IRTA Test Jerez - Pictures Day 3

IRTA Test Jerez, Day 3 - Results 125cc

Session 1

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap
1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.371 -
2 Bradley SMITH BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.420 +0.049
3 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:47.547 +0.176
4 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:47.550 +0.179
5 Takaaki NAKAGAMI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:47.702 +0.331
6 Nicolas TEROL JACK & JONES TEAM 1:47.863 +0.492
7 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:47.969 +0.598
8 Stefan BRADL VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:48.142 +0.771
9 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.162 +0.791
10 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.527 +1.156
11 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.578 +1.207
12 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.666 +1.295
13 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.766 +1.395
14 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:48.822 +1.451
15 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:49.001 +1.630
16 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.011 +1.640
17 Simone CORSI JACK & JONES TEAM 1:49.152 +1.781
18 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:49.274 +1.903
19 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:49.279 +1.908
20 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:49.323 +1.952
21 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:49.434 +2.063
22 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.019 +2.648
23 Lorenzo SAVADORI FONTANA RACING 1:50.728 +3.357
24 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING 1:51.126 +3.755
25 Tomo KOYAMA LONCIN RACING 1:51.198 +3.827
26 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:51.231 +3.860
27 Luca VITALI CBC CORSE 1:51.597 +4.226
28 Michael RANSEDER HAOJUE TEAM 1:51.730 +4.359
29 Alexis MASBOU LONCIN RACING 1:51.808 +4.437
30 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:52.435 +5.064
31 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 1:53.048 +5.677

Session 2

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap
1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.318 -
2 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:48.037 +0.719
3 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:48.039 +0.721
4 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.077 +0.759
5 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.457 +1.139
6 Nicolas TEROL JACK & JONES TEAM 1:48.459 +1.141
7 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:48.474 +1.156
8 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:48.498 +1.180
9 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:48.835 +1.517
10 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:49.110 +1.792
11 Simone CORSI JACK & JONES TEAM 1:49.200 +1.882
12 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.349 +2.031
13 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:49.601 +2.283
14 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:49.728 +2.410
15 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:49.978 +2.660
16 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:50.023 +2.705
17 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:50.313 +2.995
18 Tomo KOYAMA LONCIN RACING 1:50.415 +3.097
19 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:51.155 +3.837
20 Alexis MASBOU LONCIN RACING 1:51.506 +4.188
21 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING 1:51.782 +4.464
22 Luca VITALI CBC CORSE 1:52.462 +5.144
23 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:52.681 +5.363
24 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 1:53.362 +6.044

IRTA Test Jerez, Day 3 - Results 250cc

Session 1

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap
1 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:43.205 -
2 Hector BARBERA PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:43.306 +0.101
3 Alex DEBON AEROPUERTO-CASTELLO-BLUSENS 1:43.397 +0.192
4 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.417 +0.212
5 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.702 +0.497
6 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.793 +0.588
7 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:43.877 +0.672
8 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.954 +0.749
9 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 250cc 1:43.985 +0.780
10 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:43.995 +0.790
11 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB MOTORACING 1:44.012 +0.807
12 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:44.160 +0.955
13 Hector FAUBEL HONDA SAG 1:44.254 +1.049
14 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:44.359 +1.154
15 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:44.421 +1.216
16 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:44.746 +1.541
17 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:44.816 +1.611
18 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:45.355 +2.150
19 Shoya TOMIZAWA CIP MOTO-GP250 1:46.269 +3.064
20 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:47.379 +4.174
21 Vladimir LEONOV VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:48.138 +4.933
22 Axel PONS PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:48.295 +5.090

Session 2

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap
1 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:42.477 -
2 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:42.674 +0.197
3 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:43.078 +0.601
4 Alex DEBON AEROPUERTO-CASTELLO-BLUSENS 1:43.189 +0.712
5 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.244 +0.767
6 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.425 +0.948
7 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.470 +0.993
8 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:43.611 +1.134
9 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB MOTORACING 1:43.658 +1.181
10 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:43.744 +1.267
11 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:43.837 +1.360
12 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 250cc 1:43.847 +1.370
13 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:43.912 +1.435
14 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.926 +1.449
15 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:43.928 +1.451
16 Hector FAUBEL THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:43.982 +1.505
17 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:45.994 +3.517
18 Axel PONS PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:46.767 +4.290
19 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:47.233 +4.756

IRTA Test Jerez - Pictures Day 1 & 2

IRTA Test Jerez, Thursday - Results Session2

Julian Simon continues his preseason dominance with another fastest laptime on the second day of testing in Jerez.
250cc Aspar colleague Alvaro Bautista also ended the second session of the day with the fastest laptime, even beating his own pole position record from last year's race.
Testing for the small classes will conclude tomorrow.

