2014 Jerez Moto2 Friday Practice Results
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Xavier Simeon was quickest during the second free practice of the Gran Premio bwin de España at Jerez.
Finishing second and third were Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), respectively, though Tito Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) was fastest overall on Friday.
A lap of 1:43.752 meant Simeon was just 0.088 of a second faster than Cortese in second, while Cortese’s fellow Kalex rider Takaaki Nakagami was a 0.239 of a second behind the FP2 leader.
However high track temperatures meant that none of the top 11 riders improved their FP1 times. Rabat led the way on combined times with a 1’43.486s from the cooler morning session.
Rabat continued his strong practice form in fourth and Dominique Aegerter (Technomag CarXpert) was fifth, both riders involved in FP2 incidents with Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP), resulting in some heated gestures.
The top 10 in FP2 also included Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2), Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing), Jonhann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham), Marcel Schrotter (Tech 3) and Moto2 Rookie Jonas Folger (AGR Team).
Just one second separated the top 18 riders in FP2 as Moto2 continued to prove its competitiveness. Maverick Viñales (Pons HP 40) and Alex De Angelis (Tasca Racing Moto2) both suffered crashes but were able to walk away unhurt.
Azlan Shah (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) also crashed at Turn 4 in the closing seconds of FP2, though fortunately he too was uninjured.
2014 Jerez Moto2 Friday Practice Results:
| 1 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 245.4 | 1’43.752 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 246.1 | 1’43.840 | 0.088 / 0.088 |
| 3 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 244.6 | 1’43.991 | 0.239 / 0.151 |
| 4 | 53 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 245.5 | 1’43.993 | 0.241 / 0.002 |
| 5 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 245.9 | 1’44.002 | 0.250 / 0.009 |
| 6 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 247.7 | 1’44.077 | 0.325 / 0.075 |
| 7 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 247.3 | 1’44.114 | 0.362 / 0.037 |
| 8 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 246.2 | 1’44.197 | 0.445 / 0.083 |
| 9 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 244.3 | 1’44.255 | 0.503 / 0.058 |
| 10 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | AGR Team | Kalex | 247.0 | 1’44.288 | 0.536 / 0.033 |
| 11 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 249.3 | 1’44.330 | 0.578 / 0.042 |
| 12 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 246.8 | 1’44.379 | 0.627 / 0.049 |
| 13 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Caterham Moto Racing | Caterham Suter | 244.8 | 1’44.471 | 0.719 / 0.092 |
| 14 | 40 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 245.8 | 1’44.476 | 0.724 / 0.005 |
| 15 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 247.0 | 1’44.492 | 0.740 / 0.016 |
| 16 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Speed Up | Speed Up | 244.0 | 1’44.710 | 0.958 / 0.218 |
| 17 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 247.7 | 1’44.715 | 0.963 / 0.005 |
| 18 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | IodaRacing Project | Suter | 248.8 | 1’44.753 | 1.001 / 0.038 |
| 19 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 244.1 | 1’44.809 | 1.057 / 0.056 |
| 20 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 244.8 | 1’44.815 | 1.063 / 0.006 |
| 21 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 245.5 | 1’44.895 | 1.143 / 0.080 |
| 22 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 245.2 | 1’44.910 | 1.158 / 0.015 |
| 23 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 244.7 | 1’44.980 | 1.228 / 0.070 |
| 24 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | SAG Team | Kalex | 247.6 | 1’45.012 | 1.260 / 0.032 |
| 25 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | Tasca Racing Moto2 | Suter | 244.8 | 1’45.092 | 1.340 / 0.080 |
| 26 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | AGR Team | Kalex | 246.6 | 1’45.377 | 1.625 / 0.285 |
| 27 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 248.1 | 1’45.386 | 1.634 / 0.009 |
| 28 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 246.5 | 1’45.502 | 1.750 / 0.116 |
| 29 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 246.5 | 1’45.653 | 1.901 / 0.151 |
| 30 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | AGT REA Racing | Suter | 247.0 | 1’46.070 | 2.318 / 0.417 |
| 31 | 97 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 243.4 | 1’46.210 | 2.458 / 0.140 |
| 32 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | APH PTT The Pizza SAG | Kalex | 245.2 | 1’46.835 | 3.083 / 0.625 |
| 33 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | Teluru Team JiR Webike | TSR | 241.9 | 1’46.888 | 3.136 / 0.053 |
| 34 | 70 | Robin MULHAUSER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 245.3 | 1’46.952 | 3.200 / 0.064 |
| 35 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 241.3 | 1’47.136 | 3.384 / 0.184 |
