The sky is still British for this first Moto2 test session at Silverstone; gray and cold (16°) for the season.
Brno came to remind everyone that nothing is ever won in advance. So, while Johann zarco dominated the world rankings and the Czech test sessions, it only took one race in the wet for the French driver, although skilled on this terrain, to see his advantage drop by 15 points over alex rins to stabilize at 19 units. Undoubtedly, the tension is a little greater in England, even if there is no danger yet for the Ajo driver's second world title.
Here are the references available at the start of this FP1:
| Silverstone | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| Moto2 | Chrono | Pile | Chrono |
Pile |
| FP1 | 2'08.461 | Johann zarco | ||
| FP2 | 2'08.004 | Sam Lowes | ||
| FP3 | 2'06.932 | alex rins | ||
| QP | 2'06.345 | Sam Lowes | ||
| Best lap | 2'06.345 | Sam Lowes | ||
Sam Lowes, local to the stage, immediately put on a show by registering a 2'09.346 but also by losing the front of his Kalex at Copse without falling. He thus maintains an advantage of at least 2 tenths over Tom Luthi, Alex Marquez, Jonas Folger, Takaaki Nakagami and Johann Zarco, until the rain, expected only Saturday afternoon, made a premature appearance leading to the fall of Lorenzo Baldassarri.
The session will ultimately end there, all the drivers having only completed half a dozen laps, with the exception of Zarco who did as many laps in the rain.
1. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 2m 9.346s
2. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 9.568s
3. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)
2m 9.598s
4. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 2m 9.700s
5. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
2m 9.767s
6. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 2m 10.131s
7. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 2m 10.410s
8. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)
2m 10.598s
9. Miguel Oliveira POR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 2m 10.665s
10. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 2m 10.794s
11. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 2m 10.808s
12. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 2m 10.898s
13. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 2m 11.039s
14. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 2m 11.084s
15. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 2m 11.271s
16. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 2m 11.274s
17. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 2m 11.329s
18. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 2m 11.437s
19. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 2m 11.471s
20. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 2m 11.501s
21. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex)
2m 11.589s
22. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 11.756s
23. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 2m 11.917s
24. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 2m 12.821s
25. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 13.268s
26. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
2m 14.019s
27. Iker Lecuona SPA CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 2m 16.066s
28. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 2m 16.197s