250cc

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap / Laps
1 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:43.068 - 23
2 Hector BARBERA PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:43.093 +0.025 22
3 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.196 +0.128 23
4 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:43.467 +0.399 23
5 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.515 +0.447 21
6 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 250cc 1:43.548 +0.480 11
7 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.749 +0.681 15
8 Alex DEBON AEROPUERTO-CASTELLO-BLUSENS 1:43.872 +0.804 15
9 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:44.039 +0.971 23
10 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:44.128 +1.060 19
11 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:44.174 +1.106 24
12 Hector FAUBEL THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:44.516 +1.448 19
13 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:44.662 +1.594 16
14 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:44.846 +1.778 17
15 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:45.134 +2.066 18
16 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB MOTORACING 1:45.491 +2.423 19
17 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:47.341 +4.273 9
18 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:47.349 +4.281 15
19 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:47.688 +4.620 16
20 Vladimir LEONOV VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:48.085 +5.017 16

125cc

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap / Laps
1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.465 - 14
2 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:47.530 +0.065 15
3 Bradley SMITH BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.301 +0.836 21
4 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:48.394 +0.929 12
5 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:48.401 +0.936 14
6 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:48.418 +0.953 17
7 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:48.665 +1.200 18
8 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.748 +1.283 16
9 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.123 +1.658 10
10 Takaaki NAKAGAMI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:49.254 +1.789 12
11 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.389 +1.924 14
12 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:49.390 +1.925 14
13 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:49.433 +1.968 19
14 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.514 +2.049 6
15 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.908 +2.443 12
16 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.275 +2.810 15
17 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.371 +2.906 8
18 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:50.461 +2.996 13
19 Simone CORSI JACK & JONES TEAM 1:50.525 +3.060 13
20 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:51.158 +3.693 17
21 Stefan BRADL VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:51.448 +3.983 2
22 Tomo KOYAMA LONCIN RACING 1:51.534 +4.069 7
23 Lorenzo SAVADORI FONTANA RACING 1:51.597 +4.132 4
24 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:51.613 +4.148 14
25 Michael RANSEDER HAOJUE TEAM 1:52.249 +4.784 15
26 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 1:53.355 +5.890 14
27 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 2:06.233 +18.768 1
28 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING -.--- - 0

IRTA Test Jerez, Thursday - Results Session1

Day 2 at the official IRTA test in Jerez started with better weather conditions than yesterday, allowing almost all riders to ride faster already.
The first session again showed the usual picture of Team Aspar among the fastest in both classes, with Julian Simon and Alvaro Bautista each setting the fastest laptimes of the day so far.
The second sessions for the 125cc and 250cc classes will be finished at 5PM.

250cc

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap / Laps
1 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:43.193 - 54
2 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 250cc 1:43.358 +0.165 32
3 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.479 +0.286 54
4 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:43.545 +0.352 53
5 Alex DEBON AEROPUERTO-CASTELLO-BLUSENS 1:43.819 +0.626 44
6 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:43.951 +0.758 38
7 Hector BARBERA PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:43.999 +0.806 42
8 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:44.170 +0.977 36
9 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:44.194 +1.001 49
10 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:44.312 +1.119 33
11 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 250cc 1:44.360 +1.167 42
12 Hector FAUBEL HONDA SAG 1:44.410 +1.217 47
13 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:44.491 +1.298 26
14 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:44.499 +1.306 42
15 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB MOTORACING 1:44.518 +1.325 50
16 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:44.720 +1.527 34
17 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:45.227 +2.034 51
18 Shoya TOMIZAWA CIP MOTO-GP250 1:45.813 +2.620 36
19 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:46.030 +2.837 32
20 Vladimir LEONOV VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:47.650 +4.457 18
21 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:48.128 +4.935 41

