Moto2 Rio Hondo, Free Practice 1: Folger ahead of Vinales, Baldassarri good

Jonas Folger set the best time in Free Practice 1 of the Moto2 class Argentine Grand Prix, which takes place on the new Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. The German rider of Team AGR achieved it with a time of 1:45.925, a time that allowed him to precede the Spanish Maverick Vinales, 0.194 world champion of the Moto2013 class, by 3.

Third time for the Frenchman Johann Zarco (Suter Team Caterham), fourth for the Japanese Takaaki Nakagami (Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and fifth for Nico Terol (Suter Team Aspar).

Ricky Cardus did very well, sixth with the Tech 3. The Spaniard precedes his compatriot Esteve Rabat, the Australian Anthony West and the first of the Italian riders, the category debutant Lorenzo Baldassarri, riding the Suter of Gresini Racing. Closing the Top Ten is the 2013 Supersport champion Sam Lowes, riding the Speed ​​Up.

Alex de Angelis with the Suter of Team Tasca recorded the eleventh time, while Simone Corsi and Mattia Pasini, both riding the Forward KLX, obtained the fourteenth and sixteenth time respectively. Further back Franco Morbidelli, twenty-eighth with the Kalex of Team Italtrans.

Of note is the thirteenth time of the Argentinian Sebastian Porto, an old acquaintance of the world championship who returned as a wild card. The Team Argentina TSR Motorsport driver is the only one to have lapped on this track, but with a Supersport.