Lap times from the second day of the Official 2023 Portimao Moto2 test.
The second day of the Official 2023 pre-season test for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes is underway at Portimao.
Track action takes place from 9:30am to 5:30pm, from Friday-Sunday, with each class having three track sessions per day.
The season-opening race weekend will be held at the same circuit on March 24-26.
Aron Canet was the quickest Moto2 rider on day one, ahead of Pedro Acosta, Albert Arenas and Sam Lowes.
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…
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2023 Portimao Moto2 test times, Saturday – Session 2 |
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| 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)
Keyword: 2023 Portimao Moto2 Test results - Day 2 lap times, Saturday