125cc

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Gap / Laps
1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.520 - 32
2 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:47.625 +0.105 37
3 Bradley SMITH BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.692 +0.172 47
4 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:47.920 +0.400 34
5 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:47.929 +0.409 29
6 Takaaki NAKAGAMI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:47.983 +0.463 38
7 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:48.023 +0.503 35
8 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.322 +0.802 40
9 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.364 +0.844 46
10 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.532 +1.012 30
11 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.549 +1.029 30
12 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:48.590 +1.070 48
13 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:48.628 +1.108 24
14 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:48.744 +1.224 32
15 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:48.824 +1.304 32
16 Lorenzo SAVADORI FONTANA RACING 1:48.871 +1.351 20
17 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:49.186 +1.666 34
18 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:49.310 +1.790 44
19 Simone CORSI JACK & JONES TEAM 1:49.328 +1.808 35
20 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:49.717 +2.197 42
21 Stefan BRADL VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:49.816 +2.296 18
22 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.717 +3.197 38
23 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING 1:51.179 +3.659 19
24 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:51.194 +3.674 43
25 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:51.293 +3.773 37
26 Michael RANSEDER HAOJUE TEAM 1:51.897 +4.377 22
27 Luca VITALI CBC CORSE 1:52.630 +5.110 11
28 Alexis MASBOU LONCIN RACING 1:52.760 +5.240 19
29 Tomo KOYAMA LONCIN RACING 1:52.874 +5.354 36
30 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 1:53.117 +5.597 25

IRTA Test Jerez, Wednesday - Results 125cc

Session 2

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Laps
1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.345 17
2 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.023 14
3 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.368 14
4 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:48.534 16
5 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.713 17
6 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.756 15
7 Bradley SMITH BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.828 10
8 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.921 18
9 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:48.930 15
10 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.014 19
11 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.029 19
12 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.099 16
13 Takaaki NAKAGAMI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:49.711 14
14 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:49.718 17
15 Stefan BRADL VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:49.816 12
16 Lorenzo SAVADORI FONTANA RACING 1:49.863 16
17 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:49.923 18
18 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:50.244 22
19 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:50.554 24
20 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:50.665 13
21 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:51.083 17
22 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING 1:51.190 20
23 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:51.929 17
24 Alexis MASBOU LONCIN RACING 1:51.953 8
25 Michael RANSEDER HAOJUE TEAM 1:51.961 15
26 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:52.424 22
27 Luca VITALI CBC CORSE 1:53.262 21
28 Simone CORSI JACK & JONES TEAM 2:01.672 5
29 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 2:15.588 1

Session 1

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Laps
1 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.134 42
2 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:48.294 29
3 Marc MARQUEZ RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORTS 1:48.621 41
4 Pol ESPARGARO DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.898 63
5 Sergio GADEA BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:49.142 28
6 Dominique AEGERTER AJO INTERWETTEN 1:49.144 27
7 Joan OLIVE SPANISH DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.202 49
8 Sandro CORTESE AJO INTERWETTEN 1:49.230 23
9 Scott REDDING BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.359 45
10 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:49.464 39
11 Bradley SMITH BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:49.519 29
12 Esteve RABAT BLUSENS APRILIA 1:49.823 40
13 Stefan BRADL VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING 1:50.046 12
14 Jonas FOLGER ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.235 24
15 Takaaki NAKAGAMI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.328 31
16 Lorenzo SAVADORI FONTANA RACING 1:50.436 51
17 Lorenzo ZANETTI ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:50.721 33
18 Johann ZARCO WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:50.871 39
19 Cameron BEAUBIER RED BULL KTM MOTORSPORT 1:51.196 24
20 Danny WEBB DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:51.345 27
21 Michael RANSEDER HAOJUE TEAM 1:51.882 28
22 Alexis MASBOU LONCIN RACING 1:51.939 41
23 Randy KRUMMENACHER DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX 1:52.013 30
24 Luca VITALI CBC CORSE 1:52.611 58
25 Luca MARCONI CBC CORSE 1:52.710 54
26 Jasper IWEMA RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:53.591 30
27 Matthew HOYLE HAOJUE TEAM 1:56.323 22
28 Lukas SEMBERA MATTEONI RACING 1:57.255 22
29 Tomo KOYAMA LONCIN RACING 2:17.116 7

