Polyccio takes day two in Jerez
In much better conditions than yesterday, Pol Espargaro posted the fasted lap of day two at Jerez during the Moto2 pre season test.
First thing in the morning fog hovered over the Spanish circuit, hampering anybodies chances of test, but the sun finally broke through and the riders were able to finish the second day of testing.
Pol Espargaro confirmed his title credentials as he claimed first position with a lap of 1’42″332, breaking Stefan Bradl’s 2011 (1’42″706) pole position record along the way.
Espargaro continues to impress in the testing sessions, and not over committing himself to wet sessions when all he can do it injure himself. His dry testing times are surely an ominous sign for the man than is apparently on Tech3’s radar.
Kalex is being proven the chassis to have pre season as the rest of the top three were all also Kalex machines.
Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami was second, Marc VDS Racing’s Scott Redding third and Mapfre Aspar Team’s Julian Simon was in fourth position all on their Kalex machines.
Nicol Terol who topped the timesheets in the wet yesterday, and in Valencia could only manage a best of fifth position yesterday, nine tenths off Espargaro.
Moto2 Jerez test Day 2 results:
01- Pol Espargaro – Tuenti HP 40 – KALEX Moto2 – 1’42.332
02- Takaaki Nakagami – Italtrans Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 0.299
03- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 0.517
04- Julian Simon – Italtrans Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 0.730
05- Nico Terol – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter MMX2 – + 0.900
06- Tito Rabat – Tuenti HP 40 – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.075
07- Mika Kallio – Marc VDS Racing Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.177
08- Jordi Torres – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto2 – Suter MMX2 – + 1.217
09- Johann Zarco – CAME Iodaracing Project – Suter MMX2 – + 1.339
10- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag carXpert – Suter MMX2 – + 1.425
11- Mike Di Meglio – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 1.451
12- Simone Corsi – NGM Mobile Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 1.488
13- Axel Pons – Tuenti HP 40 – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.550
14- Alex De Angelis – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 1.746
15- Xavier Simeon – Maptaq SAG Zelos Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 1.853
16- Mattia Pasini – NGM Mobile Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 1.997
17- Toni Elias – Blusens Avintia – KALEX Moto2 – + 2.016
18- Sandro Cortese – Dynavolt Intact GP – KALEX Moto2 – + 2.072
19- Ratthapark Wilairot – Honda Gresini Moto2 – Suter MMX2 – + 2.297
20- Randy Krummenacher – Technomag carXpert – Suter MMX2 – + 2.363
21- Anthony West – QMMF Racing Team – Speed Up SF13 – + 2.673
22- Ricky Cardus – NGM Mobile Forward Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 2.807
23- Steven Odendaal – Argiñano & Gines Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 2.935
24- Yuki Takahashi – Idemitsu Honda Team Asia – Moriwaki MD600 – + 3.214
25- Danny Kent – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 3.225
26- Kyle Smith – Blusens Avintia – KALEX Moto2 – + 3.273
27- Louis Rossi – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 3.282
28- Rafid Topan Sucipto – QMMF Racing Team – Speed Up SF13 – + 4.048
29- Marcel Schrotter – Desguaces La Torre SAG Team – KALEX Moto2 – + 4.293
30- Doni Tata Pradita – Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 – Suter MMX2 – + 4.340
31- Alberto Moncayo – Argiñano & Gines Racing – Speed Up SF13 – + 4.954