Moto2 Valencia-1 Warm Up: Marco Bezzecchi joins the party

Here we are again in Valencia for the last day of the European Grand Prix. The previous two, the rain had played the spotlight but it would have promised to be discreet this Sunday, race day. Which means different conditions, and therefore, cards redistributed and adjustments to be made again. The Moto2 warm-up session will therefore be studious and, above all, essential for this afternoon’s competition…

In the meantime, we will remind you that during qualifying, Sam Lowes (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) seemed to be heading towards a third pole in a row, but this track, which was drying visibly, allowed two competitors to beat him at the end: Xavi Verge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Joe Roberts (Tennor American Racing).

Virgin appeared in the final moments as the representative of the Petronas Yamaha SRT team dislodged Joe Roberts from first place at the checkered flag. A nice reward for the Catalan who had not dominated qualifying since Termas de Río Hondo 2019. It must be said that just a few weeks ago, the latter fractured three toes and an ankle bone in a fall at Le Mans.

Joe Roberts inherited second place by a little more than a tenth, while Sam Lowes therefore completed the first line. Remy Gardner (Onexox TKKR SAG Team) will start from the second row, accompanied by Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) and Jorge Martín (Red Bull KTM Ajo).

Luca marini (Sky Racing Team VR46), recently made official at Esponsorama Racing for 2021, will occupy seventh position on the grid. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Flexbox HP40) and Héctor Garzo (Flexbox HP40) will be lined up alongside it Nicholas Bulega (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) inheriting the 10th time of this Q2. Disappointment on the other hand for Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team), main rival of Sam Lowes, who did not do better than 15th.

What will this morning warm-up have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far…

Valencia Europe Moto2™	2019	2020
FP1	1'35.699 Stefano Manzi	1'48.975 Tom Lüthi
FP2	1'34.622 Brad Binder	1'36.804 Enea Bastianini
FP3	1'34.463 Brad Binder	1'46.668 Jorge Navarro
Q1	1'34.873 Marcel Schrötter	1'46.456 Hafizh Syarhin
Q2	1'34.461 Jorge Navarro	1'38.936s Xavi Virgo
Warm up	1'35.062 Stefano Manzi	1'35.944 Marco Bezzecchi
Course	Binder, Lüthi, Navarro
All time lap record	1'34.461 Jorge Navarro (2019)

 

It's 13,3° in the air and 14,2° on the track. The sun is out and should reign above the route all day.

kick of Marini in turn 5: cold tires…

It is Bezzecchi who sets the reference time in 1.37.661s ahead of Syarhin and Bastianini.

It's a ghost who settles down after 3 minutes, at the head of the troops, Baldassari which at this moment is the fastest in 1.36.833s. But not for long, the Briton Lowes coming to win in 1.36.400s ahead of Roberts and Navarro.

kick of Dallas Port in turn 2

Lowes improves by achieving a time of 1.36.241s. Behind, Bezzecchi and Di Giannantonio came to rank 2 and 3. Roberts and Garzo join the top5.

kick of NAVARRO in viarge 4.

Clear domination of the Briton who once again sets the best time of the session in 1.36.010s.

Martin made the effort and got the 3rd best time in 1.36.326s. It is included with the improvements of bastianini (1.36.223s) and Roberts (1.36.232s).

At the end of the session, Bezzecchi sets the best time in 1.35.944s.

kick of Lowes in turn 14.

kick of Roberts in turn 10

The top5 of this WUP session is made up of: Bezzecchi, Lowes, Baldassari, Bastianini and Roberts. Marini tErmine 24th after having completed 5 laps.

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