IRTA Test Jerez, Wednesday - Results 250cc

Session 2

Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Laps
1 Hector BARBERA PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:43.156 10
2 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:43.620 14
3 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.833 16
4 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 1:44.433 12
5 Hector FAUBEL HONDA SAG 1:44.644 12
6 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:44.846 11
7 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:44.891 10
8 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING TEAM 250cc 1:45.091 13
9 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:45.220 19
10 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:45.259 11
11 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:45.401 10
12 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:45.538 12
13 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:45.912 13
14 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB 1:46.044 15
15 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING 250cc 1:46.098 9
16 Alex DEBON BLUSENS 1:46.154 9
17 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:47.046 5
18 Vladimir LEONOV VIESSMANN KIEFER 1:47.563 12
19 Shoya TOMIZAWA CIP MOTO-GP250 1:48.141 7
20 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:50.029 15
21 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 2:01.768 1

Session 1

Ranking /Rider / Team / Laptime / Laps
1 Marco SIMONCELLI METIS GILERA 1:43.438 52
2 Alvaro BAUTISTA MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:43.596 48
3 Ratthapark WILAIROT THAI HONDA PTT SAG 1:43.785 32
4 Hector BARBERA PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:43.800 57
5 Gabor TALMACSI BALATON RACING TEAM 1:44.055 44
6 Hiroshi AOYAMA SCOT RACING 250cc 1:44.127 39
7 Thomas LUTHI EMMI - CAFFE LATTE 1:44.199 49
8 Mike DI MEGLIO MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM 1:44.273 39
9 Roberto LOCATELLI METIS GILERA 1:44.821 34
10 Hector FAUBEL HONDA SAG 1:44.890 36
11 Raffaele DE ROSA SCOT RACING 250cc 1:44.909 44
12 Lukas PESEK AUTO KELLY - CP 1:45.221 31
13 Alex BALDOLINI WTR SAN MARINO TEAM 1:45.360 29
14 Mattia PASINI TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:45.597 21
15 Karel ABRAHAM CARDION AB 1:45.633 47
16 Imre TOTH TEAM TOTH APRILIA 1:45.745 42
17 Jules CLUZEL MATTEONI RACING 1:46.304 35
18 Shoya TOMIZAWA CIP MOTO-GP250 1:47.550 42
19 Axel PONS PEPE WORLD TEAM 1:49.114 24
20 Bastien CHESAUX RACING TEAM GERMANY 1:49.850 38

Schedule IRTA Test Jerez

Tomorrow the official IRTA test in Jerez will see all riders of the three classes starting off the season.

Wednesday, 25th March
* 10.00 to 14.50h Combined Test 250cc-125cc
* 15.00 to 15.50h Test 250cc
* 16.00 to 17.00h Test 125cc

Thursday, 26th March
* 10.00 to 14.50h Combined Test 250cc-125cc
* 15.00 to 15.50h Test 125cc
* 16.00 to 17.00h Test 250cc

Friday, 27th March
* 10.00 to 14.50 Combined Test 250cc-125cc
* 15.00 to 15.50 Test 250cc
* 16.00 to 17.00 Test 125cc

Saturday, 28th March
* 10.00 to 18.00h Test MotoGP

Sunday, 29th March
* 10.00 to 13.00h Free Practice MotoGP
* 13.30 to 13.50h Group picture riders MotoGP
* 14.05 to 14.50h Official Practice MotoGP (BMW Award)
* 15.15 to 18.00h Free Practice MotoGP

New sponsor for Talmacsi

Aspar rider Gabor Talmacsi is one of the many people in the paddock who really felt the impact of the financial crisis after almost all of his sponsors weren't able to continue the sponsorship. Luckly the celebrity status in his Hungarian home country meant he was able to find new financial support quickly, among others in the form of the Hungarian circuit Balatonring which was set to make a first appearance in the MotoGP calendar this year. However, after the Hungarian race was cancelled for this year due to delays in the construction of the circuit, Gabor will no longer have the Balatonring as his main sponsor. Instead he had Logistic Land on his bike during the last test in Estoril. The final main sponsor however will be decided by Team Aspar and probably revealed in the coming IRTA test in Jerez, starting on March 25th.

