2019 Jerez Moto2 FP2 Result: Schrotter Sneaks Ahead Of Marquez

By Zara Daniela | Fri, 03/05/2019 - 14:10

Despite a small delay with the start due to a late red flag in the MotoGP session, the intermediate class riders were eager to go out and brave the heat. While the FP1 benchmark took some beating, Tetsuta Nagashima was the fastest man on track for much of the session, dethroning FP1 leader Jorge Navarro. Fresh rubber came out of its heaters for the final five minutes and it made a massive difference to the timesheets. Marcel Schrotter was the main beneficiary, the Dynavolt rider leading the way from Alex Marquez, who missed out on top honours by only one hundredth of a second. Meanwhile, Navarro failed to improve due to a crash at turn 11 in the final couple of minutes and dropped to third.

Augusto Fernandez kept spirits up in the Flexbox HP 40 team with a fourth place and less than half a tenth keeping him away from top spot. Nagashima did not manage to go faster than his early benchmark and settled for fifth, while Bo Bendsneyder and Tom Luthi made an appearance in sixth and seventh positions. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Sam Lowes and Remy Gardner added to the list of names that missed out on top positions in FP1 but made a recovery to complete the top ten for the afternoon session.

No such luck for Luca Marini and Brad Binder in 11th and 12th spots, although both riders finished the session barely four tenths away from the leader. Coming from a challenging FP1 session, Lorenzo Baldassarri’s afternoon did not get much better with a fall at turn two in the final 15 minutes. Regardless, the Italian climbed into 13th place, faster than the likes of Enea Bastianini and a very subdued Xavi Vierge.

Results:

Pos. Num. Rider Bike Time Gap 1st Prev.
1 23 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex 1'42.233    
2 73 Alex MARQUEZ Kalex 1'42.244 0.011 0.011
3 9 Jorge NAVARRO Speed Up 1'42.259 0.026 0.015
4 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex 1'42.274 0.041 0.015
5 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA Kalex 1'42.317 0.084 0.043
6 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NTS 1'42.353 0.120 0.036
7 12 Thomas LUTHI Kalex 1'42.498 0.265 0.145
8 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Speed Up 1'42.560 0.327 0.062
9 22 Sam LOWES Kalex 1'42.573 0.340 0.013
10 87 Remy GARDNER Kalex 1'42.604 0.371 0.031
11 10 Luca MARINI Kalex 1'42.640 0.407 0.036
12 41 Brad BINDER KTM 1'42.664 0.431 0.024
13 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI Kalex 1'42.755 0.522 0.091
14 11 Nicolo BULEGA Kalex 1'42.818 0.585 0.063
15 24 Simone CORSI Kalex 1'42.832 0.599 0.014
16 33 Enea BASTIANINI Kalex 1'42.920 0.687 0.088
17 97 Xavi VIERGE Kalex 1'42.928 0.695 0.008
18 5 Andrea LOCATELLI Kalex 1'42.955 0.722 0.027
19 72 Marco BEZZECCHI KTM 1'42.958 0.725 0.003
20 27 Iker LECUONA KTM 1'43.000 0.767 0.042
21 88 Jorge MARTIN KTM 1'43.178 0.945 0.178
22 4 Steven ODENDAAL NTS 1'43.332 1.099 0.154
23 35 Somkiat CHANTRA Kalex 1'43.565 1.332 0.233
24 62 Stefano MANZI MV Agusta 1'43.638 1.405 0.073
25 3 Lukas TULOVIC KTM 1'43.785 1.552 0.147
26 77 Dominique AEGERTER MV Agusta 1'43.794 1.561 0.009
27 54 Mattia PASINI KTM 1'43.859 1.626 0.065
28 16 Joe ROBERTS KTM 1'43.921 1.688 0.062
29 65 Philipp OETTL KTM 1'43.929 1.696 0.008
30 20 Dimas EKKY PRATAMA Kalex 1'44.463 2.230 0.534
31 18 Xavi CARDELUS KTM 1'47.801 5.568 3.338
  89 Khairul Idham PAWI Kalex      
2019
4
Moto2
Jerez, Spain
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