2017 Qatar Moto2 Test Sunday FP7 & FP8 Times: Morbidelli Leads Again

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While the high winds which have battered the Losail International Circuit on Sunday have badly hampered the Moto3 class, the larger, heavier Moto2 bikes have had less trouble with the wind. After the first two sessions of the last day of the test, Franco Morbidelli is once again the fastest man in the Moto2 class. The Marc VDS rider was quickest in the second session, nearly three tenths quicker than Miguel Oliveira had been on the KTM in the first session of the day.

Tom Luthi is third quickest overall so far, ahead of Xavier Simeon on the Tasca Racing Kalex. Pecco Bagnaia set the fifth quickest time, ahead of Hafizh Syahrin, who was faster in the first session.

With rain now falling at the track, any further action looks unlikely. The teams will have to go back to their hotels and see what can be learned ahead of the opening of the 2017 MotoGP season on Thursday.

Times from the first two sessions for Moto2:

Session 8
Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 21 Franco Morbidelli Kalex 2:00.971    
2 12 Thomas Luthi Kalex 2:01.304 0.333 0.333
3 19 Xavier Simeon Kalex 2:01.544 0.573 0.240
4 42 Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 2:01.618 0.647 0.074
5 40 Fabio Quartararo Kalex 2:01.808 0.837 0.190
6 97 Xavi Vierge Tech 3 2:01.862 0.891 0.054
7 9 Jorge Navarro Kalex 2:01.914 0.943 0.052
8 87 Remy Gardner Tech 3 2:01.967 0.996 0.053
9 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 2:02.033 1.062 0.066
10 44 Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:02.047 1.076 0.014
11 73 Alex Márquez Kalex 2:02.096 1.125 0.049
12 2 Jesko Raffin Kalex 2:02.114 1.143 0.018
13 45 Tetsuata Nagashima Kalex 2:02.232 1.261 0.118
14 24 Simone Corsi Speed Up 2:02.251 1.280 0.019
15 49 Axel Pons Kalex 2:02.255 1.284 0.004
16 10 Luca Marini Kalex 2:02.278 1.307 0.023
17 11 Sandro Cortese Suter 2:02.362 1.391 0.084
18 60 Julian Simon Kalex 2:02.452 1.481 0.090
19 41 Brad Binder KTM 2:02.592 1.621 0.140
20 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 2:02.642 1.671 0.050
21 52 Danny Kent Suter 2:02.795 1.824 0.153
22 23 Marcel Schrotter Suter 2:02.824 1.853 0.029
23 68 Yonny Hernandez Kalex 2:03.228 2.257 0.404
24 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 2:03.378 2.407 0.150
25 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 2:03.393 2.422 0.015
26 77 Dominique Aegerter Suter 2:03.606 2.635 0.213
27 32 Isaac Viñales Kalex 2:03.625 2.654 0.019
28 95 Mashel Al Naimi Speed Up 2:03.741 2.770 0.116
29 5 Andrea Locatelli Kalex 2:04.477 3.506 0.736
30 91 Saeed Al Sulaiti Speed Up 2:04.731 3.760 0.254
31 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2:04.782 3.811 0.051
 
Session 7
Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 44 Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:01.255    
2 21 Franco Morbidelli Kalex 2:01.609 0.354 0.354
3 55 Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 2:01.629 0.374 0.020
4 19 Xavier Simeon Kalex 2:01.788 0.533 0.159
5 49 Axel Pons Kalex 2:01.879 0.624 0.091
6 73 Alex Márquez Kalex 2:01.882 0.627 0.003
7 52 Danny Kent Suter 2:01.943 0.688 0.061
8 9 Jorge Navarro Kalex 2:02.038 0.783 0.095
9 10 Luca Marini Kalex 2:02.054 0.799 0.016
10 40 Fabio Quartararo Kalex 2:02.059 0.804 0.005
11 12 Thomas Luthi Kalex 2:02.094 0.839 0.035
12 23 Marcel Schrotter Suter 2:02.305 1.050 0.211
13 11 Sandro Cortese Suter 2:02.317 1.062 0.012
14 2 Jesko Raffin Kalex 2:02.545 1.290 0.228
15 41 Brad Binder KTM 2:02.601 1.346 0.056
16 97 Xavi Vierge Tech 3 2:02.688 1.433 0.087
17 45 Tetsuata Nagashima Kalex 2:02.691 1.436 0.003
18 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2:02.697 1.442 0.006
19 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 2:02.768 1.513 0.071
20 87 Remy Gardner Tech 3 2:02.843 1.588 0.075
21 24 Simone Corsi Speed Up 2:02.887 1.632 0.044
22 77 Dominique Aegerter Suter 2:02.960 1.705 0.073
23 54 Mattia Pasini Kalex 2:02.966 1.711 0.006
24 68 Yonny Hernandez Kalex 2:02.989 1.734 0.023
25 42 Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 2:03.163 1.908 0.174
26 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 2:03.243 1.988 0.080
27 32 Isaac Viñales Kalex 2:03.251 1.996 0.008
28 30 Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 2:03.314 2.059 0.063
29 60 Julian Simon Kalex 2:04.004 2.749 0.690
30 95 Mashel Al Naimi Speed Up 2:04.013 2.758 0.009
31 5 Andrea Locatelli Kalex 2:04.185 2.930 0.172
32 91 Saeed Al Sulaiti Speed Up 2:05.088 3.833 0.903
33 62 Stefano Manzi Kalex 2:06.055 4.800 0.967

 

Round Number: 
0
2017
Moto2
Losail, Qatar
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