Moto2 Silverstone FP3: Jake Dixon dominates at home

Augusto Fernandez signed the best performance in the second free practice session in the Moto2 category at Silverstone, the track where the 12th round of the 2022 World Championship is scheduled for Sunday. Team Red Bull driver Ajo set the fastest lap with a time of 2'04.573, a time which allowed him to beat local idol Jake Dixon (Aspar) by 0.187s.

Third place for the Speed ​​UpAlonso LopezFollowed by Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS),Albert Arenas (Aspar), Filip Salac (Gresini) and Ai Ogura (Team Asia). The American Cameron Beaubier (American Racing),  Celestine Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Marcel schrotter (Intact GP) close the Top Ten.

Will Bendsneyder (SAG), Joe Roberts (Italtrans), Aron canet (Pons) and Fermin Aldeguer (Speed ​​Up) also qualified for provisional Q2. Note the absence of Sam Lowes, who during the fall during free practice 1 reported a hand and shoulder problem and was declared "unfit" for his home race.

What will this Moto3 FP2 have in store for us? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

Silverstone Moto2™	2021	2022
FP1	2'04.896 Jorge Navarro	2'05.409 Jake Dixon
FP2	2'04.501 Raul Fernandez	2'04.573 Augusto Fernandez
FP3	2'04.180 Aron Canet	2'04.107 Jake Dixon
Q1	2'04.690 Stefano Manzi
Q2	2'03.988 Marco Bezzecchi
Warm Up	2'04.756 Remy Gardner
Course	Gardner, Bezzecchi, Navarro
All time lap record	2'03.988 Marco Bezzecchi (2021)

First of all, Celestine Vietti will have to take a long lap on Sunday, in the race, for not having respected the start test procedure…

From the start, Jorge Navarro fall.

Jake dixon carries the hopes of an entire people since Sam Lowes was forfeited due to injury.

The first reference is also signed by the stage local in 2'04.603. Beaubier, Bendsneyder et Aldeguer follow. It will be recalled that the best cumulative time is 2'04.573, held at the end of FP2 by Augusto Fernandez.

Kelly fall at turn 12.

Van der Goorbergh does the same at turn 16.  Ogura, in the running for the title, started at turn 15. He was second. We are halfway through the session. Aron canet has technical problems.

Drive test the long lap and we see that in a peloton, it is not that easy to negotiate... Something to think about for MotoGP?

The last ten minutes have begun. Augusto Fernandez comes second in a Jake dixon intractable since the start of the exercise. Aldeguer fall at turn 12 with 5 minutes to go.

The mechanics ofAi Ogura achieve a feat…

Dixon makes the powder speak in 2'04.107. That's six tenths better thanAugusto Fernandez. Under the checkered flag, the Englishman maintains his leadership ahead of the MarcVDS driver and co-leader of the championship. Canet is a very good third given his problems, Ogura is fourth thus erasing his fall. Berndsneyder closes the top 5. Drive does the same with the top 10. The last fall will be for Schrotter who nevertheless saved his place in Q2.

Moto2 Silverstone FP3: times

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