If at the end qualifications of this Misano Grand Prix, Francesco Bagnaia seems to be the most dominant in the Moto2 category, we will still have to count on all the riders in the top 10 who are all within five tenths, as
Marcel Schrötter, Mattia Pasini or Fabio Quartararo. Even Miguel Oliveira, qualified only ninth, can come back as he knows how to do so well.
While waiting for the race, everyone will take advantage of the last free practice session to finalize the settings of their machine and thus be as ready as possible to play for victory.
Warm Up begins at 9:10 a.m.
Here is the table of results compared on the Misano circuit between 2017 and 2018:
|
Misano Moto2™ |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 | 1'38.205 Alex Marquez | 1'38.014 Francesco Bagnaia |
| FP2 | 1'38.061 Mattia Pasini | 1'37.763 Marcel Schrötter |
| FP3 | 1'37.941 Franco Morbidelli | 1'37.754 Miguel Oliveira |
| Qualification | 1'37.390 Mattia Pasini | 1'37.121 Francesco Bagnaia |
| Warm Up | 1'54.372 Lorenzo Baldassarri | 1'37.764 Marcel Schrötter |
| Course | Lüthi, Syahrin, Bagnaia | |
| All time lap record | 1'36.754 Johann Zarco 2015 |
And they're OFF! ?# Moto2 warm up is gooooo!#SanMarinoGP pic.twitter.com/MykPBw3Tfe
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It's 24 degrees in the air and 19 degrees on the track when the Moto2 riders set off in bright sunshine for their final free practice session, lasting just twenty minutes. On this occasion, the Sky VR46 team unveils its special livery for the Grand Prix.
Wow! ?@SkyRacingTeam have debuted GORGEOUS new special edition delivery for their home GP!#SanMarinoGP pic.twitter.com/DpWzTi2NKC
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Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) sets the reference time in 1'39.464. From the next round, fabio quartararo (Beta Tools – Speed Up Racing) takes the best time from him, before being passed by Joan mir (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP), Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team), Miguel Oliveira et Augusto Fernandez (Pons HP 40). Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46) is not far away, so all the favorites are there from the first minutes.
The session goes by quickly, and after ten minutes, mid-session, it's Marcel Schrötter who took the lead in 1'38.025. The times are therefore one second slower than the qualifications. He is ahead Augusto Fernandez, Joan Mir, Miguel Oliveira et Mattia Pasini. Then Sam Lowes (Swiss Innovative Investors), Alex Marquez, Simone Courses (Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2), Francis Bagnaia et Jorge Navarro (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) complete the top 10. fabio quartararo is eleventh.
Seven minutes from the end, Khairul Idham Pawi (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) made a mistake. A few minutes later, it's the turn ofAugusto Fernandez then Stefano Manzi (Forward Racing Team).
The German Schrötter ultimately retained first place and thus asserted himself as one of the favorites of the race in order to obtain the first podium of his career. Note the entry into the top 10 of the rookie Romano Fenati (Marinelli Snipers Team). The Italians only arrive from sixth place, without forcing too much, and the leader of the Championship, Francis Bagnaia, finished sixteenth.
# Moto2 Warm Up?@MarcelSchrotter starts Sunday on top as he looks for his first ever podium! ?#SanMarinoGP pic.twitter.com/cSqhEXkwY2
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Warm Up ranking:
1 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 239.5 1'37.764
2 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 240.0 1'38.073 0.309 / 0.309
3 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 243.3 1'38.101 0.337 / 0.028
4 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 240.9 1'38.107 0.343 / 0.006
5 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 241.2 1'38.160 0.396 / 0.053
6 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 242.0 1'38.245 0.481 / 0.085
7 13 Romano FENATI ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Kalex 241.6 1'38.251 0.487 / 0.006
8 97 Xavi VIRGIN SPA Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 240.3 1'38.284 0.520 / 0.033
9 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 241.9 1'38.289 0.525 / 0.005
10 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 Kalex 240.6 1'38.290 0.526 / 0.001
11 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 240.0 1'38.293 0.529 / 0.003
12 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 237.6 1'38.299 0.535 / 0.006
13 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 242.6 1'38.336 0.572 / 0.037
14 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 240.9 1'38.387 0.623 / 0.051
15 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 239.7 1'38.394 0.630 / 0.007
16 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 238.8 1'38.574 0.810 / 0.180
17 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 240.4 1'38.666 0.902 / 0.092
18 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI Temporary Lavorint SAG Team Kalex 238.4 1'38.671 0.907 / 0.005
19 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA + Ego Speed Up Racing Speed Up 237.1 1'38.711 0.947 / 0.040
20 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 238.5 1'38.732 0.968 / 0.021
21 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 240.4 1'38.778 1.014 / 0.046
22 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 238.0 1'39.194 1.430 / 0.416
23 62 Stefano MANZI ITA Forward Racing Team Suter 234.9 1'39.202 1.438 / 0.008
24 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 238.8 1'39.232 1.468 / 0.030
25 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 237.5 1'39.270 1.506 / 0.038
26 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 238.5 1'39.463 1.699 / 0.193
27 95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team Kalex 239.2 1'39.722 1.958 / 0.259
28 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 238.6 1'39.726 1.962 / 0.004
29 52 Danny KENT GBR + Ego Speed Up Racing Speed Up 238.4 1'39.834 2.070 / 0.108
30 66 Niki TUULI FIN Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 236.9 1'39.995 2.231 / 0.161
31 21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 236.5 1'40.007 2.243 / 0.012
32 18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Team Stylobike Kalex 237.6 1'40.431 2.667 / 0.424
33 12 Sheridan MORAIS POR Willi Race Racing Team Kalex 234.5 1'50.081 12.317 / 9.650
