2013 Sepang Moto2 FP1 Result: Rabat Dominates Tricky Session

Submitted by Jacob Leech on Fri, 2013-10-11 03:48

The first Moto2 practice session at Sepang was headed by Tito Rabat, it proved to be a tricky affair, with light sprinkles of rain appearing throughout. The 'in form' rider of the class has scored more points than any other over the last five races and was not deterred by the conditions as he topped the timesheets by almost half a second. Fellow Pons Kalex rider Pol Espargaro ended in second place ahead of Thomas Luthi, Takaaki Nakagami and Mika Kallio.

After his commanding win at the last race in Aragon Nico Terol had to settle for sixth place followed by Alex De Angelis, Julian Simon, Simone Corsi and Johann Zarco. The Frenchman succumbed to the tricky weather late in proceedings and suffered a minor crash, he walked away unharmed. There was also a spill for Indonesian rider Rafid Topan Sucipto who was also uninjured.

Results:

Pos.	Num.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Diff Prev
1	80	Esteve RABAT	Kalex	2'08.053
2	40	Pol ESPARGARO	Kalex	2'08.518	0.465	0.465
3	12	Thomas LUTHI	Suter	2'08.596	0.543	0.078
4	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Kalex	2'08.784	0.731	0.188
5	36	Mika KALLIO	Kalex	2'08.810	0.757	0.026
6	18	Nicolas TEROL	Suter	2'08.923	0.870	0.113
7	15	Alex DE ANGELIS	Speed Up	2'09.029	0.976	0.106
8	60	Julian SIMON	Kalex	2'09.140	1.087	0.111
9	11	Sandro CORTESE	Kalex	2'09.201	1.148	0.061
10	5	Johann ZARCO	Suter	2'09.258	1.205	0.057
11	81	Jordi TORRES	Suter	2'09.289	1.236	0.031
12	45	Scott REDDING	Kalex	2'09.301	1.248	0.012
13	19	Xavier SIMEON	Kalex	2'09.374	1.321	0.073
14	77	Dominique AEGERTER	Suter	2'09.460	1.407	0.086
15	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Kalex	2'09.668	1.615	0.208
16	3	Simone CORSI	Speed Up	2'09.771	1.718	0.103
17	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	2'09.793	1.740	0.022
18	54	Mattia PASINI	Speed Up	2'09.928	1.875	0.135
19	88	Ricard CARDUS	Speed Up	2'10.039	1.986	0.111
20	95	Anthony WEST	Speed Up	2'10.139	2.086	0.100
21	52	Danny KENT	Tech 3	2'10.519	2.466	0.380
22	25	Azlan SHAH	Moriwaki	2'10.642	2.589	0.123
23	49	Axel PONS	Kalex	2'10.906	2.853	0.264
24	96	Louis ROSSI	Tech 3	2'11.034	2.981	0.128
25	92	Alex MARIÑELARENA	Kalex	2'11.292	3.239	0.258
26	46	Decha KRAISART	Tech3	2'11.526	3.473	0.234
27	8	Gino REA	Speed Up	2'11.764	3.711	0.238
28	10	Thitipong WAROKORN	Suter	2'12.027	3.974	0.263
29	7	Doni Tata PRADITA	Suter	2'12.149	4.096	0.122
30	62	Fadli IMMAMMUDDIN	Motobi	2'12.405	4.352	0.256
31	21	Zaqhwan ZAIDI	Suter	2'12.949	4.896	0.544
32	44	Steven ODENDAAL	Speed Up	2'13.064	5.011	0.115
33	97	Rafid Topan SUCIPTO	Speed Up	2'13.220	5.167	0.156
34	34	Ezequiel ITURRIOZ	Kalex	2'14.042	5.989	0.822