MarcVDS Moto2 front runner Scott Redding was narrowly pipped to top spot on the final day of testing at Valencia but fired a warning shot to his competitors by putting in a race simulation run which was under lap record pace almost all the way through.

The young Briton, who ended up second to Pol Espargaro, smashed the lap record at the Spanish circuit yesterday but today was four-tenths behind the Spaniard. Today, he concentrated on a race setup and proved the Kalex machinery could give him consistent grip over race distance.

"The Kalex has been great from the start. It's good to be able to jump on the bike and be on the pace straightaway and I'm feeling more and more comfortable every time I get on it. Yesterday I was pushing for a fast lap when I dropped into the 1'35s, but today I was on almost the same pace for an entire race simulation," said Redding.

"Last year we had real problems with the tyres dropping off just five or six laps into a race. In the race simulations so far with the Kalex the drop off only comes right at the end of the run and is less, so I can maintain the same pace. It's been a good test here at Valencia, but the next test in Jerez can't come soon enough for me now."

Gino Rea managed to pull himself into the top ten  on the last day, finishing ninth and a second off the pace while Bradley Smith put his Tech3 bike in 13th place, two tenths slower than series new-boy Rea.

Valencia Moto2 test day three - conditions dry

1. POL ESPARGARO, PONS RACING, KALEX, 1’35.4 (61 laps)

2. SCOTT REDDING, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX, 1’35.8 (63 laps)

3. ANDREA IANNONE, SPEED MASTER, SPEED UP, 1’35.8 (37 laps)

4. SIMONE CORSI, IODARACING PROJECT, FTR, 1’35.9 (45 laps)

5. CLAUDIO CORTI, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX, 1’35.9 (38 laps)

6. JULIAN SIMON, AVINTIA RACING Moto2, FTR, 1’36.0 (55 laps)

7. THOMAS LUTHI, INTERWETTEN PADDOCK, SUTER, 1’36.0 (53 laps)

8. ESTEVE RABAT, PONS RACING, KALEX, 1’36.3 (42 laps)

9. GINO REA, GRESINI RACING Moto2, MORIWAKI, 1’36.4 (48 laps)

10. MIKA KALLIO, MARC VDS RACING TEAM, KALEX, 1’36.5 (57 laps)

11. ALEX DE ANGELIS, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, SUTER, 1’36.5 (47 laps)

12. ANGEL RODRIGUEZ, SAG TEAM, FTR, 1’36.5 (47 laps)

13. BRADLEY SMITH, TECH 3 RACING, TECH 3, 1’36.5 (50 laps)

14. TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI, ITALTRANS RACING TEAM, KALEX, 1’36.7 (67 laps)

15. MAX NEUKIRCHNER, KIEFER RACING, KALEX, 1’36.7 (79 laps)

16. TONI ELIAS, ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER, 1’36,8 (50 laps)

17. NICOLAS TEROL, ASPAR TEAM Moto2, SUTER, 1’36.8 (50 laps)

18. YUKI TAKAHASHI, NGM MOBILE FORWARD RACING, SUTER, 1’36.9 (55 laps)

19. AXEL PONS, PONS RACING, KALEX, 1’37.3 (53 laps)

20. XAVIER SIMEON, TECH 3 RACING, TECH 3, 1’37.4 (78 laps)

21. RANDY KRUMMENACHER, GP TEAM SWITZERLAND, KALEX, 1’37.6 (53 laps)

22. JOHANN ZARCO, JIR Moto2, MOTOBI, 1’37.6 (60 laps)

23. MIKE DI MEGLIO, SPEED UP, SPEED UP, 1’37.7 (27 laps)

24. DOMINIQUE AEGERTER, TECHNOMAG-CIP, SUTER, 1’37.8 (79 laps)

25. RATTHAPARK WILAIROT, THAI HONDA GRESINI Moto2, MORIWAKI, 1’37.8 (54 laps)

26. ROBERTO ROLFO, TECHNOMAG-CIP, SUTER, 1’39.0 (55 laps)

27. ELENA ROSELL, QMMF RACING TEAM, MORIWAKI, 1’39.3 (53 laps)

28. ERIC GRANADO, JIR Moto2, MOTOBI, 1’39.6 (69 laps)

29. ALEXANDER LUNDH, MZ RACING TEAM, MZ-RE HONDA, No times provided

30. DAMIAN CUDLIN, QMMF RACING TEAM, MORIWAKI, No times provided

31. MARCO COLANDREA, SAG TEAM, FTR, No times provided

All times unofficial and provided by teams