Estoril Test, Day 2 - Quotes 250cc

Álvaro Bautista 1.41.119 (70 laps)
"I can conclude this test with a good taste, because I was able to improve my overall feeling compared to yesterday, the collarbone has bothered me less and I felt much better on the bike. Also the rhythm as well as the laptimes have been much better than yesterday, so I leave Estoril very satisfied. By all means I am still not completely recovered, but I took another small step forward and I regained my confidence with the bike, I hope to continue this in Jerez and arrive at full fitness. Since this morning I have been able to improve my laptimes compared to the first day and I have dedicated myself to test several modifications on the front suspension. When you are testing these things it's difficult to ride fast although I haven't been slow either riding in 41s, but to conclude this test I took what has worked the best for me today and did some final laps just to ride for myself without having to work on modifications."

Mike Di Meglio 1.41.704 (63 laps)
"I am happy with the work we’ve done today. I would have liked to go a few tenths faster, but I am satisfied. I think that we got a good rhythm relatively fast and that is helping us to gain experience. The rhythm is good, but I still have to improve my riding as far as braking and acceleration goes. I will try to put all these things together calmly at home, to be better the next time I sit on that bike. I leave Estoril very satisfied, because it is not a track I like very much and I believe that we’ve done a great job here. We have tested so many things that I think it would be good to have a little break and take everything in that I am learning. Despite the enormous amount of things I learned already, I still don’t have all the experience I’d like to have and that makes me do mistakes sometimes, but it has definitely become better already.

Estoril Test, Day 2 - Laptimes 125cc

The Estoril test ended for the 125cc class in what can now almost be called normal order with Bancaja Aspar rider Julian Simon leading the pack by over a second and almost breaking the lap record. Simon has been dominating every single test in the preseason so far and looks like a strong contender for the title this season. Fellow Aspar riders Bradley Smith and Sergio Gadea went down the order a bit compared to yesterday, but can now already prepare for the official IRTA test in Jerez next week.

1. Julián Simón (ESP/Aprilia) 1:45.046
2. Pol Espargaró (ESP/Derbi) 1:46.218
3. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Aprilia) 1:46.313
4. Bradley Smith (GBR/Aprilia) 1:46.328
5. Sandro Cortese (GER/Derbi) 1:46.358
6. Joan Olivé (ESP/Derbi) 1:46.703
7. Sergio Gadea (ESP/Aprilia) 1:46.765
8. Jonas Folger (GER/Aprilia) 1:47.195
9. Scott Redding (GBR/Aprilia) 1:47.272
10. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Aprilia) 1:47.415
11. Danny Webb (GBR/Aprilia) 1:47.679
12. Stefan Bradl (GER(Aprilia) 1:47.690
13. Lorenzo Savadori (ITA/Aprilia) 1:47.766
14. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Aprilia) 1:47.874
15. Randy Krummenacher (SWI/Aprilia) 1:48.131
16. Dominique Aegerter (SWI/Derbi) 1:48.383
17. Lorenzo Zanetti (ITA/Aprilia) 1:48.596
18. Efren Vasquez (ESP/Derbi) 1:49.675

Circuit record: 2007, Gabor Talmacsi, Aprilia, 1'45.027

Estoril Test, Day 2 - Laptimes 250cc

The second day of testing at the Portuguese track saw a distinct shift of positions in the 250cc class. Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista was only 10th fastest in the official rankings yesterday, still recovering from his collarbone fracture (although there was speculation that his transponder didn't work all the time and his actual laptime given out by Team Aspar would have placed him fourth). But today the Talaverano has shown again that he is one of the prime candidates for the title this year as he jumped into second position after leading the chart for much of the day and ending up only 6/1000 of a second slower than fastest man Hector Barbera. If the laptimes during the tests so far are any indication, we might look at a three-way battle for the championship this season.
The class rookies Gabor Talmacsi and Mike Di Meglio switched places with the Hungarian going faster today than his French teammate.
Team Aspar will not participate in the third of testing tomorrow but instead will be back on track in Jerez for the official IRTA test on March 25th.

