As expected, things are changing on this second day of the Argentine Grand Prix. On a Termas de Rio Hondo track that is becoming increasingly rubbery as the drivers get to grips with it, the previous day's standings are no longer quite the same as today's. Moto2 was no exception to the rule.
It is Jonas Folger who was in charge of the demonstration in Moto2 by taking the top spot on the timesheets at the end of a session initially dominated by a Johann Zarco confirming his good form. Then the Frenchman was overtaken by a alex rins who got back on the right path and even Sandra Cortese At the end of the session, the German driver didn't want to let his teammate steal the show. As a result, the top three in this final free practice session included both Dynavolt team drivers.
The World Champion therefore finished fourth in a competition that has yet to reach the speed of last year. A year ago, Sam Lowes made a strong start on Saturday with a time of 1'42.961. This time, we had to settle for 1'43.594. Nevertheless, 21 riders were separated by just one second.
Simone Corsi rounds out the top five, ahead of a resurgent Aegerter who dominated his teammate Lüthi, who finished only tenth. Lowes is seventh, while Alex Márquez dropped to sixteenth. The first Tech3 rider is twenty-fourth, and it's still Vierge.
Argentina, Moto2FP3: the times
1. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 43.594s
2. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.747s
3. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 43.783s
4. Johann Zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 1m 43.847s
5. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 43.876s
6. Dominique Aegerter SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 43.887s
7. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 43.902s
8. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 43.946s
9. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 43.962s
10. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 44.038s
11. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 1m 44.096s
12. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 44.164s
13. Miguel Oliveira POR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 44.214s
14. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 44.215s
15. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 44.250s
16. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 44.291s
17. louis salom SPA SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 44.406s
18. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 44.519s
19. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 44.553s
20. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 44.564s
21. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 44.589s
22. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.605s
23. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.790s
24. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 44.927s
25. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 1m 45.019s
26. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 46.108s
27. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 46.270s
28. Efren Vazquez SPA JPMoto Malaysia (Suter) 1m 46.395s
29. Alessandro Tonucci ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 46.496s
