Portugal MotoGP
In the Moto2 class, Fimmco Speed Up rider Gabor Talmacsi was the rider who led the way on the first day at Estoril as he set a best time of 1’50.916 to top the time sheet across both sessions, and the Hungarian was the only rider under 1’51".
Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar), who did not ride in the morning, was second at 0.388s off Talmacsi, with World Champion Toni Elías (Gresini Racing) showing no signs of any ill effects from a fall in the morning session to set the third best time, as the track provided a much better surface than the rain-drenched one encountered only hours before.
Kenan Sofuoglu, who is riding for the Technomag-CIP team in the final two rounds, was fourth quickest at just over a second off the lead time, as Raffaele De Rosa (Tech 3 Racing) and Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2) rounded out the top six.
There was still a cautious approach being adopted by the majority of the riders as a gap of over 3.6s separated the top ten, but the Moto2 class were afforded the chance to roll out on slick tyres during the session.
Meanwhile Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up), who is closely matched with Simón in the fight for runner-up spot in the Championship, could only set the 34th fastest time in the session.
2010 Estoril Moto2: Friday Free Practice 2 Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 270.7 | 1’50.916 | |
| 2. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 273.4 | 1’51.304 | 0.388 / 0.388 |
| 3. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 276.5 | 1’51.359 | 0.443 / 0.055 |
| 4. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 262.4 | 1’51.949 | 1.033 / 0.590 |
| 5. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 267.5 | 1’52.808 | 1.892 / 0.859 |
| 6. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 267.7 | 1’53.233 | 2.317 / 0.425 |
| 7. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 264.3 | 1’54.214 | 3.298 / 0.981 |
| 8. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 267.8 | 1’54.247 | 3.331 / 0.033 |
| 9. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 266.7 | 1’54.302 | 3.386 / 0.055 |
| 10. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 258.1 | 1’54.556 | 3.640 / 0.254 |
| 11. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 264.7 | 1’54.568 | 3.652 / 0.012 |
| 12. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 267.5 | 1’54.594 | 3.678 / 0.026 |
| 13. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 272.9 | 1’54.665 | 3.749 / 0.071 |
| 14. | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 268.4 | 1’55.040 | 4.124 / 0.375 |
| 15. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 268.4 | 1’55.169 | 4.253 / 0.129 |
| 16. | 31 | Carmelo MORALES | SPA | Racing Team Germany | Suter | 256.7 | 1’55.415 | 4.499 / 0.246 |
| 17. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 266.0 | 1’55.428 | 4.512 / 0.013 |
| 18. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 268.2 | 1’55.646 | 4.730 / 0.218 |
| 19. | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | FTR | 266.9 | 1’55.765 | 4.849 / 0.119 |
| 20. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 265.4 | 1’55.834 | 4.918 / 0.069 |
| 21. | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 264.2 | 1’55.863 | 4.947 / 0.029 |
| 22. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 260.4 | 1’55.940 | 5.024 / 0.077 |
| 23. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 256.7 | 1’55.988 | 5.072 / 0.048 |
| 24. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 262.7 | 1’56.082 | 5.166 / 0.094 |
| 25. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 255.3 | 1’56.174 | 5.258 / 0.092 |
| 26. | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | AUT | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 266.2 | 1’56.281 | 5.365 / 0.107 |
| 27. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 262.6 | 1’56.445 | 5.529 / 0.164 |
| 28. | 7 | Dani RIVAS | SPA | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 260.0 | 1’56.862 | 5.946 / 0.417 |
| 29. | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 249.2 | 1’57.050 | 6.134 / 0.188 |
| 30. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 258.7 | 1’57.359 | 6.443 / 0.309 |
| 31. | 70 | Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Moriwaki | 242.9 | 1’57.391 | 6.475 / 0.032 |
| 32. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 256.9 | 1’57.499 | 6.583 / 0.108 |
| 33. | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 256.0 | 1’57.855 | 6.939 / 0.356 |
| 34. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 266.5 | 1’58.037 | 7.121 / 0.182 |
| 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 259.1 | 1’58.814 | 7.898 / 0.777 | |
| 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 253.1 | 1’59.070 | 8.154 / 0.256 | |
| 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 270.0 | 2’00.146 | 9.230 / 1.076 | |
| 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 265.8 | 2’00.233 | 9.317 / 0.087 | |
| 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 258.7 | 2’00.622 | 9.706 / 0.389 | |
| 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | JPN | Bimota – M Racing | Bimota | 261.4 | 2’07.182 | 16.266 / 6.560 | |
| 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 255.4 | 4’38.848 | 2’47.932 / 2’31.666 |
