THE first official Moto2 test for 2012 saw Scott Redding top the timesheets and set a new unofficial lap record around Valencia.
Riding aboard the Kalex chassis, Redding finished the days testing with a reported time of 1:36.5 - half a second faster than Pol Espargaro and 0.2 seconds under the current lap record.
Unofficial Moto2 lap times Wednesday (recorded by teams):
1. Scott Redding, Marc VDS Racing Team 1’36.5 53 laps
2. Pol Espargaro, Pons Racing 1’37.0 47 laps
3. Claudio Corti, Italtrans Racing Team 1’37.4 52 laps
4. Max Neukirchner, Kiefer Racing 1’37.5 38 laps
5. Esteve Rabat, Pons Racing 1’37.5 43 laps
6. Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Paddock 1’37.9 24 laps
7. Andrea Iannone, Speed Master 1’37.9 27 laps
8. Simone Corsi, IodaRacing Project 1’38.0 43 laps
9. Mika Kallio, Marc VDS Racing Team 1’38.1 26 laps
10. Johann Zarco, JIR Moto2 1’38.2 22 laps
11. Toni Elias, Aspar Team Moto2 1’38.3 47 laps
12. Alex De Angelis, NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1’38.7 20 laps
13. Angel Rodriguez, SAG Team 1’38.7 27 laps
14. Bradley Smith, Tech 3 Racing 1’38.8 36 laps
15. Dominique Aegerter, Technomag-CIP 1’39.0 68 laps
16. Axel Pons, Pons Racing 1’39.1 45 laps
17. Takaaki Nakagami, Italtrans Racing Team 1’39.2 40 laps
18. Mike Di Meglio, Speed Up 1’39.2 21 laps
19. Nicolas Terol, Aspar Team Moto2 1’39.6 30 laps
20. Randy Krummenacher, GP Team Switzerland 1’39.7 36 laps
21. Alexander Lundh, MZ Racing Team 1’39.7 29 laps
22. Xavier Simeon, Tech 3 Racing 1’40.1 36 laps
23. Damian Cudlin, QMMF Racing Team 1’40.9 45 laps
24. Roberto Rolfo, Technomag-CIP 1’41.4 46 laps
25. Eric Granado, JIR Moto2 1’41.5 30 laps
26. Elena Rosell, QMMF Racing Team 1’41.7 57 laps
27. Yuki Takahashi, NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1’42.7 3 laps
28. Marco Colandrea, SAG Team 1’44.0 35 laps
29. Gino Rea, Gresini Racing Moto2 No times provided
30. Ratthapark Wilairot, Thai Honda Gresini Moto2 No times provided
31. Julian Simon, Avintia Racing Moto2 No times provided
