Moto2 Germany FP1: Augusto Fernández above the rest, crashes galore

At the Catalan Grand Prix, the last competition before this meeting in Germany, Celestino Vietti took his third victory in Moto2, after the first race of the year in Qatar and Argentina, becoming the eighth different Italian rider to have more than two victories in this category. Furthermore, this is Italy's 50th victory in this category. Spain leads with 81 Moto2 victories.

Aron Canet finished second in Catalonia for his fifth podium of the season. In addition, it is his 10th podium in Moto2, equaling Jorge Navarro on the list of riders with the most podiums in Moto2. Augusto Fernández finished third in Catalonia for his second podium of the season and 13th overall, adding to his victory in France.

With Joe Roberts' crash at the top of the Catalan Grand Prix, none of the current Moto2 riders have scored points in the season's nine MotoGP races. The 11 Moto2 races that took place at the Sachsenring were won by 10 riders: Toni Elias, Marc Márquez, Jordi Torres, Dominique Aegerter, Xavier Siméon, Johann Zarco, Franco Morbidelli, Brad Binder, Álex Márquez and Remy Gardner.

The only rider to have scored more than one Moto2 victory at this circuit is Marc Márquez, who won in 2011 and 2012, from pole position. None of the riders currently competing full-time in Moto2 have won at the Sachsenring in this category. However, Simone Courses (P2 in 2013 and P3 in 2014), Marcel Schrötter (P3 in 2019) and Aron Canet (P2 in 2021) have already been on the podium on this circuit.

Sam Lowes, who has not scored points since Argentina, where he finished in 10th place, is expected to start his 150th Grand Prix race at this circuit. Furthermore, at the Sachsenring, Simone Courses should become the first rider to reach the milestone of 200 Moto2 starts. Joe Roberts will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Thursday before the German Grand Prix.

What will this tenth of the season of this Moto2 competition have in store for us? Before answering this question and experiencing this FP1, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Sachsenring Moto2™	2021	2022
FP1	1'24.873 Remy Gardner	1'24.222 Augusto Fernández
FP2	1'24.197 Remy Gardner
FP3	1'24.003 Remy Gardner
Q1	1'24.122 Bo Bendsneyder
Q2	1'23.397 Raúl Fernández
Warm Up	1'24.354 Raúl Fernández
Course	Gardner, Canet, Bezzecchi
All time lap record	1'23.397 Raul Fernández2021

 

It's 21.6° in the air and 34.9° on the track

 

 

Fall ofe Arbolino at the start of the session. The pilot seems surprised by this fall, a little flick of the racket... Technical problem?

 

 

Schrötter takes control in 1.25.989s. He is ahead Canet, Lopez and Bendsneyder.

The German driver who is playing at home improves his own time to 1.25.546s.

kick of Arenas in turn 1. Meanwhile, his teammate Dixon sets the best time in 1.25.183s.

 

 

With 28 minutes to go, Dixon is the fastest ahead of Lowes, Schrötter, Aldeguer and Lopez.

Fall for Aldeguer in turn 1.

Dixon holds on to the front in 1.25.141s ahead Fernandez, Schrötter, Lowes and Acosta.

 

Fernández takes the lead 20 minutes from the finish in 1.25.097s. Dixon, Schrötter, Lowes, Acosta, Aldeguer, Beaubier, Lopez, Salac and Chantra bring up the rear of this top10.

 

 

Small plowing sequence for Drive...

 

 

kick of Kubo

Fernandez improves again with 8.19s to go: he achieves a lap time of 1.24.222s

White also makes a mistake: the pilot comes out on a stretcher, big high side. Antonelli goes to the mat following in turn 13

 

 

After falling, Arenas pulls out all the stops, he takes the 4th best time in 1.24.824s. At the helm of the ship, Fernandez in 1.24.643s ahead Lopez, Canet. Beaubier closed the march in 5th position.

 

 

kick of Lopez in turn 13

End of session: Fernández finishes ahead of Lopez and Canet.

 

 

       FP1 results of the Moto2 German Grand Prix at Sachsenring:

 

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