[kropotkin thinks...] - 2011 Moto2 Private Barcelona Test: Iannone Close To Lap Recor

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While the testing season for the MotoGP riders got underway at the beginning of February, the Moto2 riders were forced to wait an extra week or so. First to take to the track were the Pons Kalex team of Aleix Espargaro and Axel Pons, the Caixa Catalunya Repsol squad of Marc Marquez, the Technomag CIP team of Kenan Sofuoglu and Dominique Aegerter, and Andrea Iannone's Speed Master team.

To the surprise of very few, Andrea Iannone ended the two-day test as the fastest man, getting within a few tenths of the circuit lap record set last July, despite the cooler conditions. Iannone, working on setup of his Suter machine, posted a lap of 1'47.8 at the Barcelona circuit. Second fastest man of the test was Marc Marquez, the young Spaniard continuing to impress aboard the Suter, setting a time of 1'48.1 on just his third outing on a Moto2 machine. Marquez finished head of the Pons Kalex machines, Aleix Espargaro just beating his teammate Axel Pons by a couple of tenths, with Dominique Aegerter ending the test a second behind Pons.

Reigning World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu left the test a day early, returning to Istanbul due to a medical emergency in the family. As a consequence, the Turkish rider ended the test slowest, managing only a lap of 1'50.8 before leaving the track.

Source:
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/test+moto2+montmel




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