NaikMotor – Grand Prix kelas ringan dan menengah tengah melakukan tes di Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto, (20-22/2/2019). Di Tes Moto2 2019 Jerez Hari Pertama, Pembalap Sky Team VR46, Luca Marini menjadi yang terdepan.
Di Tes Moto2 2019 Jerez Hari Pertama, trek dalam keadaan kering. Pada sesi pertama, Alex Marquez (Marc VDS) sempat memimpin, namun di sesi kedua giliran adik Rossi, Marini tercepat. Sementara di sesi ketiga, Pembalap American Racing KTM, Iker Licuona, menjadi terdepan.
Tetapi secara keseluruhan, perolehan waktu tercepat ditempati Marini, disusul Licuona, dan posisi ketiga ditempati Pembalap dukungan Aspira dan GS Astra, Sam Lowes. Padahal Lowes sempat terjatuh.
Perolehan Marini sekaligus menutup rekor Xavi Vierge (Marc VDS) di Jerez pada 2018 dengan 1:41,925. Sedangkan adik Marquez hari pertama tes hanya berada di posisi ke-5, setelah Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) yang menempati posisi ke-4.
Sementara pembalap Indonesia, Dimas Ekky Pratama di tim Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) masih belum maksimal. (Afid/nm)
Hasil Tes Moto2 2019 Jerez Hari Pertama, (20/2/2019)
1.Luca Marini ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 41.146s [Session 2]
2.Iker Lecuona SPA American Racing KTM (KTM) 1m 41.227s [Session 3]
3.Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 41.286s [Session 2]
4.Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 41.368s [Session 2]
5.Alex Marquez SPA EG 0.0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 41.370s [Session 2]
6.Jorge Navarro SPA +Ego Speed Up (Speed Up) 1m 41.516s [Session 2]
7.Marcel Schrotter GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 41.561s [Session 2]
8.Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA FlexBox HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 41.571s [Session 3]
9.Tom Luthi SWI Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 41.666s [Session 3]
10 Remy Gardner AUS ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 41.802s [Session 2]
11 Jorge Martin SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 41.867s [Session 3]
12 Enea Bastianini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 41.908s [Session 2]
13 Xavi Vierge SPA EG 0.0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 41.925s [Session 2]
14 Andrea Locatelli ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 42.011s [Session 3]
15 Tetsuta Nagashima JPN ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 42.021s [Session 3]
16 Simone Corsi ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 42.128s [Session 3]
17 Bo Bendsneyder NED NTS RW Racing GP (NTS) 1m 42.191s [Session 3]
18 Jake Dixon GBR Angel Nieto Team (KTM) 1m 42.307s [Session 2]
19 Joe Roberts USA American Racing KTM (KTM) 1m 42.310s [Session 2]
20 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA +Ego Speed Up (Speed Up) 1m 42.411s [Session 3]
21 Dominique Aegerter SWI MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward (MV Agusta) 1m 42.510s [Session 2]
22 Nicolo Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (Kalex) 1m 42.595s [Session 2]
23 Augusto Fernandez SPA FlexBox HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 42.749s [Session 3]
24 Lukas Tulovic GER Kiefer Racing (KTM) 1m 42.815s [Session 3]
25 Steven Odendaal RSA NTS RW Racing GP (NTS) 1m 42.894s [Session 2]
26 Stefano Manzi ITA MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward (MV Agusta) 1m 43.055s [Session 2]
27 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 (KTM) 1m 43.133s [Session 3]
28 Philipp Oettl GER Red Bull KTM Tech 3 (KTM) 1m 43.180s [Session 1]
29 Somkiat Chantra THA Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 43.255s [Session 2]
30 Khairul Idham Pawi MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing (Kalex) 1m 43.434s [Session 2]
31 Xavier Cardelus AND Angel Nieto Team (KTM) 1m 43.585s [Session 1]
32 Dimas Ekky Pratama INA Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 43.955s [Session 3]