Submitted by David Emmett on
Scott Redding continues to dominate the Moto2 class at Le Mans, comfortably topping the second session of free practice in the afternoon. The young Englishman took the lead early in the session, then extended it to nearly three quarters of a second, before spending the rest of the session lapping faster than anyone else on track.
The sole exception was the man in second place, Thomas Luthi. The Interwetten rider chipped away at Redding's time, ending the session just under four tenths behind the Englishman. Luthi just pipped Julian Simon to second, finishing six thousandths ahead of the Spaniard, while Takaaki Nakagami ended FP2 in fourth. It was a tough session for Pol Espargaro, the Pons Tuenti HP 40 rider managing only the ninth fastest time, though the gap between ninth and fourth is small, less than two tenths of a second. Tito Rabat, championship leader and fourth fastest in the morning, ended the afternoon session in fourteenth.
Results:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Previous |
| 1 | 45 | Scott Redding | Kalex | 1'38.283 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Thomas Luthi | Suter | 1'38.654 | 0.371 | 0.371 |
| 3 | 60 | Julian Simon | Kalex | 1'38.660 | 0.377 | 0.006 |
| 4 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Kalex | 1'38.863 | 0.580 | 0.203 |
| 5 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | Suter | 1'38.894 | 0.611 | 0.031 |
| 6 | 18 | Nicolas Terol | Suter | 1'38.907 | 0.624 | 0.013 |
| 7 | 54 | Mattia Pasini | Speed Up | 1'38.989 | 0.706 | 0.082 |
| 8 | 19 | Xavier Simeon | Kalex | 1'39.005 | 0.722 | 0.016 |
| 9 | 40 | Pol Espargaro | Kalex | 1'39.042 | 0.759 | 0.037 |
| 10 | 3 | Simone Corsi | Speed Up | 1'39.054 | 0.771 | 0.012 |
| 11 | 4 | Randy Krummenacher | Suter | 1'39.084 | 0.801 | 0.030 |
| 12 | 23 | Marcel Schrotter | Kalex | 1'39.133 | 0.850 | 0.049 |
| 13 | 36 | Mika Kallio | Kalex | 1'39.174 | 0.891 | 0.041 |
| 14 | 80 | Esteve Rabat | Kalex | 1'39.203 | 0.920 | 0.029 |
| 15 | 81 | Jordi Torres | Suter | 1'39.271 | 0.988 | 0.068 |
| 16 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Suter | 1'39.383 | 1.100 | 0.112 |
| 17 | 88 | Ricard Cardus | Speed Up | 1'39.435 | 1.152 | 0.052 |
| 18 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | Speed Up | 1'39.464 | 1.181 | 0.029 |
| 19 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | Suter | 1'39.675 | 1.392 | 0.211 |
| 20 | 8 | Gino Rea | FTR | 1'39.753 | 1.470 | 0.078 |
| 21 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | Motobi | 1'39.754 | 1.471 | 0.001 |
| 22 | 11 | Sandro Cortese | Kalex | 1'39.784 | 1.501 | 0.030 |
| 23 | 24 | Toni Elias | Kalex | 1'39.871 | 1.588 | 0.087 |
| 24 | 44 | Steven Odendaal | Speed Up | 1'39.932 | 1.649 | 0.061 |
| 25 | 52 | Danny Kent | Tech 3 | 1'40.024 | 1.741 | 0.092 |
| 26 | 95 | Anthony West | Speed Up | 1'40.030 | 1.747 | 0.006 |
| 27 | 49 | Axel Pons | Kalex | 1'40.057 | 1.774 | 0.027 |
| 28 | 96 | Louis Rossi | Tech 3 | 1'40.537 | 2.254 | 0.480 |
| 29 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi | Moriwaki | 1'40.586 | 2.303 | 0.049 |
| 30 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | Kalex | 1'40.647 | 2.364 | 0.061 |
| 31 | 17 | Alberto Moncayo | Speed Up | 1'40.780 | 2.497 | 0.133 |
| 32 | 9 | Kyle Smith | Kalex | 1'40.867 | 2.584 | 0.087 |
| 33 | 7 | Doni Tata Pradita | Suter | 1'40.874 | 2.591 | 0.007 |
| 34 | 97 | Rafid Topan Sucipto | Speed Up | 1'42.506 | 4.223 | 1.632 |
