2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Losail - Session 1
A slow start to official Moto2 testing 🐈at Losail with only four riders setting a lap time in the opening session.
The Speed Up bikes have been retitled after team boss Luca Boscosc𝕴uro, at least for this test.
| 2021 Qatar Moto2 test times - Session 1 | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | 2'2.810s |
| 2 | Nicolò Bulega | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.295s |
| 3 | Barry Baltus | BEL | NTS RW Racing GP (NTS) | +2.444s |
| 4 | Hector Garzo | SPA | Pons HP 40 (Kalex) | +2.941s |
| Yari Montella | ITA | Speed Up Racing (Boscoscuro) | ||
| Cameron Beaubier | USA | American Racing (Kalex) | ||
| Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta) | ||
| Jorge Navarro | SPA | Speed Up Racing (Boscoscuro) | ||
| Thomas Luthi | SWI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) | ||
| Celestino Vietti | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) | ||
| Tony Arbolino | ITA | Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex) | ||
| Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | ||
| Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | ||
| Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) | ||
| Marcel Schrotter | GER | Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex) | ||
| Simone Corsi | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta) | ||
| Raul Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | ||
| Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) | ||
| Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) | ||
| Marcos Ramirez | SPA | American Racing (Kalex) | ||
| Aron Canet | SPA | Aspar Team (Boscoscuro) | ||
| Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | NTS RW Racing GP (NTS) | ||
| Stefano Manzi | ITA | Pons HP 40 (Kalex) | ||
| Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) | ||
| Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) | ||
| Albert Arenas | SPA | Aspar Team (Boscoscuro) | ||
| Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) | ||
| Remy Gardner | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | ||
| Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex) | ||
| Xavi Vierge | SPA | Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex) | ||
Official Qatar Moto2 records:
Best lap:
Joe Roberts USA Kalex 1m 58.136s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Thomas Luthi SWI Kalex 1m 58.711s (2019)
After the Official MotoGP tests, on March 5-7 and 10-12, it's now the turnꦦ of the Moto3 and Moto2 classes to have their final pre-season outing at the Losail Circuit in Qatar.
Both classes will be on track, in separꦏate sessions, from Friday to Sunday. Free practice for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix will then take place at the same ci༒rcuit on the afternoon of March 26.
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