Moto2 Le Mans, Free Practice 1: Luthi ahead of Corsi
The Swiss from Team Interwetten-Paddock precedes Simone Corsi and Marc Marquez
di Alessio Brunori18 May, 2012
Thomas Luthi was the fastest in the first free practice session of the Moto2 class of the French Grand Prix. The Team Interwetten-Paddock driver stopped the clock at a time of 1:38.303, placing him behind the Ioda Racing Simone Corsi from Rome by 155 thousandths and the world championship leader Marc Marquez by 424 thousandths, on Suter of the Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol team.
Fourth and fifth times for the two drivers of the Marc VDS Racing Team, respectively Scott Redding (1:38.788) and Mika Kallio (1:38.985). The latter precedes Andrea Iannone from Abruzzo, riding the Speed Up. The Team Speed Master rider who lapped in 1:39.063 was followed by Pol Espargarò, the Swiss Dominique Aegerter and our own Claudio Corti, riding the Kalex of Team Italtrans. Esteve Rabat closes the Top Ten, riding the Kalex of Team Pons 40 HP Tuenti.
Alex De Angelis from San Marino, riding the Suter of Team NGM Mobile Forward Racing, is 12th and 1.124 adrift of Luthi. Roberto Rolfo, riding the Suter of Team Technomag-CIP, finishes 25th.
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moto2 Free Practice 1 Jerez - Spanish GP - The times
| Pos | Num | Rider | Motorcycle | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Alonso lopez | Speedup Racing | 1:40.797 | ||
| 2 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1:40.917 | +0.120 | |
| 3 | 18 | Manuel Gonzalez | Qjmotor Gresini Moto2 | 1:41.039 | +0.242 | |
| 4 | 13 | Celestine Vietti | Red Bull Ktm Ajo | 1:41.109 | +0.312 | |
| 5 | 54 | Fermin Aldeguer | Speedup Racing | 1:41.148 | +0.351 | |
| 6 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Onlyfans American Racing Team | 1:41.192 | +0.395 | |
| 7 | 7 | Barry Baltus | Rw Racing GP | 1:41.274 | +0.477 | |
| 8 | 3 | Sergio Garcia | Mt Helmets - Msi | 1:41.308 | +0.511 | |
| 9 | 84 | Zonta Van Den Goorbergh | Rw Racing GP | 1:41.327 | +0.530 | |
| 10 | 44 | Aron canet | Fantic Racing | 1:41.371 | +0.574 | |
| 11 | 28 | Izan Guevara | Cfmoto Aspar Team | 1:41.385 | +0.588 | |
| 12 | 12 | Filip Salac | Elf Marc Vds Racing Team | 1:41.385 | +0.588 | |
| 13 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Mt Helmets - Msi | 1:41.451 | +0.654 | |
| 14 | 24 | Marcos Ramirez | Onlyfans American Racing Team | 1:41.454 | +0.657 | |
| 15 | 5 | James Masia | Pertamina Mandalika Gas Up Team | 1:41.488 | +0.691 | |
| 16 | 53 | Deniz Oncu | Red Bull Ktm Ajo | 1:41.542 | +0.745 | |
| 17 | 52 | Jeremy Alcove | Yamaha Vr46 Master Camp Team | 1:41.659 | +0.862 | |
| 18 | 96 | Jake dixon | Cfmoto Aspar Team | 1:41.727 | +0.930 | |
| 19 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Qjmotor Gresini Moto2 | 1:41.771 | +0.974 | |
| 20 | 81 | Senna Agius | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact Gp | 1:41.861 | +1.064 | |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Elf Marc Vds Racing Team | 1:41.960 | +1.163 | |
| 22 | 71 | Dennis Foggia | Italtrans Racing Team | 1:41.963 | +1.166 | |
| 23 | 64 | Will Bendsneyder | Pertamina Mandalika Gas Up Team | 1:42.203 | +1.406 | |
| 24 | 15 | Darryn binder | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact Gp | 1:42.322 | +1.525 | |
| 25 | 34 | Mario Suryo Aji | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1:42.356 | +1.559 | |
| 26 | 10 | Diogo Moreira | Italtrans Racing Team | 1:42.538 | +1.741 | |
| 27 | 23 | Matteo Ferrari | Qjmotor Gresini Moto2 | 1:42.803 | +2.006 | |
| 28 | 20 | Xavier Cardelus | Fantic Racing | 1:42.923 | +2.126 | |
| 29 | 22 | Ayumu Sasaki | Yamaha Vr46 Master Camp Team | 1:42.962 | +2.165 | |
| 30 | 11 | Alex Escrig | Forward Team | 1:43.220 | +2.423 | |
| 31 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | Forward Team | 1:43.530 | +2.733 | |
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