#ValenciaGP Moto2 FP1: We can't stop Oliveira!

With an already known World Champion in the person of Franco Morbidelli and a designated runner-up in the person of Tom Lüthi forced to withdraw due to injury, the Moto2 category was expected to be open for this last performance of the year. A tradition, by the way, on this track since the seven races of the discipline which have been held so far in Valencia have been won by seven different drivers: Karel Abraham (2010), Michele Pirro (2011), Marc Márquez (2012 ), Nico Terol (2013), Tom Lüthi (2014), Tito Rabat (2015) and Johann Zarco (2016). So, whose turn is it this time?

Before getting there, here is the situation in a table…

 

#ValenciaGP Moto2™	2016	2017
FP1	1'35.513 Tom Lüthi
FP2	1'35.443 Franco Morbidelli
FP3	1'35.118 Tom Lüthi
Qualification	1'34.879 Johann Zarco
Warm Up	1'35.456 Franco Morbidelli
Course	Zarco, Lüthi, Morbidelli (See here)
All time lap record	1'34.879 Johann Zarco 2016

 

Before the start of hostilities, it was recalled that Locatelli would lose three places on the starting grid for having caused the fall of his little comrades in Malaysia. And he happens to be a Malaysian, Syahrin which signed the first reference in 1'37.558. A time quickly beaten by the two KTMsOlive tree and Brad Binder, in 1'36.746. A show of force from the Austrian troop as confirmed by the test rider for Moto2 in Mattighofen Cardus, replacing Lüthi and third with that Courses don't make an effort with the SpeedUp...

Manzi et Axel Pons hung on at turn 12 and Locatelli fell at speed 8…

Syahrin picked up the pace to take the lead at the end of the first quarter of an hour in front Pasini, Olive tree, Morbidely et agitated. But the newly titled World Champion showed that he had not come to Valencia as a tourist by signing a 1'36.240 which became the performance to beat to take the lead.

A performance that will last until five minutes from the checkered flag, when Cardus fell at turn 8 but where, above all, Olive tree pushed the time to beat in 1'35.847. Third Dynavolt pilot, Dixon fell at turn 10 while his teammate Schrotter posted his Suter third behind Binder who ensured a double KTM.

A double thatAlex Marquez decided to disrupt since the brother of whom you know woke up at the end of the game to take second position. Morbidely is fifth, Virgo seventh on the Mistral 610 and Quarterly seventeenth.

#ValenciaGP Moto2 FP1: Chronos

1	44	Miguel OLIVEIRA	KTM	1'35.847
2	73	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	1'36.060	0.213	0.213
3	41	Brad BINDER	KTM	1'36.175	0.328	0.115
4	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	Suter	1'36.231	0.384	0.056
5	21	Frank MORBIDELLI	Kalex	1'36.240	0.393	0.009
6	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Kalex	1'36.249	0.402	0.009
7	97	Xavi VIRGIN	Tech 3	1'36.356	0.509	0.107
8	32	Isaac VIÑALES	Kalex	1'36.423	0.576	0.067
9	42	Francesco Bagnaia	Kalex	1'36.429	0.582	0.006
10	37	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Speed ​​Up	1'36.441	0.594	0.012
11	55	Hafiz Syahrin	Kalex	1'36.465	0.618	0.024
12	11	Sandro CORTESE	Suter	1'36.508	0.661	0.043
13	54	Matthias PASINI	Kalex	1'36.571	0.724	0.063
14	24	Simone COURSES	Speed ​​Up	1'36.595	0.748	0.024
15	87	Remy GARDNER	Tech 3	1'36.621	0.774	0.026
16	77	Dominique AEGERTER	Suter	1'36.637	0.790	0.016
17	40	Fabio QUARTARARO	Kalex	1'36.661	0.814	0.024
18	88	Ricard CARDUS	Kalex	1'36.813	0.966	0.152
19	5	Andrea LOCATELLI	Kalex	1'36.883	1.036	0.070
20	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	1'36.900	1.053	0.017
21	51	Eric GRANADO	Kalex	1'37.003	1.156	0.103
22	27	Iker LECUONA	Kalex	1'37.046	1.199	0.043
23	45	Tetsuit NAGASHIMA	Kalex	1'37.070	1.223	0.024
24	49	Axel PONS	Kalex	1'37.182	1.335	0.112
25	57	Edgar PONS	Kalex	1'37.294	1.447	0.112
26	2	Jesko RAFFIN	Kalex	1'37.453	1.606	0.159
27	9	Jorge NAVARRO	Kalex	1'37.488	1.641	0.035
28	10	Luca MARINI	Kalex	1'37.628	1.781	0.140
29	62	Stefano MANZI	Kalex	1'37.864	2.017	0.236
30	19	Xavier SIMEON	Kalex	1'37.967	2.120	0.103
31	89	Khairul Idham PAWI	Kalex	1'38.192	2.345	0.225
32	94	Jake DIXON	Suter	1'38.772	2.925	0.580
33	6	Tarran MACKENZIE	Suter	1'39.325	3.478	0.553