Moto3 Misano 2 FP2: New record for Jaume Masia

The Moto3 riders found a Misano track already covered a week earlier. They did their homework well, since the times saw a significant drop from the start. In this game, it was Raúl Fernández in the colors of Red Bull KTM Ajo who showed himself the most skillful with a mark in 1'41.962. The Madrilenian pushed his closest pursuer Jeremy Alcoba back by just over a tenth.

Dennis Foggia of a Leopard Racing team which would like to find itself in MotoGP in 2021 instead ofAvintia came between the two representatives of the Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 team, since fourth place went precisely to a certain gabriel rodrigo.

Andrea Migno for the local colors Sky Racing Team VR46 closed the top 5 to one James Masia who therefore leads the rest of the peloton. Albert Arenas, who saw his lead literally melt away in the Championship after a fall during the last race, Darryn binder, future recruit of the Petronas Sprinta Racing team and Ayumu Sasaki of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 completed the provisional Top 10.

Note that eight drivers will have missed the first ten minutes of this FP1 for irresponsible driving: Jeremy Alcoba, Barry Baltus (CarXpert Pruestel GP), Darryn Binder, Maxmilian Kofler (CIP – Green Power), Stefano Nepa (Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3), Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia), Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3)…

What does this FP2 have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts…

Misano-2 Moto3™	2020-1	2020-2
FP1	1'42.501 Raul Fernandez	1'41.962 Raul Fernandez
FP2	1'42.783 Tatsuki Suzuki	1'41.663 Jaume Masia
FP3	1'42.415 John McPhee
Q1	1'42.511 Tony Arbolino
Q2	1'42.403 Ai Ogura
Warm Up	1'41.899 Raul Fernandez
Course	McPhee, Ogura, Suzuki
All time lap record	1'41.823 Jorge Martin 2018	1'41.663 Jaume Masia

It's 27,2° in the air and 40,9° on the track. The sun is out.

The following are affected by this sanction, the origin of which dates back to Misano 1: Antonelli, Arenas, Dupasquier, Fenati, Fernandez, Garcia, Pawi, Rossi, Salač, Sasaki et Tuff

It is Foggia which sets the reference time in 1.42.923s.

Getting started for “punished” drivers after 15 minutes of waiting in the boxes..

Arbolino regains control after 16min, he sets a lap time of 1.42.576s. Vietti, Fenati, Foggia et Migno bring up the rear of the top5.

Fernandez takes the best time by setting a time of 1.42.551s. However, he fell immediately in turn 6.

Big scare for Red in turn 7..

kick of Rodrigo in turn 16.

And meanwhile, Arbolino took back control of the session by setting a lap time of 1.42.348s. Fernandez, McPhee, Pizzoli and Masia follow in his footsteps.

There are 7 minutes left and Suzuki went on the attack and took the lead in the session by setting a lap time of 1.42.075s. The Japanese is quickly taken over by Drive who regains control with a time of 1.41.983s.

kick of Migno in turn 3. The top5 of this session with 3 minutes to go is made up of: Vietti, Suzuki, Migno, Arbolino and Foggia. 

Last second of this FP2 session and farmhouse takes the best time by hanging a lap time of 1.41.663s in front Vietti, Suzuki, Migno and Fernandez.

End of session, the top5 is as follows: Masia, Vietti, Suzuki, Migno and Fernandez.

 

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