Moto2
In Moto2 Yuki Takahashi grabbed the quickest time of the second practice session in the dying moments, beating Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) by just 0.053 of a second as the intermediate class and the 125s ran two practices on Thursday at Losail International Circuit, Qatar, as opposed to the single one for MotoGP.
Redding looked set to claim top spot in the session, however a fall on his last lap cost him the chance of attempting to improve his time.
Takahashi’s lap of 2’01.695 was faster than the best time of FP1 set by Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing). Bradl was still consistently quick though, recording the third fastest time of FP2. Andrea Iannone (Speed Master) and Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) were fourth and fifth respectively.
Second quickest man from FP1 was newcomer Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol), who this time was sixth place. Michele Pirro (Gresini Racing Moto2) set the seventh fastest lap of the session, showing a good start to his 2011 campaign.
He was ahead of more experienced riders, Aleix Espargaró (Pons Racing), Julián Simón (Mapfre Aspar) and Claudio Corti (Italtrans Racing) who were eighth, ninth and tenth.
Pol Espargaró slid off into the gravel early on and had to return to the pits without his bike, missing a large portion of the session. His brother Aleix also had a minor off late on.
Moto2 Free Practice 2 Results:
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
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1. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 271.9 | 2’01.695 | Â |
2. | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 263.7 | 2’01.748 | 0.053 / 0.053 |
3. | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 277.0 | 2’01.800 | 0.105 / 0.052 |
4. | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Suter | 268.7 | 2’01.983 | 0.288 / 0.183 |
5. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 270.9 | 2’02.143 | 0.448 / 0.160 |
6. | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol | Suter | 270.0 | 2’02.348 | 0.653 / 0.205 |
7. | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 270.1 | 2’02.498 | 0.803 / 0.150 |
8. | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 269.1 | 2’02.577 | 0.882 / 0.079 |
9. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 267.5 | 2’02.620 | 0.925 / 0.043 |
10. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 268.7 | 2’02.673 | 0.978 / 0.053 |
11. | 21 | Javier FORES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 267.7 | 2’02.923 | 1.228 / 0.250 |
12. | 34 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | FTR | 271.7 | 2’02.951 | 1.256 / 0.028 |
13. | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 275.2 | 2’03.021 | 1.326 / 0.070 |
14. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 271.6 | 2’03.105 | 1.410 / 0.084 |
15. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 265.7 | 2’03.185 | 1.490 / 0.080 |
16. | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 270.6 | 2’03.197 | 1.502 / 0.012 |
17. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | Forward Racing | Suter | 268.2 | 2’03.231 | 1.536 / 0.034 |
18. | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 270.8 | 2’03.336 | 1.641 / 0.105 |
19. | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 267.8 | 2’03.404 | 1.709 / 0.068 |
20. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 272.7 | 2’03.722 | 2.027 / 0.318 |
21. | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | FTR | 265.9 | 2’03.741 | 2.046 / 0.019 |
22. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda Singha SAG | FTR | 271.7 | 2’03.837 | 2.142 / 0.096 |
23. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | G22 Racing Team | Moriwaki | 270.3 | 2’03.971 | 2.276 / 0.134 |
24. | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 271.4 | 2’04.055 | 2.360 / 0.084 |
25. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Forward Racing | Suter | 265.0 | 2’04.178 | 2.483 / 0.123 |
26. | 75 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 271.8 | 2’04.184 | 2.489 / 0.006 |
27. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | Speed Up | FTR | 272.2 | 2’04.213 | 2.518 / 0.029 |
28. | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 269.1 | 2’04.294 | 2.599 / 0.081 |
29. | 49 | Kev COGHLAN | GBR | Aeroport de Castello | FTR | 270.3 | 2’04.654 | 2.959 / 0.360 |
30. | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | HP Tuenti Speed Up | FTR | 270.3 | 2’04.701 | 3.006 / 0.047 |
31. | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 268.5 | 2’04.923 | 3.228 / 0.222 |
32. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 266.6 | 2’05.223 | 3.528 / 0.300 |
33. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 270.7 | 2’05.467 | 3.772 / 0.244 |
34. | 13 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 264.6 | 2’05.646 | 3.951 / 0.179 |
35. | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | 270.9 | 2’05.845 | 4.150 / 0.199 |
36. | 96 | Nasser Hasan AL MALKI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 265.9 | 2’06.337 | 4.642 / 0.492 |
37. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 269.1 | 2’07.235 | 5.540 / 0.898 |
38. | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 264.4 | 2’08.602 | 6.907 / 1.367 |
 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 264.9 | 2’10.977 | 9.282 / 2.375 |