Valencia Pirelli Moto2 Test - Monday (FINAL)

A new era for Moto2 began at Valencia on Monday with the first official test on Pirelli tyres, which were already under the Dunlop lap records from the opening session.

Peter McLaren

27 Nov 2023

Alonso Lopez, Moto2 race, Valencia MotoGP, 26 November

The 1m 33.061s set by Boscocuro's Alonso Lopez in Session 1 remained the quickest time of the day, although new Fantic rider Aron Canet (session 2) and new Gresini rider Manuel Gonzalez (Session 3) also got within 0.25s of Lopez's best.

The test also marked the Moto2 debut for Moto3 world champion Jaume Masia plus former title rivals Ayumu Sasaki and Deniz Oncu.

2023 Valencia Moto2 Test - Monday (Session 3)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	1m 33.270s
2	Albert Arenas	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	+0.032s
3	Aron Canet	SPA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	+0.080s
4	Jake Dixon	GBR	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+0.102s
5	Alex Escrig	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+0.169s
6	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+0.181s
7	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+0.183s
8	Jaume Masia	SPA	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+0.317s
9	Izan Guevara	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+0.372s
10	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+0.421s
11	Filip Salac	CZE	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.453s
12	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+0.464s
13	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.512s
14	Darryn Binder	RSA	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+0.555s
15	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.563s
16	Senna Agius	AUS	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+0.567s
17	Sergio Garcia	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+0.601s
18	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+0.645s
19	Ai Ogura	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+0.846s
20	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+0.982s
21	Diogo Moreira	BRA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1.083s
22	Xavi Cardelus	AND	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	+1.417s
23	Mario Aji	INA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+2.087s
24	Ayumu Sasaki	JPN	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+2.372s
25	Deniz Öncü	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+2.469s
26	Xavier Artigas	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+3.049s
	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	No Time
	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	No Time

2023 Valencia Moto2 Test - Monday (Session 2)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Aron Canet	SPA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	1m 33.146s
2	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	+0.005s
3	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.237s
4	Alex Escrig	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+0.380s
5	Albert Arenas	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	+0.396s
6	Senna Agius	AUS	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+0.446s
7	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™	(Kalex)	+0.461s
8	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+0.563s
9	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+0.592s
10	Jake Dixon	GBR	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+0.625s
11	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	+0.649s
12	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+0.724s
13	Filip Salac	CZE	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.784s
14	Izan Guevara	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+0.785s
15	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+0.795s
16	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.810s
17	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+1.022s
18	Darryn Binder	RSA	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+1.032s
19	Jaume Masia	SPA	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+1.091s
20	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+1.104s
21	Xavi Cardelus	AND	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	+1.197s
22	Sergio Garcia	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+1.241s
23	Diogo Moreira	BRA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1.392s
24	Ai Ogura	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+1.557s
25	Mario Aji	INA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+2.088s
26	Deniz Öncü	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+2.925s
27	Ayumu Sasaki	JPN	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+3.137s
28	Xavier Artigas	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+3.145s

2023 Valencia Moto2 Test - Monday (Session 1)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	1m 33.061s
2	Aron Canet	SPA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	+0.013s
3	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	+0.395s
4	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.412s
5	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+0.435s
6	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+0.501s
7	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+0.837s
8	Senna Agius	AUS	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+0.849s
9	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	+0.861s
10	Albert Arenas	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	+0.869s
11	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+0.883s
12	Jake Dixon	GBR	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+0.991s
13	Alex Escrig	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+1.039s
14	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+1.142s
15	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	+1.228s
16	Filip Salac	CZE	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1.273s
17	Izan Guevara	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+1.296s
18	Sergio Garcia	SPA	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+1.319s
19	Darryn Binder	RSA	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	+1.485s
20	Jaume Masia	SPA	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+1.517s
21	Ai Ogura	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(Boscoscuro)	+1.912s
22	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+1.982s
23	Xavi Cardelus	AND	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	+2.287s
24	Diogo Moreira	BRA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+2.294s
25	Mario Aji	INA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	+2.840s
26	Deniz Öncü	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+3.625s
27	Ayumu Sasaki	JPN	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	+5.163s
28	Xavier Artigas	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	+6.290s

Official Ricardo Tormo (Dunlop) Moto2 records
Best lap: Fermín Aldeguer 1m 33.264s (2023)
Fastest race lap: Fermín Aldeguer 1m 33.665s (2022)