Estoril Laptimes Day 2
1. Hector Barberá (Aprilia) 1.41,113
2. Álvaro Bautista (Aprilia) 1.41,119
3. Marco Simoncelli (Gilera) 1.41,139
4. Gabor Talmacsi (Aprilia) 1.41,636
5. Mike Di Meglio (Aprilia) 1.41,703
6. Alex Debon (Aprilia) 1.41,851
7. Ratthapark Wilairot (Honda) 1.41,980
8. Roberto Locatelli (Gilera) 1.42,000
9. Lukas Pesek (Aprilia) 1.42,027
10.Tom Luthi (Aprilia) 1.42,298
11.Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda) 1.42,310
12.Karel Abraham (Aprilia) 1.42,362
13.Hector Faubel (Honda) 1.42,491
14.Raffaele De Rosa (Honda) 1.43,432
15.Axel Pons (Aprilia) 1.46,141
16.Vladimir Leonov (Aprilia) 1.47,961

Circuit record: 2007, Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 1'40.521

Estoril Test, Day 1 - Quotes 125cc

Julian Simón 1.45.863 (70 laps):
"I am very happy with the kind of feeling we got at this track today which is new for me on this bike. I believe that the performance of the as bike as well as mine have been excellent and the team did sensational work, so we couldn't ask for more at the start of this test. At the beginning of the day we had some problems with the carburettor, but we solved it little by little. The laptimes showed that until we reached a very good laptime. I am satisfied, because I have improved my laptime compared to when I rode here with the KTM, but still there is some space for improvement to beat the record time. I believe that we can manage that, but will be necessary to improve a lot, mainly regarding the engine. In any case the main goal is to go to the first race with the best preparation possible."

Bradley Smith 1.46.623 (77 laps)
"This is a circuit that we had problems with in the last year, so I came here with the objective to work hard and to find some solutions as fast as possible. At the beginning of the day it seemed that this was gonna be complicated, but we have worked meticulously and progressively the time has gotten better. In the end I have been able to ride in the 46s, but the most important is than we have been able to understand every improvement we made. I think that we have found the best way to go with the suspension and engine efficiency, we have improved a lot in the acceleration. As a reward for the day we also did good laptimes, so I'm very satisfied. It is obvious that we are still far from the record and that tomorrow it will be necessary to continue improving, but at the moment I am satisfied with the day's conclusion."

Sergio Gadea 1.47.251 (68 laps)
“To be honest I am quite satisfied, because I've been faster than I expected. I have been close to Julito's time all day, but in the evening he has marked the difference. I like this test, because there are a lot of riders out who have a chance to be in front this season and it is good to see how we are doing and how they are doing. The mechanics are working very well, the performance of the bike is optimal, perhaps the only lack is me finding the right feeling. But I am really motivated, because I feel that little by little we are going faster. That means that we are progressing and that we can go to Jerez with a good rhythm. In this first session we didn't test anything specific, but rather some small variations and mainly we have tried to do as many laps as possible to get a good feel for the bike."

Estoril Test, Day 1 - Quotes 250cc

Mike Di Meglio 1.42.011 (58 laps)
"I was able to get a good a good laptime very quickly, 42,5. We then started to test a lot of things, but we didn't find any improvements and little by little I became slower. So I sat down with the mechanics and we came to the conclusion that we were going in the wrong direction. I decided go out again in the evening to do some final test laps with a new configuration and in the first lap I already did 42.0. I felt really good on the bike and we still had some time to make an adjustment that improved the stability of the bike. I am very satisfied with the laptime of today, because this is a circuit that I don't like so much and I believe that we are progressing considerably. Our work been has focused on the frame and I think that at the end of the day we found a pretty good setting that we can finalize tomorrow."

