2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Sunday - Session 1

Lap times from the first Moto2 session during Sunday's final day of Official testing in Qatar.

21 Mar 2021

Barry Baltus, Qatar Moto2 test, 20 March 2021
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Slow start to proceedings on the final day of Official testing for Moto2 riders in Qatar, as Barry Baltus is the only rider to set a lap time. With only two sessions left today before the opening race next weekend, track action is sure to intensify as the day goes on.

2021 Qatar Moto2 test times - Sunday, Session 1
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Barry Baltus	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	2'01.907
NC	Yari Montella	ITA	Speed Up Racing	BOSCOSCURO
NC	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing	KALEX
NC	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV AGUSTA
NC	Jorge Navarro	SPA	Speed Up Racing	BOSCOSCURO
NC	Nicolò Bulega	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	KALEX
NC	Thomas Luthi	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	KALEX
NC	Celestino Vietti	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KALEX
NC	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	KALEX
NC	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	KALEX
NC	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	KALEX
NC	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	KALEX
NC	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	KALEX
NC	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	KALEX
NC	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV AGUSTA
NC	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KALEX
NC	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	KALEX
NC	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	KALEX
NC	Hector Garzo	SPA	Pons HP 40	KALEX
NC	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	American Racing	KALEX
NC	Aron Canet	SPA	Aspar Team	BOSCOSCURO
NC	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS
NC	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Pons HP 40	KALEX
NC	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	KALEX
NC	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KALEX
NC	Albert Arenas	SPA	Aspar Team	BOSCOSCURO
NC	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	KALEX
NC	Remy Gardner	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KALEX
NC	Jake Dixon	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	KALEX
NC	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 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, Sunday - Session 1

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