2012 Indianapolis Moto2 FP2 Result: Espargaro Edges Redding And Marquez
Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2012-08-18 16:27
Pol Espargaro has once again taken the top spot during FP3 for the Moto2 class at Indianapolis, completing a clean sweep of free practice at the iconic American track. Espargaro was chased hard by Marc VDS Racing's Scott Redding, though, the young Briton getting to within six hundredths of Espargaro's time. Marc Marquez ended in third, less than a tenth behind Espargaro but unable to challenge the HP Tuenti Kalex rider for the lead. Takaaki Nakagami of the Italtrans squad took the 4th spot, ending just ahead of Redding's teammate Mika Kallio, while Andrea Iannone finished FP3 in 6th.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | KALEX | 1'43.400 | ||
| 2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | KALEX | 1'43.459 | 0.059 | 0.059 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SUTER | 1'43.494 | 0.094 | 0.035 |
| 4 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | KALEX | 1'44.064 | 0.664 | 0.570 |
| 5 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | KALEX | 1'44.066 | 0.666 | 0.002 |
| 6 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | SPEED UP | 1'44.079 | 0.679 | 0.013 |
| 7 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | MOTOBI | 1'44.101 | 0.701 | 0.022 |
| 8 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | KALEX | 1'44.274 | 0.874 | 0.173 |
| 9 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | KALEX | 1'44.361 | 0.961 | 0.087 |
| 10 | 3 | Simone CORSI | FTR | 1'44.386 | 0.986 | 0.025 |
| 11 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SUTER | 1'44.442 | 1.042 | 0.056 |
| 12 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | AJR | 1'44.510 | 1.110 | 0.068 |
| 13 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SUTER | 1'44.553 | 1.153 | 0.043 |
| 14 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SUTER | 1'44.626 | 1.226 | 0.073 |
| 15 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SUTER | 1'44.653 | 1.253 | 0.027 |
| 16 | 95 | Anthony WEST | SPEED UP | 1'44.971 | 1.571 | 0.318 |
| 17 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | FTR | 1'44.981 | 1.581 | 0.010 |
| 18 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | FTR | 1'44.994 | 1.594 | 0.013 |
| 19 | 8 | Gino REA | SUTER | 1'45.115 | 1.715 | 0.121 |
| 20 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | KALEX | 1'45.127 | 1.727 | 0.012 |
| 21 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | SUTER | 1'45.157 | 1.757 | 0.030 |
| 22 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | TECH 3 | 1'45.373 | 1.973 | 0.216 |
| 23 | 49 | Axel PONS | KALEX | 1'45.476 | 2.076 | 0.103 |
| 24 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | MZ-RE HONDA | 1'45.476 | 2.076 | 0.000 |
| 25 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | TECH 3 | 1'45.485 | 2.085 | 0.009 |
| 26 | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | KALEX | 1'45.592 | 2.192 | 0.107 |
| 27 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SUTER | 1'45.634 | 2.234 | 0.042 |
| 28 | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | SUTER | 1'45.821 | 2.421 | 0.187 |
| 29 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | BIMOTA | 1'46.769 | 3.369 | 0.948 |
| 30 | 22 | Alessandro ANDREOZZI | SPEED UP | 1'46.795 | 3.395 | 0.026 |
| 31 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | MOTOBI | 1'47.802 | 4.402 | 1.007 |
| 32 | 10 | Marco COLANDREA | FTR | 1'47.980 | 4.580 | 0.178 |
| 33 | 82 | Elena ROSELL | MORIWAKI | 1'48.795 | 5.395 | 0.815 |
Round Number:
11
2012




