Jerez Moto2 Test Friday Times: Luthi Smashes Lap Record

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Tom Luthi has ended the Jerez Moto2 test as fastest, smashing the existing pole record by over eight tenths of a second in the process. The Intact GP rider was fast over a flying lap on Friday, after spending Thursday focusing on used tires, and posting an impressive race pace.

Gresini's Nicolo Bulega ended the day in second place, though he finished third overall on the combined standings, behind Marco Bezzecchi, who put in a very quick lap on Thursday. Tetsuta Nagashima was third fastest on Friday on the Red Bull Ajo Kalex, finishing ahead of Xavi Vierge on the Petronas Kalex. Jorge Navarro was the fastest of the Speed Up riders on the last day of the test. Rookie Aron Canet finished seventh on Friday, but ends the test a very impressive fifth overall, and fastest Speed Up rider.

Times from Friday sessions:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 12 Thomas Luthi Kalex 1:40.326    
2 11 Nicolo Bulega Kalex 1:40.661 0.335 0.335
3 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 1:40.670 0.344 0.009
4 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 1:40.776 0.450 0.106
5 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 1:40.809 0.483 0.033
6 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 1:40.816 0.490 0.007
7 44 Aron Canet Speed Up 1:40.898 0.572 0.082
8 88 Jorge Martin Kalex 1:40.926 0.600 0.028
9 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 1:41.042 0.716 0.116
10 23 Marcel Schrotter Kalex 1:41.069 0.743 0.027
11 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 1:41.100 0.774 0.031
12 7 Lorenzo Baldasarri Kalex 1:41.137 0.811 0.037
13 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 1:41.164 0.838 0.027
14 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1:41.270 0.944 0.106
15 37 Augusto Fernandez Kalex 1:41.273 0.947 0.003
16 10 Luca Marini Kalex 1:41.360 1.034 0.087
17 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 1:41.400 1.074 0.040
18 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 1:41.460 1.134 0.060
19 42 Marcos Ramirez Kalex 1:41.540 1.214 0.080
20 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 1:41.569 1.243 0.029
21 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 1:41.621 1.295 0.052
22 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 1:41.655 1.329 0.034
23 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 1:41.716 1.390 0.061
24 40 Hector Garzo Kalex 1:41.793 1.467 0.077
25 2 Jesko Raffin NTS 1:42.137 1.811 0.344
26 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 1:42.230 1.904 0.093
27 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1:42.292 1.966 0.062
28 99 Kama Daniel Bin Kasmayudin Kalex 1:46.339 6.013 4.047

Combined times after all three days:

Pos No Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 12 Thomas Luthi Kalex 1:40.326    
2 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 1:40.448 0.122 0.122
3 11 Nicolo Bulega Kalex 1:40.661 0.335 0.213
4 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 1:40.670 0.344 0.009
5 44 Aron Canet Speed Up 1:40.710 0.384 0.040
6 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 1:40.776 0.450 0.066
7 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 1:40.809 0.483 0.033
8 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 1:40.816 0.490 0.007
9 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 1:40.848 0.522 0.032
10 88 Jorge Martin Kalex 1:40.907 0.581 0.059
11 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 1:41.042 0.716 0.135
12 23 Marcel Schrotter Kalex 1:41.069 0.743 0.027
13 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 1:41.100 0.774 0.031
14 7 Lorenzo Baldasarri Kalex 1:41.137 0.811 0.037
15 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 1:41.164 0.838 0.027
16 10 Luca Marini Kalex 1:41.232 0.906 0.068
17 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1:41.270 0.944 0.038
18 37 Augusto Fernandez Kalex 1:41.273 0.947 0.003
19 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 1:41.301 0.975 0.028
20 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 1:41.476 1.150 0.175
21 42 Marcos Ramirez Kalex 1:41.540 1.214 0.064
22 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 1:41.569 1.243 0.029
23 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 1:41.716 1.390 0.147
24 40 Hector Garzo Kalex 1:41.793 1.467 0.077
25 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 1:42.131 1.805 0.338
26 2 Jesko Raffin NTS 1:42.137 1.811 0.006
27 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 1:42.230 1.904 0.093
28 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1:42.287 1.961 0.057
29 99 Kama Daniel Bin Kasmayudin Kalex 1:46.339 6.013 4.052
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2020
Moto2
Jerez, Spain
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johnjaundice replied on
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Lookin' spicy. So much talent. 

I hope Luthi makes a real run at it this year...sort of like every year :) .  i really like that he came back strong last year after such a crap shoot in GP with the whole VDS sitution. 

Brian replied on
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Setting the 'Luthi Line' high this year. That's good, give the youngsters a fast target. Moto2 2020 is going to be great: any of the top 18 above (and some of the others - wherefore art thou nearly 2 seconds back LDP?) are capable of winning a race.