2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Losail - Friday FINAL

Combined best lap times from Friday's opening day of Official Moto2 testing in Qatar.

19 Mar 2021

2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Losail - Friday FINAL

New Red Bull KTM rider Remy Gardner quickest on day one of official 2021 Moto2 testing, in Qatar.

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

2021 Qatar Moto2 test times, Friday - FINAL
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time	Session
1	Remy Gardner	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	1'59.074s	3
2	Aron Canet	SPA	Inde Aspar Team (Boscoscuro)	+0.269s	3
3	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.480s	3
4	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.500s	3
5	Nicolò Bulega	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.509s	3
6	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex)	+0.560s	3
7	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex)	+0.795s	3
8	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex)	+0.840s	3
9	Jake Dixon	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex)	+0.842s	3
10	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex)	+0.916s	3
11	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)	+0.924s	3
12	Thomas Luthi	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex)	+1.058	3
13	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta)	+1.092	3
14	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)	+1.092	3
15	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex)	+1.110	3
16	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex)	+1.158	3
17	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP (Kalex)	+1.168	3
18	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)	+1.237	3
19	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Pons HP 40 (Kalex)	+1.272	3
20	Hector Garzo	SPA	Pons HP 40 (Kalex)	+1.388	3
21	Jorge Navarro	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up (Boscoscuro)	+1.390	3
22	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)	+1.443	3
23	Albert Arenas	SPA	Inde Aspar Team (Boscoscuro)	+1.654	3
24	Celestino Vietti	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex)	+1.717	3
25	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing (Kalex)	+1.770	3
26	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV Agusta)	+1.833	3
27	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	American Racing (Kalex)	+1.887	3
28	Yari Montella	ITA	MB Conveyors Speed Up (Boscoscuro)	+1.950	3
29	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP (NTS)	+2.342	3
30	Barry Baltus	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP (NTS)	+3.942	3

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.

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