Portimao Moto2 Test results - Day 2, Saturday (FINAL)
Pedro Acosta leads the second day of Official Moto2 2023 pre-season testing at Portimao, holding off day one leader Aron Canet after setting the fastest time of the weekend so far in Saturday's third and final session. Sam Lowes was third.
Track action takes place from 9:30am to 5:30pm, from Friday-Sunday, with the Moto2 and Moto3 classes each having three track sessions per day.
The season-opening race weekend will be held at the same circuit on March 24-26.
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2023 Portimao Moto2 test times, Saturday - Session 3 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.234s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.451s |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.780s |
| 4 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.858s |
| 5 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.865s |
| 6 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.009s |
| 7 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.042s |
| 8 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 43.091s |
| 9 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.092s |
| 10 | Jake Dixon | GBR | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.144s |
| 11 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.348s |
| 12 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.530s |
| 13 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.643s |
| 14 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.650s |
| 15 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.724s |
| 16 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.871s |
| 17 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 43.887s |
| 18 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.889s |
| 19 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.924s |
| 20 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.004s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.068s |
| 22 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.209s |
| 23 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.350s |
| 24 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.826s |
| 25 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.851s |
| 26 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 45.290s |
| 27 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.988s |
| Kohta Nozane | JPN | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | No Time | |
Aron Canet was the quickest Moto2 rider on day one, ahead of Pedro Acosta, Albert Arenas and Sam Lowes. Last year's title runner-up Ai Ogura is absent due to a hand injury in winter training.
A wet start in Portimao meant no riders elected to set a time during the opening Saturday session. Somkiat Chantra then led the second session from Jake Dixon, when only Ajo team-mates Pedro Acosta and Albert Arenas remained in the pits:
2023 Portimao Moto2 test times, Saturday - Session 2 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.620s |
| 2 | Jake Dixon | GBR | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.677s |
| 3 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.864s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.896s |
| 5 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.978s |
| 6 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.039s |
| 7 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 44.083s |
| 8 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.123s |
| 9 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.457s |
| 10 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.610s |
| 11 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.699s |
| 12 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 44.733s |
| 13 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.791s |
| 14 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.922s |
| 15 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.955s |
| 16 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 44.964s |
| 17 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.000s |
| 18 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.100s |
| 19 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.360s |
| 20 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.382s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.664s |
| 22 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.809s |
| 23 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.867s |
| 24 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.998s |
| 25 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 46.362s |
| 26 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 46.645s |
| 27 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 48.178s |
| Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | No Time | |
Fastest Day 1 lap:
Aron Canet SPA Kalex 1m 42.681s (Session 2)
Portimao Moto2 lap records:
Best lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.447s (2021)
Fastest race lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.504s (2020)
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