Moto2 Misano 1 FP3: Raúl Fernandez shows his fangs on a dry track

It was Marco Bezzecchi who was the fastest during the second free practice session of the Moto2 category at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where the 14th round of the 2021 World Championship is scheduled for Sunday. The rain which fell heavily during the MotoGP did not stop and all the riders took to the track with rain tyres.

The pilot VR46 promised on a Ducati in MotoGP under the same colors in 2022 stopped the clock with a time of 1'50.168. Behind Augusto Fernandez (Marc VDS) and Somkiat Chantra (Team Asia) regretted a delay of 0,149s and 0,258s respectively.

Xavi Verge (Petronas) is fourth, ahead Sam Lowes (Marc VDS), Nicolò Bulega (Gresini) and Hafiz Syahrin (NTS). The Top Ten was closed by Joe Roberts (Italtrans), Stefano manzi (Pons) and Jake Dixon (Petronas).

In provisional Q2 we also find Barry Baltus (NTS), Thomas luthi (SAG Team) which was the fastest in FP1, Jorge Navarro (Speed ​​Up) and Fabio DiGiannantonio (Gresini).

What will this FP3 have in store for us, which is the last opportunity for drivers to get an entry ticket for Q2 by going through the repechages? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Misano-1 Moto2™	2020	2021
FP1	1'36.262 Enea Bastianini	1'50.140 Thomas Luthi
FP2	1'35.956 Luca Marini	1'50.168 Marco Bezzecchi
FP3	1'35.649 Enea Bastianini	1'37.012 Raul Fernandez
Q1	1'36.129 Lorenzo Dalla Porta
Q2	1'35.271 Luca Marini
warm up	1'36.346 Tetsuta Nagashima
Course	Bastianini, Bezzecchi, Lowes
All time lap record	1'35.271 Luca Marini 2020

It's 29,4° in the air and 33,7° on the track. A dry route bathed in the sun.

It's gone for 40 minutes.

Lowes takes control in 1.37.483s in front Garzo, Bezzecchi, Canet and Navarro.

Great heat for Bezzecchi whose motorcycle takes off from both wheels...he manages to restore it.

Lowes pushes and improves with a lap time of 1.37.295s. Behind him, Manzi, A. Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Canet, Virgo, Garzo, Gardner, Luthi and Roberts, Dixo, Schrotter, Corsi and Navarro are the 13 other drivers who at this stage would also enter Q2

Fall ofArenas in turn 14

R. Fernandez, despite his injury, came back strongly, positioning himself 2nd behind Lowes (1.37.677s).

Bezzecchi faster, in 1.37.455s recovers this 2nd position.

15 minutes from the finish, it's break time for the drivers who are in the pits to prepare for their last runs. The top5 is as follows: Lowes (1.37.295s) leads ahead Bezzecchi, R. Fernandez, Gardner and Manzi.

There are 8 minutes left in this session and R.Fernandez, in turn, takes the lead in 1.37.012s. Lowes, Virgo, A. Fernandez and Bezzecchi complete this provisional top5.

kick of Héctor Garzò in turn 14

The top14 for Q2 is made up of: R.Fernandez, Lowes, Virginie, A.Fernandez, Bezzecchi, Canet, Schrotter, Manzi, Gardner, Di Giannantonio, Bulega, Dixon, Arbolino and Roberts.

New fallArenas in turn 14. Dixon also makes a mistake in turn 4.

End of session and it was the convalescent R.Fernandez who was the fastest with his time in 1.37.012s. The rest of the squad that will go to Q2 is made up of: A.Fernandez, Gardner, Lowes, Schrotter, Virginie, Bezzecchi, Manzi, Canet, Di Giannantonio, Navarro, Ogura, Chantra and Bulega.

 

                 

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