2018 Phillip Island Moto2 and Moto3 Friday Results
Moto2
With a lead of 35 points over Miguel Oliveira, SKY VR46 Kalex rider Pecco Bagnaia needs to gain another 15 over the Red Bull KTM rider to secure the Moto2 title in Australia.
But this is a circuit where the KTM’s better performance in long corners pays dividends, and Oliveira won here last year.
Sure enough, a Red Bull KTM did top today’s time sheets. But it was the wrong one: Brad Binder edging less than a tenth ahead of morning leader Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex); with veteran Italtrans Kalex rider Mattia Pasini third-fastest, also on a morning time.
Iker Lecuona (SII KTM) was fourth, before a heavy crash cut his afternoon run short; with Bagnaia and Oliveira fifth- and sixth-fastest, split by two hundredths, and less than three tenths off provisional pole.
Alex Marquez, Fernandez, Vierge and Locatelli rounded out the top ten. Bagnaia’s often-helpful team-mate Luca Marini was down in 22bd, with arm-pump issues.
MICHELIN® AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Phillip Island, Friday, October 26, 2018
| 1 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 282.7 | 1’33.701 | |
| 2 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 281.0 | 1’33.959 | 0.258 / 0.258 |
| 3 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 280.2 | 1’34.051 | 0.350 / 0.092 |
| 4 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 279.2 | 1’34.066 | 0.365 / 0.015 |
| 5 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 283.4 | 1’34.087 | 0.386 / 0.021 |
| 6 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 284.3 | 1’34.268 | 0.567 / 0.181 |
| 7 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 283.6 | 1’34.270 | 0.569 / 0.002 |
| 8 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 281.5 | 1’34.352 | 0.651 / 0.082 |
| 9 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 281.3 | 1’34.522 | 0.821 / 0.170 |
| 10 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 281.9 | 1’34.587 | 0.886 / 0.065 |
| 11 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 280.8 | 1’34.596 | 0.895 / 0.009 |
| 12 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 276.9 | 1’34.604 | 0.903 / 0.008 |
| 13 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 278.7 | 1’34.641 | 0.940 / 0.037 |
| 14 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 284.5 | 1’34.675 | 0.974 / 0.034 |
| 15 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 275.7 | 1’34.788 | 1.087 / 0.113 |
| 16 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 278.8 | 1’34.839 | 1.138 / 0.051 |
| 17 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 278.1 | 1’34.926 | 1.225 / 0.087 |
| 18 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 276.7 | 1’34.968 | 1.267 / 0.042 |
| 19 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | SAG Team | Kalex | 271.2 | 1’35.009 | 1.308 / 0.041 |
| 20 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 278.4 | 1’35.113 | 1.412 / 0.104 |
| 21 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 275.5 | 1’35.141 | 1.440 / 0.028 |
| 22 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 276.2 | 1’35.153 | 1.452 / 0.012 |
| 23 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 281.6 | 1’35.247 | 1.546 / 0.094 |
| 24 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 276.9 | 1’35.263 | 1.562 / 0.016 |
| 25 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 279.6 | 1’35.283 | 1.582 / 0.020 |
| 26 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 271.4 | 1’35.298 | 1.597 / 0.015 |
| 27 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 277.2 | 1’35.422 | 1.721 / 0.124 |
| 28 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 278.4 | 1’36.401 | 2.700 / 0.979 |
| 29 | 67 | Bryan STARING | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 278.4 | 1’36.484 | 2.783 / 0.083 |
| 30 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 278.2 | 1’36.777 | 3.076 / 0.293 |
| 31 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 272.4 | 1’37.009 | 3.308 / 0.232 |
| 32 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 273.2 | 1’37.026 | 3.325 / 0.017 |
Moto3
All Moto3’s fast times came in the afternoon session, with EG Honda’s Aron Canet ousting Del Conca Honda’s Jorge Martin from the top by just over a tenth of a second.
Martin’s rival for the title Marco Bezzecchi (Redox KTM) was a close fourth-fastest behind Marcos Ramirez’s Bester Capital KTM.
After crashing at last weekend’s Japanese GP, Martin’s points advantage over the Italian is just one point.
With Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA KTM) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Honda) fifth and sixth, the rider in third overall – Del Conca Honda’s Fabio Di Giannantonio – was down in 23rd, after his session was cut short by a heavy crash.
MICHELIN® AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Phillip Island, Friday, October 26, 2018
| 1 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 235.3 | 1’37.285 | |
| 2 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 234.4 | 1’37.396 | 0.111 / 0.111 |
| 3 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 238.4 | 1’37.398 | 0.113 / 0.002 |
| 4 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 233.0 | 1’37.458 | 0.173 / 0.060 |
| 5 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 237.3 | 1’37.475 | 0.190 / 0.017 |
| 6 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 238.4 | 1’37.588 | 0.303 / 0.113 |
| 7 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 232.6 | 1’37.792 | 0.507 / 0.204 |
| 8 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 233.7 | 1’37.798 | 0.513 / 0.006 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 237.8 | 1’37.863 | 0.578 / 0.065 |
| 10 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 234.8 | 1’37.867 | 0.582 / 0.004 |
| 11 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 234.4 | 1’38.050 | 0.765 / 0.183 |
| 12 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 230.1 | 1’38.121 | 0.836 / 0.071 |
| 13 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 233.2 | 1’38.133 | 0.848 / 0.012 |
| 14 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 231.1 | 1’38.199 | 0.914 / 0.066 |
| 15 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 233.4 | 1’38.219 | 0.934 / 0.020 |
| 16 | 77 | Vicente PEREZ | SPA | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 234.4 | 1’38.236 | 0.951 / 0.017 |
| 17 | 55 | Yari MONTELLA | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 233.0 | 1’38.284 | 0.999 / 0.048 |
| 18 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 235.6 | 1’38.380 | 1.095 / 0.096 |
| 19 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 234.7 | 1’38.435 | 1.150 / 0.055 |
| 20 | 5 | Jaume MASIA | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 231.0 | 1’38.564 | 1.279 / 0.129 |
| 21 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 236.7 | 1’38.618 | 1.333 / 0.054 |
| 22 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 233.8 | 1’38.699 | 1.414 / 0.081 |
| 23 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 234.0 | 1’38.785 | 1.500 / 0.086 |
| 24 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 232.4 | 1’38.803 | 1.518 / 0.018 |
| 25 | 31 | Celestino VIETTI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 233.1 | 1’39.122 | 1.837 / 0.319 |
| 26 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 234.3 | 1’39.231 | 1.946 / 0.109 |
| 27 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 235.1 | 1’39.296 | 2.011 / 0.065 |
| 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM |
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