Submitted by David Emmett on
Takaaki Nakagami was the fastest man in the Moto2 class on Friday morning, quickest as the track conditions began to improve. The surface was never completely dry, as Nakagami's time is still two seconds off the lap record, but it was the best conditions of the day so far.
Belgian Xavier Simeon carried on where he left off at Le Mans, taking second spot during FP1, and finishing ahead of the two fierce rivals for the title. Pol Espargaro finished ahead of Scott Redding, but there was only a couple of hundredths between them. Espargaro's teammate Tito Rabat ended the session in fifth, after leading for much of the session. Alex de Angelis was the first Italian rider in sixth, nearly nine tenths of a second Nakagami.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Kalex | 1'54.877 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Xavier Simeon | Kalex | 1'55.129 | 0.252 | 0.252 |
| 3 | 40 | Pol Espargaro | Pons Kalex | 1'55.264 | 0.387 | 0.135 |
| 4 | 45 | Scott Redding | Kalex | 1'55.286 | 0.409 | 0.022 |
| 5 | 80 | Esteve Rabat | Pons Kalex | 1'55.599 | 0.722 | 0.313 |
| 6 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | Speed Up | 1'55.756 | 0.879 | 0.157 |
| 7 | 4 | Randy Krummenacher | Suter | 1'55.781 | 0.904 | 0.025 |
| 8 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | Motobi | 1'55.812 | 0.935 | 0.031 |
| 9 | 12 | Thomas Luthi | Suter | 1'55.915 | 1.038 | 0.103 |
| 10 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | Suter | 1'55.929 | 1.052 | 0.014 |
| 11 | 54 | Mattia Pasini | Speed Up | 1'56.183 | 1.306 | 0.254 |
| 12 | 36 | Mika Kallio | Kalex | 1'56.225 | 1.348 | 0.042 |
| 13 | 23 | Marcel Schrotter | Kalex | 1'56.297 | 1.420 | 0.072 |
| 14 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Suter | 1'56.362 | 1.485 | 0.065 |
| 15 | 18 | Nicolas Terol | Suter | 1'56.513 | 1.636 | 0.151 |
| 16 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | Suter | 1'56.586 | 1.709 | 0.073 |
| 17 | 49 | Axel Pons | Pons Kalex | 1'56.662 | 1.785 | 0.076 |
| 18 | 11 | Sandro Cortese | Kalex | 1'56.776 | 1.899 | 0.114 |
| 19 | 60 | Julian Simon | Kalex | 1'56.819 | 1.942 | 0.043 |
| 20 | 81 | Jordi Torres | Suter | 1'56.826 | 1.949 | 0.007 |
| 21 | 95 | Anthony West | Speed Up | 1'57.103 | 2.226 | 0.277 |
| 22 | 3 | Simone Corsi | Speed Up | 1'57.146 | 2.269 | 0.043 |
| 23 | 88 | Ricky Cardus | Speed Up | 1'57.556 | 2.679 | 0.410 |
| 24 | 52 | Danny Kent | Tech 3 | 1'57.612 | 2.735 | 0.056 |
| 25 | 17 | Alberto Moncayo | Speed Up | 1'57.784 | 2.907 | 0.172 |
| 26 | 96 | Louis Rossi | Tech 3 | 1'58.175 | 3.298 | 0.391 |
| 27 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi | Moriwaki | 1'58.259 | 3.382 | 0.084 |
| 28 | 44 | Steven Odendaal | Speed Up | 1'59.026 | 4.149 | 0.767 |
| 29 | 24 | Toni Elias | Kalex | 1'59.081 | 4.204 | 0.055 |
| 30 | 9 | Kyle Smith | Kalex | 1'59.626 | 4.749 | 0.545 |
| 31 | 7 | Doni Tata Pradita | Suter | 1'59.748 | 4.871 | 0.122 |
| 32 | 97 | Rafid Topan Sucinto | Speed Up | 2'02.177 | 7.300 | 2.429 |
