The question that arises at the start of this third Moto2 free practice session is whether Alex Rins will be able to defend his chances in the championship. Insignificant in FP1, he suffered a good fall yesterday in FP2, and although he does not suffer from any fracture, he admits that the pain remains violent.
# Moto2 up next…
good to see @Rins42 in the garage & ready to go after yesterday's crash.#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/0iZMSFVlEL
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2016
Here are reference times:
| Motegi Moto2 | 2015 | 2016 |
| FP1 | 1'51.556 Tom Lüthi | 1'51.816 Takaaki Nakagami |
| FP2 | 1'51.158 Johann Zarco | 1'50.625 Tom Lüthi |
| FP3 | 1'50.909 Alex Rins | |
| QP | 1'50.339 Johann Zarco | |
| WU (wet) | 2'03.645 Alex Rins | |
| All time lap record | 1'50.339 Johann Zarco | |
| Running (wet) | Zarco, Folger, Cortese | |
The conditions are always excellent and the session begins under the influence of Tom Luthi in 1'51.117, ahead Alex Marquez, definitely in great progress, and Johann zarco.
Lüthi pushed hard and improved to 1'50.591, best time of the weekend. Lowes and Marquez made a minor mistake and the first run ended with yet another improvement from the Garage Plus Interwetten team, in 1'50.373, the best time of the weekend.
Behind, Morbidelli, Zarco, Folger, Marquez, Baldassarri, Syahrin, Nakagami, A. Pons and Schrotter occupy the Top 10.
The second run does not bring much change, which allows us to see, among other things, that Alex Rins is then 28th, 2,5 seconds from the lead. The team informs that the shoulder ligaments are affected.
Combined timing update…
Domination from @ThomasLUTHI!#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/opMlc1ZYAd
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2016
The final packaging…does not take place! Indeed, to protect against the rapid drop in temperatures at the end of the sessions, the teams fitted new tires for the second run.
If you're going to crash, sliding off into pit lane entry is as efficient as it gets… @simonecorsi 👌#JapaneseGP https://t.co/eV2FD1LqNK
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2016
Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net
1. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 50.373s
2. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 50.709s
3. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 1m 50.823s
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 51.124s
5. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 51.152s
6. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)
1m 51.159s
7. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 51.196s
8. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 51.352s
9. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)
1m 51.361s
10. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 51.364s
11. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 51.529s
12. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 51.596s
13. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 1m 51.642s
14. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 51.771s
15. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 51.809s
16. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 51.858s
17. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 51.867s
18. Tetsuta nagashima JPN Ajo Motorsport Academy (Kalex)
1m 51.948s
19. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 52.028s
20. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 52.072s
21. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 52.073s
22. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex)
1m 52.091s
23. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 52.251s
24. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 52.373s
25. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 52.444s
26. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 52.494s
27. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 52.655s
28. Iker Lecuona SPA Technomag Racing Interwetten (Kalex)
1m 52.833s
29. Naomichi Uramoto JPN Japan-GP2 (Kalex) 1m 53.619s
30. Taro Sekiguchi JPN Team Taro Plus One (TSR) 1m 57.202s
