Submitted by Zara Daniela on
The final practice session of the day was a little overcast compared to previous outings but the intermediate class got going and went quicker regardless. After the Marc VDS boys once again led the way early on, Remy Gardner picked up the lead for the final 10 minutes and ended the day seven thousandths of a second quicker than Augusto Fernandez. Namesake Raul Fernandez reduced his workload in the afternoon session as well but was still quick enough for third place, only a tenth behind his teammate.
Fabio Di Giannantonio progressed a few more positions since FP1 and snuck ahead of initial FP2 leader Sam Lowes. Albert Arenas and Marco Bezzecchi did well to finish within three tenths of a second of the leader, with Nicolò Bulega, Fermín Aldeguer and Marcos Ramirez rounding out a top 10 covered by six tenths. Aron Canet, Hector Garzo and Marcel Schrotter also provisionally joined the combined top 14, as did FP1 leader Jorge Navarro. The Spaniard failed to improve his top time from the morning session, partly due to a late crash at turn 14 but the benchmark he set in FP1 was enough to keep him 9th overall.
Results:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 1'52.743 | ||
2 | 37 | Augusto Fernandez | Kalex | 1'52.750 | 0.007 | 0.007 |
3 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | Kalex | 1'52.845 | 0.102 | 0.095 |
4 | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Kalex | 1'52.848 | 0.105 | 0.003 |
5 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 1'52.971 | 0.228 | 0.123 |
6 | 75 | Albert Arenas | Boscoscuro | 1'53.023 | 0.280 | 0.052 |
7 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 1'53.026 | 0.283 | 0.003 |
8 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 1'53.043 | 0.300 | 0.017 |
9 | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | Boscoscuro | 1'53.201 | 0.458 | 0.158 |
10 | 42 | Marcos Ramirez | Kalex | 1'53.347 | 0.604 | 0.146 |
11 | 44 | Aron Canet | Boscoscuro | 1'53.361 | 0.618 | 0.014 |
12 | 40 | Hector Garzo | Kalex | 1'53.383 | 0.640 | 0.022 |
13 | 23 | Marcel Schrotter | Kalex | 1'53.452 | 0.709 | 0.069 |
14 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | Kalex | 1'53.573 | 0.830 | 0.121 |
15 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Boscoscuro | 1'53.669 | 0.926 | 0.096 |
16 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 1'53.670 | 0.927 | 0.001 |
17 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Kalex | 1'53.687 | 0.944 | 0.017 |
18 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 1'53.833 | 1.090 | 0.146 |
19 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 1'53.878 | 1.135 | 0.045 |
20 | 81 | Manuel Gonzalez | MV Agusta | 1'53.960 | 1.217 | 0.082 |
21 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 1'53.995 | 1.252 | 0.035 |
22 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 1'54.059 | 1.316 | 0.064 |
23 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 1'54.226 | 1.483 | 0.167 |
24 | 12 | Thomas Luthi | Kalex | 1'54.241 | 1.498 | 0.015 |
25 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | 1'54.245 | 1.502 | 0.004 |
26 | 6 | Cameron Beaubier | Kalex | 1'54.251 | 1.508 | 0.006 |
27 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | 1'54.264 | 1.521 | 0.013 |
28 | 70 | Barry Baltus | NTS | 1'54.693 | 1.950 | 0.429 |
29 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | NTS | 1'54.766 | 2.023 | 0.073 |
30 | 18 | Xavi Cardelus | Kalex | 1'54.929 | 2.186 | 0.163 |
31 | 17 | John Mcphee | Kalex | 1'55.274 | 2.531 | 0.345 |
32 | 74 | Piotr Biesiekirski | Kalex | 1'55.362 | 2.619 | 0.088 |
Comments
Close enough?
Thanks Zara. That's the top 17 riders within a second.
Gonzalez
Impressive stuff from Manuel Gonzalez 👍🏼
Curious to see further improvements in FP3
Remy Gardner = Real Deal
Remy Gardner = Real Deal