2013 Mugello Moto2 Friday Practice Results
Jerez race winner Tito Rabat jumped in front of Simone Corsi to lead the first day of Moto2 free practice at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in Mugello on Friday.
The Tuenti HP 40 and NGM Mobile Racing riders were joined in the top three by Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami.
Rabat posted the weekend’s best time of 1:53.583, with the Spaniard stating afterwards he was still looking for an improvement in change-in-direction with the bike.
With Corsi the leading Italian rider and Nakagami dropping to third from the top spot in the morning, Johann Zarco and Xavier Simeon completed the top five for Came IodaRacing Project and Desguaces La Torre Maptaq, respectively.
Alex de Angelis was sixth on the NGM Mobile Forward Racing machine, edging Marc VDS Racing Team’s championship leader Scott Redding into seventh spot. Redding cited a lack of grip on the track as well as chatter, and will be working through numerous bike variations to counter that tomorrow. Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2’s Nico Terol, Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaro and Interwetten Paddock’s Tom Luthi filled positions eight through ten.
Correntaio corner was the scene of the only crash of the afternoon session, which occurred for NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Ricky Cardus, who fell into the gravel trap.
2013 Mugello Moto2 Free Practice 2 Results:
| 1 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 280.0 | 1’53.583 | |
| 2 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 284.8 | 1’53.780 | 0.197 / 0.197 |
| 3 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 279.7 | 1’53.826 | 0.243 / 0.046 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 287.5 | 1’53.938 | 0.355 / 0.112 |
| 5 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 281.8 | 1’53.951 | 0.368 / 0.013 |
| 6 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 287.6 | 1’53.974 | 0.391 / 0.023 |
| 7 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 281.0 | 1’54.077 | 0.494 / 0.103 |
| 8 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 283.1 | 1’54.239 | 0.656 / 0.162 |
| 9 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 283.9 | 1’54.241 | 0.658 / 0.002 |
| 10 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 285.7 | 1’54.289 | 0.706 / 0.048 |
| 11 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 288.2 | 1’54.434 | 0.851 / 0.145 |
| 12 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 287.6 | 1’54.457 | 0.874 / 0.023 |
| 13 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 282.5 | 1’54.509 | 0.926 / 0.052 |
| 14 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 287.3 | 1’54.520 | 0.937 / 0.011 |
| 15 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 284.2 | 1’54.547 | 0.964 / 0.027 |
| 16 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 283.2 | 1’54.585 | 1.002 / 0.038 |
| 17 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 280.3 | 1’54.660 | 1.077 / 0.075 |
| 18 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 278.8 | 1’54.664 | 1.081 / 0.004 |
| 19 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 286.7 | 1’54.900 | 1.317 / 0.236 |
| 20 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 283.9 | 1’55.035 | 1.452 / 0.135 |
| 21 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 283.5 | 1’55.078 | 1.495 / 0.043 |
| 22 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 274.8 | 1’55.315 | 1.732 / 0.237 |
| 23 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 284.7 | 1’55.522 | 1.939 / 0.207 |
| 24 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 282.5 | 1’55.698 | 2.115 / 0.176 |
| 25 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 282.8 | 1’55.706 | 2.123 / 0.008 |
| 26 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 285.8 | 1’55.946 | 2.363 / 0.240 |
| 27 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 280.1 | 1’56.078 | 2.495 / 0.132 |
| 28 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 280.0 | 1’56.588 | 3.005 / 0.510 |
| 29 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 280.0 | 1’56.764 | 3.181 / 0.176 |
| 30 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 277.8 | 1’57.013 | 3.430 / 0.249 |
| 31 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 275.5 | 1’58.246 | 4.663 / 1.233 |
| 32 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 275.9 | 1’59.408 | 5.825 / 1.162 |
