Portimao Moto2 Test Results - Saturday, Day 1 (Session 2)

Lap times from Session 2 on the opening day of the Official 2022 Portimao Moto2 test.

19 Feb 2022

Portimao Moto2 Test Results - Saturday, Day 1 (Session 2)

The only Official 2022 pre-season test for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes began in Portimao on Saturday morning.

Testing takes place over three days, from 10am to 6pm, with each class having three 70-minute track sessions per day.

After setting the pace from Jake Dixon in Session 1, Augusto Fernandez lowered his best lap time to remain fastest in Session 2 - but with rookie Ajo team-mate Pedro Acosta just 0.006s behind...

2022 Portimao Moto2 test times, Saturday - Session 2
Pos	Rider	Team	Time
1	Augusto Fernandez	Red Bull KTM Ajo	1'43.258s
2	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM Ajo	+0.006s
3	Cameron Beaubier	American Racing	+0.271s
4	Ai Ogura	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	+0.297s
5	Marcel Schrotter	Liqui Moly Intact GP	+0.325s
6	Aron Canet	Flexbox HP40	+0.478s
7	Albert Arenas	GASGAS Aspar Team	+0.509s
8	Jake Dixon	GASGAS Aspar Team	+0.761s
9	Fermín Aldeguer	Speed Up Racing	+0.987s
10	Marcos Ramirez	MV Agusta Forward Team	+1.067s
11	Jorge Navarro	Flexbox HP40	+1.211s
12	Joe Roberts	Italtrans Racing Team	+1.299s
13	Celestino Vietti	VR46 Racing Team	+1.345s
14	Bo Bendsneyder	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	+1.351s
15	Tony Arbolino	ELF Marc VDS Racing Team	+1.441s
16	Filip Salac	Gresini Racing Moto2	+1.579s
17	Manuel Gonzalez	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	+1.637s
18	Romano Fenati	Speed Up Racing	+1.692s
19	Somkiat Chantra	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	+1.776s
20	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta Forward Team	+1.799s
21	Sam Lowes	ELF Marc VDS Racing Team	+1.996s
22	Sean Kelly	American Racing	+2.170s
23	Barry Baltus	RW Racing GP	+2.195s
24	Keminth Kubo	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	+2.474s
25	Zonta Van Den Goorbergh	RW Racing GP	+2.632s
26	Jeremy Alcoba	Liqui Moly Intact GP	+2.764s
27	Alessandro Zaccone	Gresini Racing Moto2	+2.795s
28	Gabriel Rodrigo	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	+3.467s
29	Niccolò Antonelli	VR46 Racing Team	+3.478s
30	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Italtrans Racing Team	+3.552s

Portimao Moto2 lap records:
Best lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.447s (2021)
Fastest race lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.504s (2020)

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