Corsi Fastest In FP3

Jun 13, 2015
2 min read

Simone Corsi heads into qualifying for the seventh round of the 2015 Moto2 World Championship as the fastest man after topping the final free practice session. The Athina Forward Racing rider found a tow from Johann Zarco and used it to maximum effect to set a 1:46.606.

Zarco had just set the fastest lap when the Italian stole it away from the Ajo Motorsport rider, but the Frenchman is in fine form going into qualifying later today. Luis Salom was the surprise package of the morning. The Paginas Amarillas rider sat atop the timing screens for a time before being knocked down to 3rd.

Tito Rabat wasn't quite as quick as he has been this morning in 4th and ended FP3 two-tenths adrift with a 1:46.803. Another top rider who struggled was Sam Lowes. The Speed Up man was only 11th.

Alex Marquez came alive late in the session, setting the sixth quickest time of the weekend with a 1:46.955. He stormed to victory here last year in the Moto3 race, and if he can keep this up then he may be able to challenge for a maiden Moto2 podium tomorrow.

Lorenzo Baldassarri was 7th, with Franco Morbidelli, Tom Luthi and Sandro Cortese completing the top ten.

Practice Top 10:

1st Simone Corsi, Athina Forward Racing Team Kalex, 1:46.606

2nd Johann Zarco, Ajo Motorsport Kalex, 1:46.669

3rd Luis Salom, Paginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex, 1:46.713

4th Tito Rabat, Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex, 1:46.803

5th Jonas Folger, AGR Team Kalex, 1:46.812

6th Alex Marquez, Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex, 1:46.955

7th Lorenzo Baldassarri, Athina Forward Racing Team Kalex, 1:46.964

8th Franco Morbidelli, Italtrans Racing Team Kalex, 1:47.076

9th Thomas Luthi, Derendinger Racing Interwetten Kalex, 1:47.196

10th Sandro Cortese, Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex, 1:47.248