2014 Qatar Moto2 FP1 Result: Kallio Makes A Late Run To The Top

Submitted by Mike Lewis on Thu, 2014-03-20 16:49

Mika Kallio made a late charge to take the top spot in the opening Moto2 practice of the 2014 season at the Losail Circuit in Qatar. Kallio's 2'01.46 put him one-tenth of a second clear of second place Thomas Luthi. Takaaki Nakagami, who led briefly during FP1, finished third at slightly more than a tenth back of Kallio. Moto2 favorite Tito Rabat came in fourth at the end of the session with Xavier Simeon in fifth. Last year's Moto3 champion, Maverick Vinales sits in eighth a half of a second from the top. All of the top times are similar to the Moto2 FP1 times from 2013.

Results:

Pos.	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff. / Prev.
1	36	Mika KALLIO	Kalex	2'01.146
2	12	Thomas LUTHI	Suter	2'01.262	0.116 / 0.116
3	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Kalex	2'01.291	0.145 / 0.029
4	53	Esteve RABAT	Kalex	2'01.295	0.149 / 0.004
5	19	Xavier SIMEON	Suter	2'01.487	0.341 / 0.192
6	54	Mattia PASINI	Forward KLX	2'01.635	0.489 / 0.148
7	3	Simone CORSI	Forward KLX	2'01.676	0.530 / 0.041
8	40	Maverick VIÑALES	Kalex	2'01.732	0.586 / 0.056
9	94	Jonas FOLGER	Kalex	2'01.852	0.706 / 0.120
10	15	Alex DE ANGELIS	Suter	2'01.943	0.797 / 0.091
11	11	Sandro CORTESE	Kalex	2'02.087	0.941 / 0.144
12	5	Johann ZARCO	Caterham Suter	2'02.211	1.065 / 0.124
13	22	Sam LOWES	Speed Up	2'02.245	1.099 / 0.034
14	77	Dominique AEGERTER	Suter	2'02.314	1.168 / 0.069
15	96	Louis ROSSI	Kalex	2'02.645	1.499 / 0.331
16	95	Anthony WEST	Speed Up	2'02.671	1.525 / 0.026
17	88	Ricard CARDUS	Tech 3	2'02.693	1.547 / 0.022
18	18	Nicolas TEROL	Suter	2'02.708	1.562 / 0.015
19	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	Tech 3	2'02.785	1.639 / 0.077
20	8	Gino REA	Suter	2'02.851	1.705 / 0.066
21	60	Julian SIMON	Kalex	2'02.873	1.727 / 0.022
22	81	Jordi TORRES	Suter	2'02.998	1.852 / 0.125
23	39	Luis SALOM	Kalex	2'03.003	1.857 / 0.005
24	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Suter	2'03.125	1.979 / 0.122
25	25	Azlan SHAH	Kalex	2'03.387	2.241 / 0.262
26	49	Axel PONS	Kalex	2'03.471	2.325 / 0.084
27	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	Kalex	2'03.564	2.418 / 0.093
28	4	Randy KRUMMENACHER	Suter	2'03.616	2.470 / 0.052
29	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Kalex	2'04.024	2.878 / 0.408
30	97	Roman RAMOS	Speed Up	2'04.246	3.100 / 0.222
31	2	Josh HERRIN	Caterham Suter	2'04.527	3.381 / 0.281
32	98	Mashel AL NAIMI	Speed Up	2'05.122	3.976 / 0.595
33	45	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	TSR	2'05.426	4.280 / 0.304
34	70	Robin MULHAUSER	Suter	2'06.751	5.605 / 1.325
35	10	Thitipong WAROKORN	Kalex	2'06.856	5.710 / 0.105