French Grand Prix, Le Mans, Moto2, FP3: Odendaal and NTS faster than Viñales in MotoGP

Un Locatelli first in spirit then a Brad Binder revenge on a KTM which must finally launch its season after a so far disappointing journey, such is the appearance of the Moto2 field for this French Grand Prix. A table which will change this Saturday due to a wet track which will prohibit any change among a top 14 already qualified for Q2.

Who will be the fastest in these new conditions? Before answering this question, here is the table that refreshes your memory…

 

Le Mans Moto2™	2018	2019
FP1	1'37.001 Marcel Schrötter	1'36. 894s Andrea Locatelli
FP2	1'37.082 Francesco Bagnaia	1'36.551s Brad Binder
FP3	1'36.748 Marcel Schrötter
Q1	XXX
Q2	1'36.188 Francesco Bagnaia
warm up	1'37.453 Mattia Pasini
Course	Bagnaia, Marquez, Mir
All time lap record	1'36.188 Bagnaia (2018)

input, bastianini falls at turn 4. The air is 13° and the track is 15°. The drizzle is still in the air. Pasini, the freelancer for Petronas, takes the lead in 1'52.526. Fernandez answers in 1'51.175. He then improved to 1'50.008 and the surprise came from Dixon who comes third, behind Di Giannantonio.

Dixon even takes the lead in 1'49.402 with his KTM. For a thousandth, Fernandez takes control from him. A few minutes later and we notice a drying strip on the route. Pasini took advantage with a 1'47.667, ahead Lüthi which follows him below the 1'48 mark. Dixon withstands the shock and remains in the leading trio by maintaining Fernandez, Courses et Casa Particular in Viñales . Schrötter is 17th with his injured foot.

Pratama falls at turn 14 as the last quarter of an hour begins. Some wonder if slicks can be tried.

Baldassarri is only fifteenth. Lüthi passes in 1'46.835. Among the official KTMs, it's not joy with Martin as the best representative in sixth place. Binder is ninth.

We're approaching the last five minutes and Lowes joined Lüthi in the 1'46 zone. The Englishman did even better in 1'46.297. Pasini follows by grilling the politeness of the Swiss for two thousandths. Gardner follows and Casa Particular in Viñales is the first to stay in 1'47.

agitated switches to slick and clocks a 1'44.614 with his MV Agusta bike. Fernandez adopted the same strategy and achieved a 1'43.723. Courses follows. Odendal pleased NTS in 1'41.340. It's faster than Casa Particular in Viñales in MotoGP… Fernandez steals the show in 1'40.614. But the Dutch rider regains his position in 1'40.581. agitated is third. which gives us three different chassis in the leading trio.

French Grand Prix Le Mans Moto2 FP3: times

1	4	Steven ODENDAAL	NTS	1'40.581
2	40	Augusto FERNÁNDEZ	Kalex	1'40.614	0.033	0.033
3	77	Dominique AEGERTER	MV Agusta	1'40.809	0.228	0.195
4	24	Simone COURSES	Kalex	1'42.084	1.503	1.275
5	65	Philipp ÖTTL	KTM	1'44.290	3.709	2.206
6	88	Jorge MARTIN	KTM	1'45.271	4.690	0.981
7	96	Jake DIXON	KTM	1'45.569	4.988	0.298
8	87	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	1'45.766	5.185	0.197
9	73	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	1'45.872	5.291	0.106
10	23	Marcel SCHRÖTTER	Kalex	1'46.027	5.446	0.155
11	22	Sam LOWES	Kalex	1'46.118	5.537	0.091
12	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Speed ​​Up	1'46.362	5.781	0.244
13	72	Marco BEZZECCHI	KTM	1'46.515	5.934	0.153
14	54	Matthias PASINI	Kalex	1'46.622	6.041	0.107
15	12	Thomas LÜTHI	Kalex	1'46.644	6.063	0.022
16	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	1'46.747	6.166	0.103
17	5	Andrea LOCATELLI	Kalex	1'46.904	6.323	0.157
18	9	Jorge NAVARRO	Speed ​​Up	1'46.946	6.365	0.042
19	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NTS	1'47.045	6.464	0.099
20	41	Brad BINDER	KTM	1'47.052	6.471	0.007
21	97	Xavi VIRGIN	Kalex	1'47.097	6.516	0.045
22	10	Luca MARINI	Kalex	1'47.265	6.684	0.168
23	35	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	1'47.417	6.836	0.152
24	45	Tetsuit NAGASHIMA	Kalex	1'47.479	6.898	0.062
	27	Iker LECUONA	KTM	1'47.790	7.209	0.311
	11	Nicolò BULEGA	Kalex	1'48.029	7.448	0.239
	16	Joe ROBERTS	KTM	1'49.207	8.626	1.178
	18	Xavi CARDELUS	KTM	1'49.890	9.309	0.683
	33	Enea BASTIANINI	Kalex	1'50.049	9.468	0.159
	3	Lukas TULOVIC	KTM	1'50.289	9.708	0.240
	62	Stefano MANZI	MV Agusta	1'50.940	10.359	0.651
	20	Dimas EKKY PRATAMA	Kalex	1'52.665	12.084	1.725