Italian Grand Prix Mugello Moto2 Warm Up: Bagnaia will also be there

Ce Italian Grand Prix of Moto2 is to be placed under the sign of a Mattia Pasini who established himself as the savior of national honor in the face of the Spanish offensive. At 32 years and 239 days old, he is the most experienced rider to take pole position on a Moto2 starting grid. This is his sixth career leading position, as many as Franco Morbidelli and he will try, at lunchtime, to achieve his third victory in front of his home crowd, still on the Mugello track.   

To understand the scale of the task awaiting the ItalTrans pilot, here is a reminder of the facts in table…

 

Mugello Moto2™	2017	2018
FP1	1'52.568 Franco Morbidelli	1'52.515 Alex Marquez
FP2	1'52.229 Alex Marquez	1'52.124 Joan Mir
FP3	1'51.963 Mattia Pasini	Mattia Pasini 1'52.068
Qualification	1'51.679 Franco Morbidelli	Mattia Pasini 1'51.575
Warm Up	1'52.115 Alex Marquez
Course	Pasini, Lüthi, Marquez
All time lap record	1'51.514 Sam Lowes 2015

 

Alex Marquez will be one of his most formidable opponents since he is on the front row for the fourth time in five races this year. He finished third in the Tuscan race in 2017. So much data that the protagonists have in mind as they begin their last practice session before the big explanation towards the checkered flag.

The sun will be out and is already heating the track to 29° and the public to 21°. Bad memories of Le Mans come back to mind Xavier Vierge whose motorcycle refuses any service at the time the track is declared open. Fortunately, this time, it was during warm-up that the problem was revealed! In France, he had to start from the pits for a race which he had marked by a fantastic comeback.

In 1'53.089, Olive tree entry point at the top of the timesheet giving hope for better form for the KTMs on a track which has been making them suffer since the start of this weekend. fenati follows, as Mir. The latter achieves a 1'52.835 which really launches the debates.

In 1'52.557, fenati lets the powder and the youth speak since here are two beginners at the helm of the session. During this time, Xavier Vierge still waiting in his box... Sam Lowes fell at turn 12, which helped neither his business nor his reputation. He was seventeenth.

In 1'52.389, Pasini takes the lead in front Baldassarri, Fenati, Locatelli and Bagnaia. Or an Italian top 5! For the last five minutes, Virgin appears on the track. bagnaia raises the tone in 1'52.316 under its specific colors for this Sunday in Tuscany.

While lecuona makes a straight line, the transalpine show heads towards the checkered flag. bagnaia, Pasini, Baldassarri will be the tricolor trifecta in front Schrotter et Mir. Alex Marquez is ninth and Quarterly twelfth.  Danilo thirtieth.

Italian Grand Prix Mugello Moto2 Warm Up: Chronos

1	42	Francesco Bagnaia	Kalex	1'52.316
2	54	Matthias PASINI	Kalex	1'52.389	0.073	0.073
3	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	1'52.439	0.123	0.050
4	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	1'52.541	0.225	0.102
5	36	Joan Mir	Kalex	1'52.546	0.230	0.005
6	13	Roman FENATI	Kalex	1'52.557	0.241	0.011
7	5	Andrea LOCATELLI	Kalex	1'52.578	0.262	0.021
8	44	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	1'52.640	0.324	0.062
9	73	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	1'52.781	0.465	0.141
10	41	Brad BINDER	KTM	1'52.829	0.513	0.048
11	52	Danny Kent	Speed ​​Up	1'52.841	0.525	0.012
12	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	Tech 3	1'52.974	0.658	0.133
13	20	Fabio QUARTARARO	Speed ​​Up	1'52.991	0.675	0.017
14	9	Jorge NAVARRO	Kalex	1'53.014	0.698	0.023
15	24	Simone COURSES	Kalex	1'53.087	0.771	0.073
16	77	Dominique AEGERTER	KTM	1'53.132	0.816	0.045
17	27	Iker LECUONA	KTM	1'53.183	0.867	0.051
18	32	Isaac VIÑALES	Kalex	1'53.290	0.974	0.107
19	40	Hector BARBERA	Kalex	1'53.297	0.981	0.007
20	45	Tetsuit NAGASHIMA	Kalex	1'53.327	1.011	0.030
21	10	Luca MARINI	Kalex	1'53.432	1.116	0.105
22	62	Stefano MANZI	Suter	1'53.482	1.166	0.050
23	22	Sam LOWES	KTM	1'53.529	1.213	0.047
24	89	Khairul Idham PAWI	Kalex	1'53.662	1.346	0.133
25	97	Xavi VIRGIN	Kalex	1'53.704	1.388	0.042
26	4	Steven ODENDAAL	NTS	1'53.809	1.493	0.105
27	16	Joe ROBERTS	NTS	1'53.910	1.594	0.101
28	66	Niki TUULI	Kalex	1'54.040	1.724	0.130
29	14	Hector GARZO	Tech 3	1'54.105	1.789	0.065
30	95	Jules DANILO	Kalex	1'54.124	1.808	0.019
31	51	Eric GRANADO	Suter	1'54.342	2.026	0.218
32	21	Federico FULIGNI	Kalex	1'55.196	2.880	0.854
33	18	Xavi CARDELUS	Kalex	1'56.070	3.754	0.874