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Moto3, Jerez Test: Bulega retains the lead

TIMES AT 12.30. In Moto3 the Italian holds his lead, ahead of Canet and Kornfeil. In Moto2 Marquez precedes Morbidelli. Pasini 6th, Marini 11th.

Moto3: Jerez Test: Bulega retains the lead

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The third and final day of Moto2 and Moto3 testing, with the sun that continues to shine, allowing teams to proceed with their preparation. In Moto3, where there are once again 17 riders in a second, Nicolò Bulega continues to fly the flag for Italy, topping the timesheets once again with a time of 1’46”264.

Coming in second, once again, is Aron Canet, 0.074 behind the Italian, followed by Jakub Kornfeil who moves up to third place (+0.209).Fourth for Marcos Ramirez (+0.242), while the second of the Italians lies ninth, in the shape of Romano Fenati and his Honda (+0.476), ahead of John Mcphee who rounds out the top ten.

Tony Arbolino had an encouraging morning, moving into 13th place, seven tenths from the lead, ahead of Oettl and a long line of Italians. In 15th place is Niccolò Antonelli (+0.788), followed by Andrea Migno (+0.809), Enea Bastianini (+0.811), Lorenzo Dalla Porta (+1.047) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (+1.057). The other Italians are Marco Bezzecchi in 26th position and his team-mate Manuel Pagliani in 30th.

Over to Moto2, where the Marc VDS team is dominating today. In first place Alex Marquez, setting a best of 1’41”989, with the Spaniard the only rider ducking under 1’42, while Franco Morbidelli lies second, just 0.114 behind his team-mate. Third for Miguel Oliveira (+0.344), followed by Aegerter, Navarro and Mattia Pasini, stopping the clock on 1’42”474.

Takaaki Nakagami closes the top ten ahead of Luca Marini (+0.703), while the other Italians are Simone Corsi 19th, Francesco Bagnaia 21st and Andrea Locatelli 23rd. On track for the first time this morning is Stefano Manzi, who closes behind Axel Bassani.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translated by Heather Watson
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