Alvaro Bautista 1.42.056 (65 laps):
"I believe that since the operation I had enough time to recover, although you can't train the position on the motorcycle at home or the tension of the brakings. The goal of this test was to return to ride the bike and to get a good rhythm with the Aprilia. Today we tried several solutions for the electronics of both bikes and it seems that we have found what we've been looking for. It had my doubts, but as the session went on, I have been better every time I was out although slowly but surely my collarbone got very tired. Our aim is to be one hundred percent fit for the first race and this test is simply to take small steps. I am not completely fit as I would like, but it is necessary to have patience and not to want to do more than is possible. In any case, we still have tomorrow to continue getting some confidence and also there is the Jerez test coming up where we have good references from this winter."

Estoril Test, Day 1 - Results 125cc

Pos. Rider Bike Time

1 Julian Simon Aprilia 1'45.864
2 Sandro Cortese Derbi 1'46.341
3 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1'46.624
4 Pol Espargaro Derbi 1'47.251
5 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1'47.252
6 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1'47.651
7 Joan Olive Derbi 1'47.697
8 Danny Webb Aprilia 1'48.379
9 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1'48.560
10 Scott Redding Aprilia 1'48.884
11 Esteve Rabat Aprilia 1'48.918
12 Dominique Aegerter Derbi 1'49.089
13 Randy Krummenacher Aprilia 1'50.774
14 Efren Vasquez Derbi 1'55.896

Estoril Test, Day 1 - Results 250cc

The first day of testing in Estoril held different impressions for Team Aspar's 250cc riders. While Rookies Mike Di Meglio and Gabor Talmacsi continued to make good progress in the new class, title candidate Álvaro Bautista seemed to struggle with the repercussions of his recent collarbone fracture.
We hope that he can nontheless improve tomorrow and be fit and ready for the next two tests.

Rider / Bike / Laptime
1. Marco Simoncelli (Gilera), 1.41,282
2. Hector Barbera (Aprilia), + 0,017
3. Mike Di Meglio (Aprilia), + 0,730
4. Alex Debon (Aprilia), + 1,387
5. Gabor Talmacsi (Aprilia), + 1,522
6. Roberto Locatelli (Gilera), + 1,526
7. Lucas Pesek (Aprilia), + 1,669
8. Thomas Lüthi (Aprilia), + 1,697
9. Karel Abraham (Aprilia), + 2,084
10. Álvaro Bautista (Aprilia), + 2,405

Entry list - Estoril test

The last unofficial test before the IRTA test in Jerez will see most of the 125cc and 250cc contenders together for the first time this year. Along with all Aspar riders most of the big names of the small classes will be present at the Estoril circuit this weekend. However, the majority of the teams will only test for two of the three days.

125cc

Team Aspar
Julian Simon
Bradley Smith
Sergio Gadea
Viessmann Kiefer Racing
Stefan Bradl
Pons WRB Jack&Jones
Simone Corsi
Nico Terol
Bainet Derbi
Pol Espargaro
Joan Olive
Ajo Interwetten
Sandro Cortese
Dominique Aegerter
Molenaar Racing
Danny Webb
Randy Krummenacher
Haojue Racing
Matthew Hoyle
Michael Ranseder
WWC
Lorenzo Zanetti
Andrea Iannone
Takaaki Nakagami
Jonas Folger

250cc

Team Aspar
Alvaro Bautista
Mike Di Meglio
Gabor Talmacsi
Emmi Caffe Latte / Auto Kelly
Tom Lüthi
Lukas Pesek
Scot Honda
Hiroshi Aoyama
Raffaele de Rosa
Aprilia Madrid
Stevie Bonsey
Metis Gilera
Roberto Locatelli
Marco Simoncelli
Pepe World Pons WRB
Hector Barbera
Axel Pons
Thai Honda
Ratthapark Wilairot
Hector Faubel
Viessmann Kiefer Racing
Vladimir Leonov

Team Aspar back on track in Estoril

Team Aspar will be testing again this weekend in Estoril. The unofficial test at the Portuguese circuit will take place from Sunday, March 15th, to Tuesday, March 17th.
However, the Aspar riders will only test on Sunday and Monday with the first official IRTA test in Jerez following just a week later from March 25th until March 27th.