Italian Claudio Corti stormed to the top of the Jerez Moto2 test timesheets on the final day, deposing yesterday's fastest man Thomas Luthi by 0.004s with a lap of 1'41.983, making them the only two riders to break the 1'42s barrier over the three days.
Pons Racing's Pol Espargaro was third fastest with the MarcVDS of Mika Kallio in fourth. The Finn's team-mate Scott Redding, who was in the top five yesterday, slipped down to tenth quickest and was the lead British rider on a 1'42.794 with Bradley Smith in 14th and Gino Rea in 25th, 1.6s off the pace. Both slipped off unhurt but Smith's crash brought out the red flag.
Marc Marquez, championship runner up in 2011, has shaken off any lingering vision problems, bagging fifth place with Andrea Iannone jumping up to sixth. Julian Simon and Alex De Angelis, along with Redding, completed the top ten.
Jerez Moto2 test day three - conditions dry
1 Claudio CORTI Italtrans Racing Team 1:41.983 - - 0
2 Thomas LUTHI Interwetten Paddock 1:41.987 +0.004 +0.004 0
3 Pol ESPARGARO Pons 40 HP Tuenti 1:42.149 +0.162 +0.166 0
4 Mika KALLIO Marc VDS Racing Team 1:42.301 +0.152 +0.318 0
5 Marc MARQUEZ Team Catalunyacaixa Repsol 1:42.430 +0.129 +0.447 0
6 Andrea IANNONE Speed Master 1:42.534 +0.104 +0.551 0
7 Toni ELIAS Mapfre Aspar Team 1:42.670 +0.136 +0.687 0
8 Julian SIMON Avintia Racing Moto2 1:42.680 +0.010 +0.697 0
9 Alex DE ANGELIS NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1:42.741 +0.061 +0.758 0
10 Scott REDDING Marc VDS Racing Team 1:42.794 +0.053 +0.811 0
11 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Italtrans Racing Team 1:42.825 +0.031 +0.842 0
12 Esteve RABAT Pons 40 HP Tuenti 1:42.908 +0.083 +0.925 0
13 Mike DI MEGLIO S/Master Speed Up 1:42.948 +0.040 +0.965 0
14 Bradley SMITH Tech 3 Racing 1:42.978 +0.030 +0.995 0
15 Dominique AEGERTER Technomag-CIP 1:42.995 +0.017 +1.012 0
16 Johann ZARCO JIR Moto2 1:43.067 +0.072 +1.084 0
17 Nico TEROL Mapfre Aspar Team 1:43.129 +0.062 +1.146 0
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI NGM Mobile Forward Racing 1:43.191 +0.062 +1.208 0
19 Xavier SIMEON Tech 3 Racing 1:43.259 +0.068 +1.276 0
20 Angel RODRIGUEZ Desguaces La Torre SAG 1:43.279 +0.020 +1.296 0
21 Simone CORSI Ioda Racing Project 1:43.437 +0.158 +1.454 0
22 Axel PONS Pons 40 HP Tuenti 1:43.537 +0.100 +1.554 0
23 Max NEUKIRCHNER Kiefer Racing 1:43.550 +0.013 +1.567 0
24 Ratthapark WILAIROT Thai Honda Gresini Moto2 1:43.621 +0.071 +1.638 0
25 Gino REA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 1:43.636 +0.015 +1.653 0
26 Roberto ROLFO Italian Technomag-CIP 1:43.726 +0.090 +1.743 0
27 Eric GRANADO JIR Moto2 1:44.338 +0.612 +2.355 0
28 Ricky CARDUS Arguiñano Racing Team 1:44.360 +0.022 +2.377 0
29 Randy KRUMMENACHER GP Team Switzerland 1:44.374 +0.014 +2.391 0
30 Marco COLANDREA SAG Team 1:44.445 +0.071 +2.462 0
31 Damian CUDLIN QMMF Racing Team 1:44.827 +0.382 +2.844 0
32 Alexander LUNDH Cresto Guide MZ Racing 1:44.996 +0.169 +3.013 0