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Following up on his fastest effort from the morning Moto2 session at Valencia, German rider Stefan Bradl was the quickest in the second free practice, topping the timesheet with a best lap of 1:36.666 to underline his pace on the Spanish track.
The Viessmann Kiefer Racing rider, who won his first intermediate category race in the previous round in Portugal, led Julián Simón in the final order for the day at Valencia by 0.181s.
Karel Abraham (Cardion ab Motoracing), Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2) and Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) completed the top five and all within three-tenths of a second of the leader at Valencia.
Carmelo Morales (Racing Team Germany) was a further 0.233s back in sixth position, with Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Racing), World Champion Toni Elías (Gresini Racing Moto2), Simone Corsi (JiR Moto2) and Claudio Corti (Forward Racing) completing the top ten in the session.
2010 Valencia Moto2 Friday Free Practice 2 Results:
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Suter | 261.2 | 1’36.666 | |
| 2. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 257.9 | 1’36.847 | 0.181 / 0.181 |
| 3. | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | FTR | 262.0 | 1’36.875 | 0.209 / 0.028 |
| 4. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 261.8 | 1’36.931 | 0.265 / 0.056 |
| 5. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 254.5 | 1’36.948 | 0.282 / 0.017 |
| 6. | 31 | Carmelo MORALES | SPA | Racing Team Germany | Suter | 256.3 | 1’37.181 | 0.515 / 0.233 |
| 7. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 | Moriwaki | 260.6 | 1’37.232 | 0.566 / 0.051 |
| 8. | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 257.8 | 1’37.241 | 0.575 / 0.009 |
| 9. | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 258.8 | 1’37.258 | 0.592 / 0.017 |
| 10. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 255.6 | 1’37.296 | 0.630 / 0.038 |
| 11. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 260.7 | 1’37.309 | 0.643 / 0.013 |
| 12. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 256.0 | 1’37.363 | 0.697 / 0.054 |
| 13. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 252.9 | 1’37.408 | 0.742 / 0.045 |
| 14. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 254.3 | 1’37.444 | 0.778 / 0.036 |
| 15. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 254.2 | 1’37.476 | 0.810 / 0.032 |
| 16. | 2 | Gabor TALMACSI | HUN | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 260.4 | 1’37.485 | 0.819 / 0.009 |
| 17. | 46 | Javier FORES | SPA | Twelve Motorsport/Motorrad | AJR | 251.3 | 1’37.637 | 0.971 / 0.152 |
| 18. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Caretta Technology Race Dept | I.C.P. | 259.1 | 1’37.696 | 1.030 / 0.059 |
| 19. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Fimmco Speed Up | Speed Up | 261.5 | 1’37.720 | 1.054 / 0.024 |
| 20. | 43 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | Mir Racing | MIR Racing | 256.0 | 1’37.725 | 1.059 / 0.005 |
| 21. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 258.0 | 1’37.787 | 1.121 / 0.062 |
| 22. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 263.9 | 1’37.815 | 1.149 / 0.028 |
| 23. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG | Bimota | 257.4 | 1’37.835 | 1.169 / 0.020 |
| 24. | 61 | Vladimir IVANOV | UKR | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 254.3 | 1’37.840 | 1.174 / 0.005 |
| 25. | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 259.1 | 1’37.881 | 1.215 / 0.041 |
| 26. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 257.4 | 1’37.949 | 1.283 / 0.068 |
| 27. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 259.2 | 1’37.963 | 1.297 / 0.014 |
| 28. | 40 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Tenerife 40 Pons | Pons Kalex | 263.2 | 1’37.980 | 1.314 / 0.017 |
| 29. | 6 | Alex DEBON | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | FTR | 258.9 | 1’38.093 | 1.427 / 0.113 |
| 30. | 4 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Maquinza-SAG Team | Bimota | 259.9 | 1’38.145 | 1.479 / 0.052 |
| 31. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Holiday Gym Racing | Moriwaki | 256.2 | 1’38.371 | 1.705 / 0.226 |
| 32. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 256.3 | 1’38.396 | 1.730 / 0.025 |
| 33. | 10 | Fonsi NIETO | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 254.0 | 1’38.402 | 1.736 / 0.006 |
| 34. | 8 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 257.3 | 1’38.462 | 1.796 / 0.060 |
| 35. | 70 | Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Moriwaki | 254.6 | 1’38.856 | 2.190 / 0.394 |
| 36. | 5 | Joan OLIVE | SPA | Jack & Jones by A.Banderas | Promoharris | 256.6 | 1’39.141 | 2.475 / 0.285 |
| 37. | 56 | Michael RANSEDER | AUT | Vector Kiefer Racing | Suter | 258.0 | 1’39.160 | 2.494 / 0.019 |
| 38. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans S.T.R. | Suter | 256.1 | 1’39.249 | 2.583 / 0.089 |
| 39. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | ADV | 255.4 | 1’39.817 | 3.151 / 0.568 |
| 40. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | Blusens-STX | BQR-Moto2 | 259.9 | 1’40.260 | 3.594 / 0.443 |
| 41. | 88 | Yannick GUERRA | SPA | Holiday Gym G22 | Moriwaki | 256.5 | 1’40.896 | 4.230 / 0.636 |
| 42. | 66 | Hiromichi KUNIKAWA | JPN | Bimota – M Racing | Bimota | 256.3 | 1’42.829 | 6.163 / 1.933 |
