MarcVDS Moto2 front runner Scott Redding ended the final day of testing at Jerez in sixth place on the timesheets but his lap from day two was enough to equal the quickest from today by Claudio Corti and Takaaki Nagami.
Redding has been suffering with chatter problems but managed to find enough grip to set a 1'42.2 which slipped to a 1'42.7 today. Bradley Smith finished in tenth today with Gino Rea in 20th.
"It was difficult to get a feel for the level of grip on day one, and it wasn't much better on day two and three to be honest. But I was able to get plenty of laps in, 236 in total, and I'm pretty pleased with the fact that I was consistently quick on the last two days. The bike continues to improve and we're certainly getting a lot more from the tyres than we did last season, so it's all good. Now we've got a break of more than a month before we return to Jerez for the last test. That's going to drag a bit," said Redding.
Jerez Moto2 test day three - conditions dry
1. Claudio Corti, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, 1’42.2
2. Takaaki Nakagami, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, 1’42.2
3. Thomas Luthi, INTERWETTEN PADDOCK, 1’42.4
4. Pol Espargaro, Pons Racing, 1’42.5
5. Julian Simon, AVINTIA RACING Moto2, 1’42.7
6. Scott Redding, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, 1’42.7
7. Mika Kallio, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, 1’42.8
8. Esteve Rabat, Pons Racing, 1’42.8
9. Randy Krummenacher, GP TEAM SWITZERLAND, 1’42.9
10. Bradley Smith, TECH 3 RACING, 1’43.0
11. Angel Rodriguez, SAG TEAM, 1’43.2
12. Axel Pons, PONS RACING, 1’43.5
13. Alex De Angelis, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, 1’43.6
14. Toni Elías, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM, 1’43.6
15. Nico Terol, MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM, 1’43.6
16. Mike Di Meglio, SPEED UP, 1’43.7
17. Simone Corsi, IODARACING PROJECT, 1’43.7
18. Xavier Simeon, TECH 3 RACING, 1’43.7
19. Ricky Cardus, ARGUIÑANO RACING TEAM, 1’43.8
20. Gino Rea, GRESINI RACING Moto2, 1’43.8
21. R. Wiliarot, THAI HONDA GRESINI Moto2, 1’43.8
22. Yuki Takahashi, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, 1’43.9
23. Johann Zarco, JIR Moto2, 1’44.0
24. Andrea Iannone, SPEED MASTER, 1’44.2
25. Max Neukirchner, KIEFER RACING, 1’44.2
26. Dominique Aegerter, TECHNOMAG-CIP, 1’44.5
27. Roberto Rolfo, TECHNOMAG-CIP, 1’44.7
28. Alexander Lundh, MZ RACING TEAM, 1’45.1
29. Marco Colandrea, SAG TEAM, 1’45.4
30. Eric Granado, JIR Moto2, 1’46.0
31. Damian Cudlin, QMMF RACING TEAM, no time provided
32. Elena Rosell, QMMF RACING TEAM, no time provided
All times unofficial and supplied by teams