2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Saturday - Session 1

Lap times from the first Moto2 session during Satruday's second day of Official testing in Qatar.

20 Mar 2021

Stefano Manzi, Moto2 Qatar test, 19 March 2021
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Another slow start to proceedings on day-two for the Moto2 class at the Losail International Circuit, with only Stefano Manzi completing lap times for the Pons HP 40 Racing Team.

2021 Qatar Moto2 test times - Saturday, Session 1
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Pons HP 40	KALEX	2'02.338
2	Yari Montella	ITA	Speed Up Racing	BOSCOSCURO
3	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing	KALEX
4	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV AGUSTA
5	Jorge Navarro	SPA	Speed Up Racing	BOSCOSCURO
6	Nicolò Bulega	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	KALEX
7	Thomas Luthi	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	KALEX
8	Celestino Vietti	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KALEX
9	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	KALEX
10	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	KALEX
11	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	KALEX
12	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	KALEX
13	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	KALEX
14	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	KALEX
15	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV AGUSTA
16	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KALEX
17	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	KALEX
18	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	KALEX
19	Hector Garzo	SPA	Pons HP 40	KALEX
20	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	American Racing	KALEX
21	Aron Canet	SPA	Aspar Team	BOSCOSCURO
22	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS
23	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	KALEX
24	Barry Baltus	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS
25	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KALEX
26	Albert Arenas	SPA	Aspar Team	BOSCOSCURO
27	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	KALEX
28	Remy Gardner	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KALEX
29	Jake Dixon	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	KALEX
30	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	KALEX

Official Qatar Moto2 records:
Best lap:
Joe Roberts USA Kalex 1m 58.136s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Thomas Luthi SWI Kalex 1m 58.711s (2019)

After the Official MotoGP tests, on March 5-7 and 10-12, it's now the turn of the Moto3 and Moto2 classes to have their final pre-season outing at the Losail Circuit in Qatar.

Both classes will be on track, in separate sessions, from Friday to Sunday. Free practice for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix will then take place at the same circuit on the afternoon of March 26.

2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Saturday - Session 1

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