Salom tops Jerez test

Luis Salom was the fastest rider in the final Moto3 pre season test at Jerez.

Salom topped the timesheets with a best lap of 1:46.374, which was two tenths of a second quicker than the absent Viñales, who is in Barcelona having just undergone surgery on his right ring finger.

Estrella Galicia 0’0’s duo Alex Rins and Alex Marquez were third and fourth fastest respectively  as they continued to improve and impress ahead of the season opener.

Aspar’s young German rider Jonas Folger was fastest on the first day, but ended the test fifth and the last rider to be within a second from Salom.

Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira was sixth position as the new Mahindra looks sensationally improved from the bike that Danny Webb was riding last year.

Ambrogio Racing’s Brad Binder followed in seventh position, and the first Honda rider in amongst KTM dominance.

Eric Granado, Niklas Ajo and Jakub Kornfeil closed out the top ten and the Czech rider was 1.480s off pace.

Moto3 Jerez test overall results:

01- Luis Salom – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM RC 250 GP – 1’46.374
02- Maverick Vinales – Team Calvo – KTM RC 250 GP – + 0.229
03- Alex Rins – Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 – KTM RC 250 GP – + 0.236
04- Alex Marquez – Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 – KTM RC 250 GP – + 0.612
05- Jonas Folger – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto3 – KALEX KTM – + 0.636
06- Miguel Oliveira – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra MGP3O – + 1.174
07- Brad Binder – Ambrogio Racing – Suter Honda MMX3 – + 1.327
08- Eric Granado – MAPFRE Aspar Team Moto3 – KALEX KTM – + 1.368
09- Niklas Ajo – Avant Tecno – KTM RC 250 R – + 1.413
10- Jakub Kornfeil – Redox RW Racing GP – KALEX KTM – + 1.480
11- Arthur Sissis – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM RC 250 GP – + 1.487
12- Danny Webb – Ambrogio Racing – Suter Honda MMX3 – + 1.585
13- Niccolò Antonelli – Go&Fun Gresini Moto3 – FTR Honda M313 – + 1.657
14- Jack Miller – Caretta Technology RTG – FTR Honda M313 – + 1.664
15- Isaac Vinales – Bimbo Ongetta Centro Seta – FTR Honda M313 – + 1.714
16- Efren Vazquez – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra MGP3O – + 1.721
17- Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM RC 250 GP – + 1.817
18- Romano Fenati – San Carlo Team Italia – FTR Honda M313 – + 1.840
19- Alexis Masbou – Ongetta Rivacold – FTR Honda M313 – + 1.879
20- John McPhee – Caretta Technology RTG – FTR Honda M313 – + 2.178
21- Livio Loi – Marc VDS Racing Team – KALEX KTM – + 2.194
22- Lorenzo Baldassarri – Go&Fun Gresini Moto3 – FTR Honda M313 – + 2.445
23- Alessandro Tonucci – Team La Fonte Tascaracing – FTR Honda M313 – + 2.485
24- Jasper Iwema – RW Racing GP – KALEX KTM – + 2.494
25- Francesco Bagnaia – San Carlo Team Italia – FTR Honda M313 – + 2.512
26- Toni Finsterbusch – Kiefer Racing – KALEX KTM – + 2.614
27- Alan Techer – CIP Moto3 – TSRC3 Honda – + 2.755
28- Juanfran Guevara – CIP Moto3 – TSRC3 Honda – + 2.812
29- Philipp Ottl – Paddock TT Motion Events – KALEX KTM – + 2.874
30- Matteo Ferrari – Ongetta Centro Seta – FTR Honda M313 – + 2.925
31- Ana Carrasco – Team Calvo – KTM RC 250 R – + 3.105
32- Florian Alt – Kiefer Racing – KALEX KTM – + 3.366
33- Hyuga Watanabe – Team La Fonte Tascaracing – FTR Honda M313 – + 3.958