16th this morning on a wet track, almost two and a half seconds back, Fabio Quartararo progressed nicely this afternoon as he concluded FP2 of this Spanish Grand Prix in fourth position, behind Alex Márquez and his Kalex, Dominique Aegerter and his Suter, and Xavi Virgo and his Tech3.
Jerez de la Frontera is a circuit that the French rider knows well since he has driven there many times during his very young career, whether in the Spanish CEV Moto3 championship or in the world Moto3.
In Moto2, it's a different story, and placing his Kalex in the Top 5, 2 tenths off the best time, is a great result for a Rookie in an extremely competitive category who has just celebrated his 18th birthday.
At the end of the afternoon, we had the opportunity to ask the Pons HP 40 pilot three questions.
Fabio, between a fall and the fourth time of FP2, what assessment do you draw from your day?
“It went well but I made a mistake because I knew that in all the laps it was like that (at the limit). It's my mistake and I know why I fell, so we'll see tomorrow. »
Exactly, what are you planning tomorrow?
“I plan to make some changes to the bike, and then it's mainly a question of riding that I need to improve. »
Did the tests you did this winter help you today?
" Yes yes. It's certain that I don't arrive like in Austin where I had to learn everything. There, I arrive and I already know, so it’s positive. »
Comments collected by Thomas Morsellino
FP2: Chronos
1. Alex Marquez SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 43.121s
2. Dominique Aegerter SWI Kiefer Racing (Suter) 1m 43.279s
3. Xavi Virgin SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 43.351s
4. Fabio Quartararo FRA Pons HP40 (Kalex) 1m 43.377s
5. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 43.417s
6. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.512s
7. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 43.544s
8. Luca Marini ITA Forward Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.556s
9. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.564s
10. Francesco Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 43.809s
11. Axel Pons SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex) 1m 43.819s
12. Jorge Navarro SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 43.837s
13. Simone Corsi ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 43.879s
14. Thomas Luthi SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 43.986s
15. Sandro Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Suter) 1m 44.079s
16. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 44.126s
17. Marcel Schrotter GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Suter) 1m 44.142s
18. Xavier Simeon BEL Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 44.180s
19. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 1m 44.242s
20. Tetsuta Nagashima JPN Teluru SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 44.260s
21. Isaac Viñales SPA BE-A-VIP SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 44.268s
22. Edgar Pons SPA Pons HP40 (Kalex) 1m 44.269s
23. Ricard Cardus SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 44.287s
24. Yonny Hernandez COL AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 44.315s
25. Iker Lecuona SPA Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 44.501s
26. Khairul Idham Pawi MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 44.616s
27. Jesko Raffin SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 45.157s
28. Andrea Locatelli ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 45.256s
29. Remy Gardner AUS Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 45.265s
30. Stefano Manzi ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 45.414s
31. Axel Bassani ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 45.690s
32. Federico Fuligni ITA Kiefer Racing (Suter) 1m 47.741s
