At the end of the first day in Valencia, young Iker Lecuona proved to be the most comfortable in the complicated conditions resulting from the heavy rain falling on the circuit for two days. The Spaniard actually finished first in each of the two sessions. Joe Roberts and Lorenzo Baldassarri also took the lead alongside him, and the three men are likely to be strong again today as the track continues to be wet. Miguel Oliveira and Fabio Quartararo were not left out either, although a little behind the other three.
If the qualifications risk taking place in the dry, the FP3 will however take place on a wet track. We will therefore see if the positions are confirmed. Session begins at 10:55 a.m.
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Valencia Moto2™ |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 |
1'35.847 Miguel Oliveira |
1'46.705 Iker Lecuona |
| FP2 |
1'35.802 Miguel Oliveira |
1'48.695 Iker Lecuona |
| FP3 |
1'35.600 Franco Morbidelli |
1'47.297 Xavi Virgo |
| Qualification |
1'35.050 Alex Marquez |
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| Warm Up |
1'35.747 Miguel Oliveira |
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| Course |
Oliveira, Morbidelli, Binder |
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| All time lap record |
1'34.879 Johann Zarco 2016 |
One last piece of track action before the lunch break!
It contains # Moto2 FP3 time?#ValenciaGP ?? pic.twitter.com/u5M5C0viRD
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) November 17, 2018
After the rain briefly returned during MotoGP, it has stopped for the moment when the Moto2s set off for their FP3, but the track is obviously wet. Ambient temperature and track temperature are both 15 degrees.
Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) set the reference time in 1'50.893, while Tommaso Marcon (HDR Heidrun – Speed Up) falls during the reconnaissance lap.
After ten minutes, Xavi Cardelus (Marinelli Snipers Team) makes a mistake. In front, Remy gardner (Tech 3 Racing) took command of the session ahead of Xavi Verge (Dynavolt Intact GP), Francis Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46), Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) and Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo). The three strong men of yesterday, Joe Roberts (NTS RW Racing GP), Iker Lecuona (Swiss Innovative Investors) and Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP 40) are respectively thirteenth, fifteenth and twenty-sixth.
Another big highside, this time for @GardnerRemy ?
He's still on top of the times though?#ValenciaGP ?? pic.twitter.com/RBwxiuXwe4
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) November 17, 2018
Five minutes later, Remy gardner and Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) fell in turn 10 and turn 14 respectively. It was then the turn ofHéctor Garzo (Tech 3 Racing), the replacement for the injured Bo Bendsneyder, to fall in turn 12.
Shortly after mid-session, lecuona took first place, like yesterday, ahead of Gardner et Márquez. Then, we find Andrea Locatelli (Italtrans Racing Team), Xavi Verge (Dynavolt Intact GP) and fabio quartararo (HDR Heidrun – Speed Up). Finally, Sam Lowes (Swiss Innovative Investors), Francis Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46), Miguel Oliveira et Niki Tuuli (SIC Racing Team) complete the top 10.
Tuuli went back up to fourth position, but made a mistake a few moments later, just after Jules Danilo (SAGTeam). In front, Olive tree, Lowes and Virgin take turns taking the best time. The Spaniard finally has the last word. Behind them we find Gardner, returned to the track after his fall.
In the last minutes, Baldassarri made a mistake in turn 2 when he had moved up to ninth place. At the front, no one improves and Xavi Verge therefore finished at the top of this FP3.
FP3 results:
1 97 Xavi VIRGIN SPA Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 253.8 1'47.297
2 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 252.4 1'47.640 0.343 / 0.343
3 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 256.2 1'47.734 0.437 / 0.094
4 66 Niki TUULI FIN Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex 251.4 1'47.812 0.515 / 0.078
5 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 251.6 1'47.871 0.574 / 0.059
6 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 255.9 1'47.923 0.626 / 0.052
7 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 252.3 1'47.927 0.630 / 0.004
8 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI SAG Team Kalex 248.7 1'47.940 0.643 / 0.013
9 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 Kalex 253.5 1'47.950 0.653 / 0.010
10 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 256.1 1'48.059 0.762 / 0.109
11 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 254.5 1'48.068 0.771 / 0.009
12 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA HDR Heidrun – Speed Up Speed Up 253.7 1'48.076 0.779 / 0.008
13 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 253.8 1'48.374 1.077 / 0.298
14 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 253.8 1'48.422 1.125 / 0.048
15 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 251.8 1'48.479 1.182 / 0.057
16 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 254.7 1'48.480 1.183 / 0.001
17 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 255.0 1'48.489 1.192 / 0.009
18 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 253.0 1'48.530 1.233 / 0.041
19 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 257.9 1'48.584 1.287 / 0.054
20 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 253.4 1'48.589 1.292 / 0.005
21 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 252.4 1'48.956 1.659 / 0.367
22 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 254.2 1'49.044 1.747 / 0.088
23 14 Hector GARZO SPA Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 253.8 1'49.148 1.851 / 0.104
24 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 252.2 1'49.181 1.884 / 0.033
25 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 251.9 1'49.189 1.892 / 0.008
26 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 252.4 1'49.232 1.935 / 0.043
27 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Forward Racing Team Suter 251.0 1'49.394 2.097 / 0.162
28 95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team Kalex 252.3 1'49.711 2.414 / 0.317
29 21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 249.2 1'50.044 2.747 / 0.333
30 18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Marinelli Snipers Team Kalex 252.1 1'50.184 2.887 / 0.140
31 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Forward Racing Team Suter 247.7 1'50.737 3.440 / 0.553
32 70 Tommaso MARCON ITA HDR Heidrun – Speed Up Speed Up 248.9 1'51.408 4.111 / 0.671
