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Moto2 Aragon-2 FP3: The Sam Lowes rocket breaks its own record

by | Oct 24, 2020

This Grand Prix of Teruel in Aragon opens under the best auspices for the Marc VDS Racing team. Indeed, after a double in the morning FP1 with Augusto Fernandez ahead of his teammate Sam Lowes, the afternoon was the prerogative of the Englishman at the end of an FP2 marked by the release of two red flags...

The Briton, author of a lap in 1'51.920, thus ended this first day in the lead, 58 thousandths ahead Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed ​​Up). Both of them were trapped in turn 8. The Briton's luckily inconsequential fall went so far as to result in a brief red flag due to the number of gravel left on the track. Same thing for that ofEdgar Pons (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) occurred a few moments earlier.

Héctor Garzó (Flexbox HP40), for its part, made a good climb from its 13th place in the morning as evidenced by this third final time. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Lightech Speed ​​Up) and Joe Roberts (Tennor American Racing) ended the day in ambush. Jorge Martín (Red Bull KTM Ajo), ranked 17th in FP1, set the sixth combined time. Jake dixon (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Remy gardner (Onexox TKKR SAG Team) and Nicholas Bulega (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) completed the Top 10, accompanied byEdgar Pons.

Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46), Augusto Fernandez, Hafiz Syahrin (Kipin Energy Aspar Team Moto2) and Enea Bastianini (Itatrans Racing Team) would be the last automatic qualifiers at this stage. The Moto2 riders now meet for the third free practice session.

What will this last free session have in store for us before qualifying in Aragon? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far…

Teruel Moto2

 Aragon-1

Aragon-2
FP1

1'53.391 Sam Lowes

 1'52.623 Augusto Fernandez
FP2

1'52.748 Fabio Di Giannantonio

 1'51.920 Sam Lowes
FP3

1'52.171 Fabio Di Giannantonio

 1'51.576 Sam Lowes
Q1

1'52.630 Jorge Martin
Q2

1'51.651 Sam Lowes
Warm up

1'52.687 Sam Lowes
Course

Lowes, Bastainini, Martin
All time lap record

1'51.651 Sam Lowes 2020

 1'51.576 Sam Lowes

It's 18° in the air and 22° on the track. Ideal conditions under the sun, with a light wind.

Newcomer in 2021...not so new, the rider having already participated in the 125cc championship in 3 on a KTM

It is Ramirez who signs the 1st reference time in 1.52.882s ahead of Fernandez and Lowes. Marini and Bezzecchi bring up the rear of the top5.

Fernandez regains leadership after 8 minutes of session with a time of 1.51?967s. He is ahead Bezzecchi, Lowes, Ramirez et By Giannantonio.

kick of Nagashima in turn 2.

The 14 qualified for Q2 with 20 minutes to go would be: Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Lowes, Ramirez, Marini, Navarro, Di Giannantonio, Pons, Gardner, Martin, Garzo, Roberts, Dixon and Bulega.

But where is Lowes, wonders bastianini? A good wheel to take…

kick of Roberts in turn 2

Lowes takes control 10 minutes from the end of the session in 1.51.819s. Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Ramirez and Bendsneyder make up the top5. The Briton improved again the following lap in 1.51.576s. He beats his own record.

Pons improving takes the 2nd best time in 1.51.640s.

The top14 for Q2 with 6 minutes remaining on the clock is made up of: Lowes, Pons, Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Bastianini, Baldassari, Ramirez, Virgo, Bendsneyder, Gardner, Navarro, Di Giannantonio, Garzo, Roberts.

kick of Syarhin

End of session and those qualified for Q2 are: Lowes who sets the best time and track record in front Pons, Ramirez, Gardner, Garzo, Fernandez, Martin, Bezzecchi, Dixon, Bastianini, Baldassari, Virgo, Bendsneyder, Navarro, Di Giannantonio and Roberts. Marini will be in Q1.

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