Sepang Moto2 FP2: Morbidelli asserts himself

This time, it was the Moto2 riders who were able to enjoy a normal work session on a welcoming Sepang track. A privilege which had been denied to them this morning, marked by rain which then disrupted the other categories in the afternoon. For this real start, it was Morbidelli who showed his muscles.

 

Sepang Moto 2	2015	2016
FP1	2'07.720 Jonas Folger	2'10.121 Tom Lüthi
FP2	2'07.453 Tom Lüthi
FP3	2'06.881 Johann Zarco
Qualification	2'06.383 Tom Lüthi
Warm Up	2'07.081 Tom Lüthi
Course	Zarco, Lüthi, Folger
All time lap record	2'06.383 Tom Lüthi

 

It will be noted that Julian Simon has already finished with his Malaysian meeting. Victim of a fall in the special conditions of the first session, the Spaniard suffered two fractured vertebrae. He returned to his native country.

Johann zarco has a match point for a second consecutive world title to play in this Malaysian Grand Prix. For the moment, the Frenchman is fifth behind his future teammate in MotoGP Folger. The session returned to Morbidely in 2'08.818, or 89 thousandths better than Nakagami and a hundredth faster than his teammate Alex Marquez deserving, as he was returning from an injury which forced him to draw a line under the last Australian Grand Prix.

The leading trio is the only one under the 2'09 lap mark. Lüthi, winner of the last two races and back in the saddle in the title race, is seventh in a top 10 closed by the Mistral 610 of Virgin. Lowes is ninth and the local stage Syahrin eighth. alex rins is seventeenth.

Sepang Moto2 FP2: Chronos compilation crash.net

1. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 2m 8.816s
2. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 2m 8.905s
3. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 2m 8.916s
4. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 2m 9.028s
5. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 2m 9.033s
6. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 2m 9.436s
7. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 9.481s
8. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 2m 9.583s
9. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 2m 9.802s
10. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 2m 9.939s
11. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 2m 9.947s
12. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 2m 9.953s
13. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed ​​Up) 2m 9.956s
14. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 2m 9.985s
15. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 2m 10.443s
16. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 10.623s
17. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 2m 10.928s
18. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 2m 10.943s
19. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 2m 11.023s
20. Simone Courses ITA Speed ​​Up Racing (Speed ​​Up) 2m 11.097s
21. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 2m 11.169s
22. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 2m 11.390s
23. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 2m 12.073s
24. Iker Lecuona SPA CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 12.113s
25. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 2m 12.828s
26. Alexander Nocco ITA Leopard Racing (Kalex) 2m 13.518s
27. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 13.735s
28. Ramdan Rosli MAL Petronas AHM Malaysia (Kalex) 2m 15.735s