Moto2 – Jerez Test Day 1- Luthi in the lead followed by Redding and Takahashi

The first day of the IRTA tests in Jerez welcomes the Moto 2 riders with heavy rain which affected the tests especially in the second part of the day.

Leading the field of 38 drivers who will take part in the World Championship this year is the Swiss Thomas Luthi, with a time of 1′ 43.802. The Englishman Scott Redding follows with the second fastest time, trailing Luthi by just over a tenth, while Yuki Takahashi ends the day with the third time, about 4 tenths behind the Swiss. The reigning 125cc champion Marc Marquez ends the day in seventh position in 1′ 45.229, while the Thai Ratthapark Willairot, victim of a bad road accident this winter (29th time for him), also finally returns to the saddle.

A fairly positive day for the Italians in Moto 2: Andrea Iannone ended the day with the eighth time in 1′ 45.249, while Raffaele de Rosa placed 11th, Claudio Corti 19th and Mattia Pasini 20th. However, Alex De Angelis did best of all: sixth time for the San Marino driver in 1' 45.128. Simone Corsi and Michele Pirro, however, did not take to the track, probably to avoid taking too many risks on the damp asphalt.

First tests also for the riders who not only changed category, but also World Championship: Max Neukirchner, former team Ten Kate in Superbike, gets the 13th time in 1′ 46.224, while the reigning Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu finishes the first session with the 15th time.

Moto2 – Jerez Test – Day 1 – Times
1 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten-Paddock Moto2 1:43.802 –
2 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 1:43.941 +0.139
3 Yuki TAKAHASHI Gresini Racing Moto2 1:44.348 +0.546
4 Stefan BRADL Viessmann Kiefer Racing 1:44.510 +0.708
5 Jules CLUZEL Forward Racing 1:44.641 +0.839
6 Alex DE ANGELIS JIR Moto2 1:45.128 +1.326
7 Marc MARQUEZ Catalunya Caixa Repsol 1:45.229 +1.427
8 Andrea IANNONE Speed ​​Master 1:45.249 +1.447
9 Aleix ESPARGARO Pons Racing 1:45.439 +1.637
10 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team 1:45.628 +1.826
11 Raffaele DE ROSA G22 Racing Team 1:46.167 +2.365
12 Randy KRUMMENACHER GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Rac 1:46.204 +2.402
13 Max NEUKIRCHNER MZ Racing Team 1:46.224 +2.422
14 Axel PONS Pons Racing 1:46.513 +2.711
15 Kenan SOFUOGLU Technomag-CIP 1:46.552 +2.750
16 Alex BALDOLINI Forward Racing 1:46.608 +2.806
17 Bradley SMITH Tech3 Racing 1:46.695 +2.893
18 Xavier SIMEON Tech3 B 1:46.779 +2.977
19 Claudio CORTI Italtrans Racing Team 1:46.812 +3.010
20 Mattia PASINI Ioda Racing Project 1:46.888 +3.086
21 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag-CIP 1:46.892 +3.090
22 Mike DI MEGLIO Tech 3 Racing 1:47.214 +3.412
23 Yonny HERNADEZ Blusens-STX 1:47.232 +3.430
24 Pol ESPARGARO HP Tuenti Speed ​​Up 1:47.248 +3.446
25 Kev COGHLAN Aeroport de Castello 1:47.717 +3.915
26 Anthony WEST MZ Racing Team 1:47.747 +3.945
27 Santi HERNANDEZ SAG Team 1:48.274 +4.472
28 Robertino PIETRI Italtrans Racing Team 1:48.350 +4.548
29 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda Singha SAG 1:48.560 +4.758
30 Esteve RABAT Blusens-STX 1:48.633 +4.831
31 Valentin DEBISE Speed ​​Up 1:49.467 +5.665
32 Simone CORSI Ioda Racing Project -.— –