Moto2 Jerez 1 Race: Luca Marini Imperator!

A dominant Luca Marini (Kalex, SKY Racing Team VR46) on Friday, a Marcel Schrötter (Kalex, Liqui Moly Intact GP) who will seek the track record on Saturday morning then a Jorge Martin (Kalex, Red Bull KTM Ajo) in pole position at the end of qualifying for the first time since his arrival in the intermediate category, here are the main protagonists revealed since the resumption of Moto2 hostilities in Jerez.

The race remains open, since Jorge Navarro (Speed ​​Up, +Ego Speed ​​Up), poleman last year and second on the starting grid, shows that his Italian machine has nothing to envy of the Kalex.

Finally, the first line is closed by a Sam Lowes (Kalex, EG 0,0 Marc VDS) which we no longer recognize since it is effective by no longer falling…

This Sunday is the race at the end of which Tetsuta nagashima (Kalex, Red Bull KTM Ajo) will want to keep its leading position in the championship while Tom Luthi (Kalex, Liqui Moly Intact GP) or even Augusto Fernandez (Kalex, EG 0,0 Marc VDS) will seek to get out of the bad dynamic in which they are immersed.

The Andalusian sky is still pristine, generating temperatures of 30° in the air and 45° on the ground when the riders take their place on the grid for a Moto2 race which will take place over 23 laps and for which here are the past references:

Moto2 ™	2019	2020
FP1	1'41.819 Jorge Navarro	1'41.410 Luca Marini
FP2	1'42.233 Marcel Schrötter	1'42.228 Luca Marini
FP3	1'41.393 Remy Gardner	1'41.109 Marcel Schrötter
Q1	1'41.587 Iker Lecuona	1'41.913 Fabio Di Giannantonio
Q2	1'41.182 Jorge Navarro	1'41.384 Jorge Martin
warm up	1'41.582 Alex Marquez	1'41.561 Sam Lowes
Course	Baldassarri, Navarro, Fernández	Marini, Nagashima, Martin
All time lap record	1'41.182 Jorge Navarro 2019	1'41.109 Marcel Schrötter (2020)

Here are the tires chosen:

When the red lights go out, George Martin gets the best of his little comrades before, a few turns later, Jorge Navarro loses any chance of doing well by falling, pushed by Marco Bezzecchi.

Aron canet, author of an excellent start from the second row, chases the leader while Marcel Schrötter and Sam Lowes make contact.

Lucas Marini manages to fit between Jorge Martin and Aron Canet and goes back to the lead man.

The Sky driver took the lead on the fourth lap while Tetsuta nagashima (Kalex, Red Bull KTM Ajo), the current championship leader, overtakes his teammate.

After five rounds, we therefore have Lucas Marini in the lead before Tetsuta Nagashima, Jorge Martin, Aron Canet, Marco Bezzecchi, Marcel Schrötter, Sam Lowes, Rémy Gardner, Xavier Virginie and Lorenzo Baldassarri, but the peloton lengthens inexorably.

The brother of Valentino Rossi manages to build up a lead of half a second over Tetsuta Nagashima, but it melts visibly while Marco Bezzecchi took third position a few moments before falling at turn #10. As a reminder, the Italian driver was already moving around with a crutch in the paddock…

Meanwhile, Tetsuta nagashima achieves the best time in the race before making a mistake, which brings the gap between him and the leader to one second.

Marcel Schrötter minor fall at turn #11.

At the halfway mark, Lucas Marini seems unattainable and his lead is now 1,7 seconds. The latter also seems safe from a return of the group Jorge Martin / Sam Lowes / Aron Canet.

The fight takes place further down the rankings and in qualifying, between Hafiz Syahrin (Speed ​​Up, Aspar team), Remy gardner (Kalex, Onexox TKKR SAG Team), Xavi Verge (Kalex, Petronas Sprinta Racing), Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kalex, Flex-Box Pons HP 40) and Tom Luthi, for sixth place.

In the lead, we are apparently starting to manage and the positions seem stabilized, even if Sam Lowes goes back on George Martin.

Tom Luthi minor fall 2 laps from the finish.

Lucas Marini crosses the finish line after having had a superb race. His brother comes to congratulate him warmly.

In the championship standings, Tetsuta nagashima maintains leadership with 45 points ahead Lorenzo Baldassarri (28 points) and Luca Marini (25 points).

Moto2 Jerez 1 race ranking:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com