#FrenchGP Le Mans Moto2 FP1: Baldassari leads ahead of three other Italians

Between a Franco Morbidelli disappointed to have abandoned in Jerez, a first for the Italian since Germany 2016, an Alex Márquez on the momentum of his first success in Moto2 taken in Spain, and a Tom Lüthi who has already triumphed on two occasions at Le Mans , an exciting French Grand Prix awaits for the intermediate category this weekend.

And again, the list is not exhaustive. Miguel Oliveira, for example, will want to confirm the good shape of his KTM while bagnaia will be keen to establish itself a little more among the beginners. Before the start of hostilities under a timid sun and temperatures of around 19° on the asphalt and 13° in the stands, this was the situation on the clock board:

 

#FrenchGP Moto2	2016	2017
FP1	1'37.903 Simone Corsi
FP2	1'37.370 Johann Zarco
FP3	1'37.358 Tom Lüthi
QP	1'36.847 Tom Lüthi
Warm up	1'37.556 Takaaki Nakagami
Course	Rins, Corsi, Lüthi
All time lap record	1'36.847 Tom Lüthi

 

The damp spots dotting the new surface of the Sarthe route initially encouraged the protagonists to be cautious. In 1'42.214, Syahrin signed the first reference, followed by bagnaia byAlex Marquez andagitated who were then the only drivers to lap below 1'43 per lap. Then Xavier Virgo really launched the debates with a 1'41.238 aboard the Mistral610 playing at home.

Tom Luthi took the lead at the end of the first quarter of an hour with a 1'39.495 which followed agitated et Virgin while the pursuers remained in the 1'40 zone. Fifteen minutes from the goal,  Nagashima fell whileArgerter led in front Morbidely thanks to a performance in 1'38.752.

At turn 8, Morbidely fell without gravity while Nakagami took the lead in 1'38.640, launching the final runaway. The Japanese pushed his advantage in 1'38.462, ahead Morbidely well recovered from his blunder. agitated continued to lead the offensive for Suter, preceding a surprising Isaac Viñales et bagnaia.

It is finally Baldassari who won in the last seconds in 1'38.158, ahead of no less than three compatriots since Morbidelli, Bagnaia and Pasini followed. Nakagami closes the top 5 at Tech3 Virgin. Corsi and Marini complete the Italian picture and agitated is ninth with the Suter in front Alex Brandz.

Olive tree puts the KTM thirteenth. Lüthi is only seventeenth and Quarterly is twenty-fourth and the beginner Mackenzie twenty ninth.

#FrenchGP Le Mans Moto2 FP1: Chronos 

1. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 38.158s
2. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 38.169s
3. Francis Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 38.315s
4. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 38.363s
5. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 38.462s

6. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 38.509s
7. Dominique Aegerter SWI Kiefer Racing (Suter) 1m 38.545s
8. Simone Courses ITA Speed ​​Up Racing (Speed ​​Up) 1m 38.740s
9. Luca marini ITA Forward Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 38.747s
10. Alex Marquez SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 38.767s
11. Yonny Hernandez COL AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 38.797s
12. Isaac Viñales SPA BE-A-VIP SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 38.811s
13. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 38.898s
14. Xavier Simeon BEL Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 38.904s
15. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 1m 38.995s
16. Axel Pons SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex) 1m 39.076s
17. Thomas luthi SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 39.121s
18. Marcel schrotter GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Suter) 1m 39.234s
19. Ricard Cardus SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 39.268s
20. Andrea Locatelli ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 39.326s
21. Iker Lecuona SPA Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 39.415s
22. Jorge Navarro SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 39.451s
23. Jesko Raffin SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 39.456s
24. fabio quartararo FRA Pons HP40 (Kalex) 1m 39.611s
25. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Suter) 1m 39.651s
26. Remy gardner AUS Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 39.917s
27. Stefano manzi ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 40.076s
28. Tetsuta nagashima JPN Teluru SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 40.079s
29. Tarran Mackenzie GBR Kiefer Racing (Suter) 1m 41.046s
30. Khairul Idham Pawi MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 41.142s
31. Axel Bassani ITA Speed ​​Up Racing (Speed ​​Up) 1m 41.343s
32. Edgar Pons SPA Pons HP40 (Kalex) 1m 42.260s