex Debón (Aeroport de Castelló-Ajo) was sixth as he avoided falling when running off during the session, with the top ten completed by Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons), Roberto Rolfo (Italtrans STR), Shoya Tomizawa (Technomag-CIP) and Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up). Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Racing), currently second in the overall standings, was 15th.
Moto2 Free Practice 1 Results
| 1. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 |
Motobi | 241.4 | 1’26.306 | |
| 2. | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up |
Speed Up | 241.2 | 1’26.524 | 0.218 / 0.218 |
| 3. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept |
I.C.P. | 240.1 | 1’26.612 | 0.306 / 0.088 |
| 4. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team |
Suter | 240.7 | 1’26.758 | 0.452 / 0.146 |
| 5. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 |
Moriwaki | 240.5 | 1’26.826 | 0.520 / 0.068 |
| 6. | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo |
FTR | 239.4 | 1’26.860 | 0.554 / 0.034 |
| 7. | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons |
Pons Kalex | 241.8 | 1’26.869 | 0.563 / 0.009 |
| 8. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. |
Suter | 240.6 | 1’26.873 | 0.567 / 0.004 |
| 9. | 48 | Shoya TOMIZAWA | JPN | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 239.6 | 1’26.892 | 0.586 / 0.019 |
| 10. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up |
Speed Up | 239.6 | 1’26.918 | 0.612 / 0.026 |
| 11. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing |
FTR | 238.0 | 1’26.939 | 0.633 / 0.021 |
| 12. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team |
Suter | 239.4 | 1’26.966 | 0.660 / 0.027 |
| 13. | 50 | Damian CUDLIN | AUS | Tenerife 40 Pons |
Pons Kalex | 236.8 | 1’26.986 | 0.680 / 0.020 |
| 14. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing |
Suter | 240.6 | 1’27.011 | 0.705 / 0.025 |
| 15. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 |
Moriwaki | 239.9 | 1’27.093 | 0.787 / 0.082 |
| 16. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Holiday Gym Racing |
Moriwaki | 237.6 | 1’27.184 | 0.878 / 0.091 |
| 17. | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 |
Moriwaki | 236.5 | 1’27.222 | 0.916 / 0.038 |
| 18. | 52 | Lukas PESEK | CZE | Matteoni CP Racing |
Moriwaki | 235.5 | 1’27.262 | 0.956 / 0.040 |
| 19. | 41 | Arne TODE | GER | Racing Team Germany |
Suter | 239.4 | 1’27.267 | 0.961 / 0.005 |
| 20. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team |
Suter | 236.9 | 1’27.311 | 1.005 / 0.044 |
| 21. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA |
ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 239.0 | 1’27.314 | 1.008 / 0.003 |
| 22. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER |
SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 238.4 | 1’27.336 | 1.030 / 0.022 |
| 23. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 239.1 | 1’27.378 | 1.072 / 0.042 |
| 24. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing |
Tech 3 | 240.6 | 1’27.416 | 1.110 / 0.038 |
| 25. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team |
Suter | 239.3 | 1’27.491 | 1.185 / 0.075 |
| 26. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT |
THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 240.6 | 1’27.496 | 1.190 / 0.005 |
| 27. | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team |
Bimota | 241.4 | 1’27.870 | 1.564 / 0.374 |
| 28. | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 |
Moriwaki | 239.4 | 1’27.879 | 1.573 / 0.009 |
| 29. | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team |
MZ-RE Honda | 231.7 | 1’27.935 | 1.629 / 0.056 |
| 30. | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 239.7 | 1’28.007 | 1.701 / 0.072 |
| 31. | 32 | Sascha HOMMEL | GER | MGM Racing Performance MC |
Kalex | 233.6 | 1’28.087 | 1.781 / 0.080 |
| 32. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 238.9 | 1’28.141 | 1.835 / 0.054 |
| 33. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing |
Suter | 237.6 | 1’28.255 | 1.949 / 0.114 |
| 34. | 59 | Niccolo CANEPA | ITA | RSM Team Scot |
Force GP210 | 233.9 | 1’28.287 | 1.981 / 0.032 |
| 35. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing |
Suter | 234.3 | 1’28.385 | 2.079 / 0.098 |
| 36. | 21 | Vladimir LEONOV | RUS | Vector Kiefer Racing |
Suter | 237.0 | 1’28.423 | 2.117 / 0.038 |
| 37. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas |
Promoharris | 234.6 | 1’28.844 | 2.538 / 0.421 |
| 38. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team |
ADV | 235.9 | 1’28.859 | 2.553 / 0.015 |
| 39. | 11 | Yusuke TESHIMA | JPN | JIR Moto2 |
Motobi | 239.1 | 1’28.887 | 2.581 / 0.028 |
| 40. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. |
Suter | 235.8 | 1’29.874 | 3.568 / 0.987 |
| 41. | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 |
Moriwaki | 238.1 | 1’29.914 | 3.608 / 0.040 |
