2018 Thailand Moto2 and Moto3 Friday Results
There were few surprises in Moto2, with the usual suspects crowding out the top positions, and 18 within one second of Mattia Pasini, whose Italtrans Kalex led a phalanx of six of the German chassis.
2018 Thailand Moto2 and Moto3 Friday Results
Veteran Pasini was more than a tenth ahead of championship leader Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex), with EG-VDS Kalex rider Alex Marquez a bit closer in third.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP49 Kalex), second VR46 rider Luca Marini and impressive second team Pons rider Augusto Fernandez were next.
Only then the pair of Red Bull KTMs, Brad Binder a couple of hundredths faster than title challenger Miguel Oliveira; with Marcel Schrotter’s Dynavolt Kalex ninth. Speed Up rider Fabio Quartararo completed the top ten, ahead of top rookie Joan Mir (EG-VDS Kalex).
PTT THAILAND GRAND PRIX
Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Buriram, Friday, October 05, 2018
| 1 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 266.9 | 1’36.839 | |
| 2 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 266.7 | 1’36.981 | 0.142 / 0.142 |
| 3 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 266.8 | 1’37.137 | 0.298 / 0.156 |
| 4 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 266.6 | 1’37.145 | 0.306 / 0.008 |
| 5 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 268.0 | 1’37.195 | 0.356 / 0.050 |
| 6 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 266.9 | 1’37.339 | 0.500 / 0.144 |
| 7 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 268.9 | 1’37.353 | 0.514 / 0.014 |
| 8 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 264.5 | 1’37.375 | 0.536 / 0.022 |
| 9 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 266.7 | 1’37.379 | 0.540 / 0.004 |
| 10 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 269.1 | 1’37.536 | 0.697 / 0.157 |
| 11 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 268.0 | 1’37.563 | 0.724 / 0.027 |
| 12 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 267.1 | 1’37.579 | 0.740 / 0.016 |
| 13 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 265.0 | 1’37.685 | 0.846 / 0.106 |
| 14 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 260.8 | 1’37.695 | 0.856 / 0.010 |
| 15 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 269.0 | 1’37.715 | 0.876 / 0.020 |
| 16 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 267.4 | 1’37.749 | 0.910 / 0.034 |
| 17 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 268.5 | 1’37.794 | 0.955 / 0.045 |
| 18 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 265.5 | 1’37.802 | 0.963 / 0.008 |
| 19 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 264.8 | 1’37.868 | 1.029 / 0.066 |
| 20 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 264.3 | 1’37.881 | 1.042 / 0.013 |
| 21 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 267.4 | 1’37.901 | 1.062 / 0.020 |
| 22 | 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 263.0 | 1’38.052 | 1.213 / 0.151 |
| 23 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 262.0 | 1’38.141 | 1.302 / 0.089 |
| 24 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 263.4 | 1’38.185 | 1.346 / 0.044 |
| 25 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 262.3 | 1’38.203 | 1.364 / 0.018 |
| 26 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 263.8 | 1’38.256 | 1.417 / 0.053 |
| 27 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 261.1 | 1’38.258 | 1.419 / 0.002 |
| 28 | 99 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | SAG Team | Kalex | 263.8 | 1’38.699 | 1.860 / 0.441 |
| 29 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 266.2 | 1’38.902 | 2.063 / 0.203 |
| 30 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 260.7 | 1’39.089 | 2.250 / 0.187 |
| 31 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 263.0 | 1’39.225 | 2.386 / 0.136 |
| 32 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 260.4 | 1’40.190 | 3.351 / 0.965 |
Moto3
Moto3’s first acquaintance with the Chang circuit muddied the waters somewhat, with points leader Jorge Martin and erstwhile title contended Enea Bastianini concentrating on familiarization. The Honda-mounted pair were 21st and 22nd in a batch of times that put no less than 26 riders within one second.
Czech Redox KTM rider Jakub Kornfiel topped the list, on a morning time, though almost everyone was quicker in the afternoon. Ayamu Sasaki (Petronas Honda) was a close second, just five hundredths down; and Gabriel Rodrigo (RGA KTM) third.
Fears that the long straight would favour the faster KTM over the nimbler Honda proved ill-founded, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Tatsumi Suzuki and Malaysian Adam Norrodin (all Honda) were fourth to seventh; then the KTMs of John McPhee and erstwhile points leader Marco Bezzecchi (still less than three tenths down). McPhee survived a nasty-looking crash at the end, trapped under another rider’s bike.
PTT THAILAND GRAND PRIX
Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018
Buriram, Friday, October 05, 2018
| 1 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 229.6 | 1’43.468 | |
| 2 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 223.9 | 1’43.479 | 0.011 / 0.011 |
| 3 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 225.0 | 1’43.500 | 0.032 / 0.021 |
| 4 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 228.2 | 1’43.520 | 0.052 / 0.020 |
| 5 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 225.3 | 1’43.566 | 0.098 / 0.046 |
| 6 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 224.9 | 1’43.579 | 0.111 / 0.013 |
| 7 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 225.7 | 1’43.629 | 0.161 / 0.050 |
| 8 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 224.7 | 1’43.690 | 0.222 / 0.061 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | Marinelli Snipers Team | Honda | 223.7 | 1’43.737 | 0.269 / 0.047 |
| 10 | 35 | Somkiat CHANTRA | THA | AP Honda Racing Thailand | Honda | 226.3 | 1’43.774 | 0.306 / 0.037 |
| 11 | 8 | Nicolo BULEGA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 221.7 | 1’43.853 | 0.385 / 0.079 |
| 12 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | Redox PruestelGP | KTM | 225.6 | 1’43.892 | 0.424 / 0.039 |
| 13 | 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 223.4 | 1’43.945 | 0.477 / 0.053 |
| 14 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 227.2 | 1’43.995 | 0.527 / 0.050 |
| 15 | 75 | Albert ARENAS | SPA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 222.2 | 1’44.030 | 0.562 / 0.035 |
| 16 | 9 | Apiwath WONGTHANANON | THA | VR46 Master Camp Team | KTM | 225.2 | 1’44.054 | 0.586 / 0.024 |
| 17 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 225.0 | 1’44.057 | 0.589 / 0.003 |
| 18 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 221.4 | 1’44.066 | 0.598 / 0.009 |
| 19 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 223.4 | 1’44.088 | 0.620 / 0.022 |
| 20 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 221.2 | 1’44.109 | 0.641 / 0.021 |
| 21 | 5 | Jaume MASIA | SPA | Bester Capital Dubai | KTM | 222.0 | 1’44.109 | 0.641 |
| 22 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 221.9 | 1’44.112 | 0.644 / 0.003 |
| 23 | 77 | Vicente PEREZ | SPA | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | KTM | 227.3 | 1’44.188 | 0.720 / 0.076 |
| 24 | 22 | Kazuki MASAKI | JPN | RBA BOE Skull Rider | KTM | 225.7 | 1’44.232 | 0.764 / 0.044 |
| 25 | 81 | Stefano NEPA | ITA | CIP – Green Power | KTM | 225.6 | 1’44.260 | 0.792 / 0.028 |
| 26 | 52 | Jeremy ALCOBA | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 220.9 | 1’44.480 | 1.012 / 0.220 |
| 27 | 10 | Dennis FOGGIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 226.3 | 1’44.603 | 1.135 / 0.123 |
| 28 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | 222.7 | 1’44.864 | 1.396 / 0.261 |
| 29 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 227.2 | 1’44.950 | 1.482 / 0.086 |
| 30 | 72 | Alonso LOPEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 218.8 | 1’45.293 | 1.825 / 0.343 |
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