2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Friday - Session 2

Lap times from the second Moto2 session during Friday's opening day of Official testing in Qatar.

19 Mar 2021

Aron Canet Qatar Moto2 test, 19 March 2021
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Aron Canet sets the pace from Remy Gardner and Sam Lowes during Session 2 at the Official Qatar Moto2 test,

The Speed Up bikes have been retitled after team boss Luca Boscoscuro, at least for this test.

2021 Qatar Moto2 test times - Session 2
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Aron Canet	SPA	Inde Aspar Team (Boscoscuro)	2'0.317s
2	Remy Gardner	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	+0.115s
3	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.142s
4	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	+0.301s
5	Jake Dixon	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex)	+0.334s
6	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex)	+0.437s
7	Nicolò Bulega	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.449s
8	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.747s
9	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.748s
10	Thomas Luthi	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex)	+0.920s
11	Jorge Navarro	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up (Boscoscuro)	+1.185s
12	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex)	+1.215s
13	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Pons HP 40 (Kalex)	+1.389s
14	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex)	+1.441s
15	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta)	+1.635s
16	Celestino Vietti	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex)	+1.655s
17	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)	+1.813s
18	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex)	+1.917s
19	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	+1.975s
20	Hector Garzo	SPA	Pons HP 40 (Kalex)	+2.091s
21	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta)	+2.103s
22	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)	+2.131s
23	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing (Kalex)	+2.491s
24	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	American Racing (Kalex)	+2.872s
25	Yari Montella	ITA	MB Conveyors Speed Up (Boscoscuro)	+2.945s
26	Barry Baltus	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP (NTS)	+2.975s
27	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	+3.046s
28	Albert Arenas	SPA	Inde Aspar Team (Boscoscuro)	+3.209s
29	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP (NTS)	+3.947s
30	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex)	+-0.317s

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 turn 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 separate sessions, from Friday to Sunday. Free practice for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix will then take place at the same circuit on the afternoon of March 26.

2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Friday - Session 2

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