Submitted by David Emmett on
While the MotoGP teams are already in Qatar ahead of the first test of the 2021 season, the Moto2 and Moto3 teams are spread across circuits in Europe to prepare for the new season at private tests. A large part of the grid in the junior classes has been at Portimão for the past two days, getting ready for Qatar.
In the Moto2 class, it was Remy Gardner who was quickest, the Australian continuing his dominance at the Portuguese circuit. Gardner was the only rider under the 1'43 bracket, adding the fastest time of the test to his race win, pole record, and race lap record at the track.
Marco Bezzecchi ended the day second, over a third of a second behind Gardner, while Joe Roberts ended as third fastest, the American rider making a solid transition to the Italtrans team. The Moto2 rookies impressed, Tony Arbolino under a second off the time of Gardner, and just ahead of American Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier, who takes Joe Roberts' place in the American Racing team.
In the Moto3 class, Pedro Acosta just inched ahead of John McPhee, the Red Bull Ajo rookie beating the veteran Petronas rider by five hundredths of a second. Andrea Migno set the third quickest time, ahead of a close gaggle of riders composed of Migno, Darryn Binder, Jeremy Alcoba, Jaume Masia, and Gabriel Rodrigo.
The riders pack up now before heading to Jerez for another mass test next week.
Moto2 combined times:
No | Rider | Team | Time | Diff | Prev | Day |
87 | Remy Gardner | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:42.962 | Day 2 | ||
72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Sky VR46 | 1:43.322 | 0.360 | 0.360 | Day 1 |
16 | Joe Roberts | Italtrans | 1:43.344 | 0.382 | 0.022 | Day 2 |
9 | Jorge Navarro | Speed Up | 1:43.516 | 0.554 | 0.172 | Day 2 |
96 | Xavi Vierge | Petronas Sprinta | 1:43.542 | 0.580 | 0.026 | Day 2 |
21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini | 1:43.625 | 0.663 | 0.083 | Day 2 |
42 | Marcos Ramirez | American Racing | 1:43.641 | 0.679 | 0.016 | Day 1 |
23 | Marcel Schrotter | Intact GP | 1:43.721 | 0.759 | 0.080 | Day 1 |
25 | Raul Fernandez | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:43.887 | 0.925 | 0.166 | Day 2 |
14 | Tony Arbolino | Intact GP | 1:43.938 | 0.976 | 0.051 | Day 2 |
6 | Cameron Beaubier | American Racing | 1:44.041 | 1.079 | 0.103 | Day 2 |
40 | Hector Garzo | Pons HP40 | 1:44.087 | 1.125 | 0.046 | Day 2 |
62 | Stefano Manzi | Pons HP40 | 1:44.142 | 1.180 | 0.055 | Day 2 |
19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Italtrans | 1:44.206 | 1.244 | 0.064 | Day 1 |
13 | Celestino Vietti | Sky VR46 | 1:44.297 | 1.335 | 0.091 | Day 1 |
5 | Yari Montella | Speed Up | 1:44.338 | 1.376 | 0.041 | Day 2 |
79 | Ai Ogura | Honda Team Asia | 1:44.645 | 1.683 | 0.307 | Day 1 |
11 | Nicolo Bulega | Gresini | 1:44.710 | 1.748 | 0.065 | Day 1 |
35 | Somkiat Chantra | Honda Team Asia | 1:44.981 | 2.019 | 0.271 | Day 1 |
Moto3 combined times:
No | Rider | Team | Time | Diff | Prev | Day |
37 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:47.849 | Day 2 | ||
17 | John McPhee | Petronas Sprinta | 1:47.903 | 0.054 | 0.054 | Day 2 |
16 | Andrea Migno | Snipers Team | 1:48.375 | 0.526 | 0.472 | Day 2 |
40 | Darryn Binder | Petronas Sprinta | 1:48.454 | 0.605 | 0.079 | Day 2 |
52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Gresini | 1:48.524 | 0.675 | 0.070 | Day 2 |
5 | Jaume Masia | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:48.555 | 0.706 | 0.031 | Day 2 |
2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Gresini | 1:48.650 | 0.801 | 0.095 | Day 2 |
53 | Deniz Oncu | Tech3 KTM | 1:48.791 | 0.942 | 0.141 | Day 1 |
12 | Filip Salac | Snipers Team | 1:48.873 | 1.024 | 0.082 | Day 2 |
71 | Ayumi Sasaki | Tech3 KTM | 1:49.113 | 1.264 | 0.240 | Day 2 |
92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda Team Asia | 1:49.168 | 1.319 | 0.055 | Day 2 |
27 | Kaito Toba | CIP | 1:49.778 | 1.929 | 0.610 | Day 2 |
73 | Maximilian Kofler | CIP | 1:50.164 | 2.315 | 0.386 | Day 2 |