2011 Moto2 Jerez IRTA Test Day 1 Results - Luthi Fastest To Dodge The Rain
Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2011-03-04 18:03
Results of the 1st day of testing for the Moto2 riders at Jerez:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 12 | Thomas Luthi | Suter | 1:43.802 | ||
| 2 | 45 | Scott Redding | Suter | 1:43.941 | 0.139 | 0.139 |
| 3 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi | Moriwaki | 1:44.348 | 0.546 | 0.407 |
| 4 | 65 | Stefan Bradl | Kalex | 1:44.510 | 0.708 | 0.162 |
| 5 | 16 | Jules Cluzel | Suter | 1:44.641 | 0.839 | 0.131 |
| 6 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | Motobi | 1:45.128 | 1.326 | 0.487 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Suter | 1:45.229 | 1.427 | 0.101 |
| 8 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suter | 1:45.249 | 1.447 | 0.020 |
| 9 | 40 | Aleix Espargaro | Kalex | 1:45.439 | 1.637 | 0.190 |
| 10 | 36 | Mika Kallio | Suter | 1:45.628 | 1.826 | 0.189 |
| 11 | 35 | Raffaele de Rosa | Moriwaki | 1:46.167 | 2.365 | 0.539 |
| 12 | 4 | Randy Krummenacher | Kalex | 1:46.204 | 2.402 | 0.037 |
| 13 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | FTR | 1:46.224 | 2.422 | 0.020 |
| 14 | 80 | Axel Pons | Kalex | 1:46.513 | 2.711 | 0.289 |
| 15 | 54 | Kenan Sofuoglu | Suter | 1:46.552 | 2.750 | 0.039 |
| 16 | 25 | Alex Baldolini | Suter | 1:46.608 | 2.806 | 0.056 |
| 17 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 | 1:46.695 | 2.893 | 0.087 |
| 18 | 19 | Xavier Simeon | Tech 3 | 1:46.779 | 2.977 | 0.084 |
| 19 | 71 | Claudio Corti | Suter | 1:46.812 | 3.010 | 0.033 |
| 20 | 75 | Mattia Pasini | FTR | 1:46.888 | 3.086 | 0.076 |
| 21 | 77 | Dominque Aegerter | Suter | 1:46.892 | 3.090 | 0.004 |
| 22 | 63 | Mike DiMeglio | Tech 3 | 1:47.214 | 3.412 | 0.322 |
| 23 | 68 | Yonny Hernandez | FTR | 1:47.232 | 3.430 | 0.018 |
| 24 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | FTR | 1:47.248 | 3.446 | 0.016 |
| 25 | 49 | Kev Coghlan | FTR | 1:47.717 | 3.915 | 0.469 |
| 26 | 13 | Anthony West | MZ | 1:47.747 | 3.945 | 0.030 |
| 27 | 64 | Santiago Hernández | FTR | 1:48.274 | 4.472 | 0.527 |
| 28 | 39 | Robertino Pietri | Suter | 1:48.350 | 4.548 | 0.076 |
| 29 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | FTR | 1:48.560 | 4.758 | 0.210 |
| 30 | 34 | Esteve Rabat | FTR | 1:48.633 | 4.831 | 0.073 |
| 31 | 53 | Valentin Debise | FTR | 1:49.467 | 5.665 | 0.834 |
Conditions were far from ideal, with rain arriving shortly before lunchtime and the track never really drying out again after that. Several riders didn't even bother taking to the track.
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Comments
What about Julian Simon?
He's not on the official time sheet and no word about him.
The rain
There were more riders who decided to sit this one out.
Thanks
With only 6 laps covered by Marquez it makes sense. I had the impression the weather had been better.