Again during FP3 this morning, Brad Binder shook up his opponents by taking the lead and once again snatching the track record. The South African driver actually seems unshakeable... Unless Fabio di Giannantonio, very lively at dawn, comes to stick to it just like Augusto Fernández and Tom Lüthi. This still remains to be verified!
| Valencia Moto2™ | 2018 | 2019 |
| FP1 |
1'46.705 Iker Lecuona |
1'35.699 Stefano Manzi |
| FP2 |
1'48.695 Iker Lecuona |
1'34.622 Brad Binder |
| FP3 |
1'47.297 Xavi Virgo |
1'34.463 Brad Binder |
| Q1 | XXX | 1'34.873 Marcel Schrötter |
| Q2 | 1'35.777 Luca Marini | 1'34.461 Jorge Navarro |
| warm up |
1'47.856 Sam Lowes |
|
| Course | Oliveira, Lecuona, Marquez | |
| All time lap record |
1'34.879 Johann Zarco (2016) |
1'34.461 Jorge Navarro (2019) |
It's 17,2 degrees in the air and 22,3 degrees on the track. The weather is nice, ideal conditions to knock down the times and qualify well for Q2.
Time for the finale # Moto2 qualifying to get underway! 🚦
Who will progress through to Q2? We're about to find out! 🙌#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/M0j8Nowzc4
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
There are 18 drivers who will work to position themselves among the 4 drivers who will be selected to compete in Q2. They will have 15 minutes to get there.
At the start of the session it is Open up before Nagashima, Schrötter et bastianini who are positioned at the forefront of this provisional top 4.
The riders are into the groove! ✊
The top 9 are within 6 tenths of a second, the Q2 advances are not certain yet! ⚔️#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/3NwEakz4pZ
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
Schrötter made the effort and managed to climb to 2nd place behind Open up. Nagashima is 3th, bastianini, 4th.
kick of Open up in turn 5.
😱 @nbulega has crashed out!
Even if he can hang onto a Q2 place, can he get the bike back in time for Q2! 💥#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/8CNvXLHH9X
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
Schrötter , 1 minute from the end of the session, signs the best time of the session, he takes 1st position in front Open up.
The drivers to enter Q2 are: Schrötter, Dixon, Bastianini and Bulega.
That's it! 🏁@MarcelSchrotter, @DixonJake, @eneabastianini and @nbulega are your final Q2 qualifiers of the year! 👏#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/WSsFpa3FSb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
On track for Q2:
the end # Moto2 pole position of the year is up for grabs! 🔝
And there's 18 hungry # Moto2 riders fighting for it ⚔️#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/Mwi8cpMA2o
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
It is Manzi, very strong since the start of the weekend, who does the job and positions himself at the head of the troops in front Gardner et Virgin. But, Binder on the attack, won in 1.34.910s ahead of Manzi. By Giannantonio doesn't give up and improves, he gains 2 tenths on the time Binder, it runs in 1.34.704s.
kick of By Giannantonio in turn 5.
👀 @FabioDiggia21 sets the benchmark!
But he crashes out straight after at turn 5! 💥#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/LQg2QSK0Mb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
Top 5 to 7 minutes from the end of the session: Di Giannantonio, Martin, Lüthi, Manzi and Navarro. binder is 8th, Márquez, 10rd.
Last minute before the checkered flag, and it's NAVARRO who leads the dance in front Manzi, Marini, Di Giannantonio et Binder.
The starting line this Sunday will be made up of: NAVARRO before Martin et Manzi. Marini is 4th, Lüthi, 5th. The reigning world champion, Márquezis 15th. Binder finished 7th.
the end # Moto2 pole of the year goes to @Jorge_Navarro9 👏
It could barely get any closer as he broke the lap record by 2 thousandths of a second! 🔥#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/RbWAsjU4wb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
