Austria MotoE - Free Practice (2) Results
MotoE FP2 goes ahead as planned despite an earlier fire incident:
'An investigation is currently underway to determine the reasons behind the fire that broke out today at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, where the second round of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup is currently taking place. The incident involved bike #66 of Niki Tuuli and happened during the charging process of the motorcycle. The fire was immediately extinguished by the fire department and the action was performed in complete safety. MotoE action will continue as scheduled.'
MotoE FP2 goes ahead as planned despite an earlier fire incident:
'An investigation is currently underway to determine the reasons behind the fire that broke out today at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, where the second round of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup is currently taking place. The incident involved bike #66 of Niki Tuuli and happened during the charging process of the motorcycle. The fire was immediately extinguished by the fire department and the action was performed in complete safety. MotoE action will continue as scheduled.'
| MotoE Austria - Free Practice (2) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | Ajo MotoE | (Energica) | 1m 35.225s |
| 2 | Mattia Casadei | ITA | Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse | (Energica) | 1m 35.845s |
| 3 | Bradley Smith | GBR | One Energy Racing | (Energica) | 1m 35.846s |
| 4 | Hector Garzo | SPA | Tech 3 E-Racing | (Energica) | 1m 35.884s |
| 5 | Xavier Simeon | BEL | Avintia Esponsorama Racing | (Energica) | 1m 35.964s |
| 6 | Matteo Ferrari | ITA | TRENTINO Gresini MotoE | (Energica) | 1m 36.099s |
| 7 | Niccolo Canepa | ITA | LCR E-Team | (Energica) | 1m 36.145s |
| 8 | Mike Di Meglio | FRA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | (Energica) | 1m 36.152s |
| 9 | Maria Herrera | SPA | OpenBank Ángel Nieto Team | (Energica) | 1m 36.493s |
| 10 | Jesko Raffin | SWI | Dynavolt Intact GP | (Energica) | 1m 36.628s |
| 11 | Alex De Angelis | RSM | OCTO Pramac MotoE | (Energica) | 1m 36.822s |
| 12 | Nicolas Terol | SPA | OpenBank Ángel Nieto Team | (Energica) | 1m 36.896s |
| 13 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | TRENTINO Gresini MotoE | (Energica) | 1m 37.436s |
| 14 | Joshua Hook | AUS | OCTO Pramac MotoE | (Energica) | 1m 37.442s |
| 15 | Kenny Foray | FRA | Tech 3 E-Racing | (Energica) | 1m 37.485s |
| 16 | Sete Gibernau | SPA | Join Contract Pons 40 | (Energica) | 1m 49.964s |
| 17 | Randy De Puniet | FRA | LCR E-Team | (Energica) | No Time |
| 18 | Eric Granado | BRA | Avintia Esponsorama Racing | (Energica) | No Time |
Fastest FP1 time:
Niki Tuuli FIN Energica 1m 35.866s
For comparison…
Official Red Bull Ring Moto3 records:
Best lap:
Joan Mir SPA KTM 1m 36.228s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Honda 1m 36.307s (2016)
Official Red Bull Ring Moto2 records:
Best lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Kalex 1m 29.255s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Kalex 1m 29.497s (2016)
Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati 1m 23.142s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 24.277s (2018)
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