Lorenzo Dalla Porta closes in on top ten on second day at Jerez

The Moto3 riders were back on track today for the second of three days of testing at Jerez, where Nicolo Bulega set the fastest lap with a time of 1’46.232 during the first of three sessions, when the track was in the best condition. The top ten fastest riders all set their best times in the opening session, with Aron Canet and Jorge Martín again also on the pace, followed by Romano Fenati and Gabriel Rodrigo, who completed the top five. The test concludes tomorrow with three final sessions before the crates are packed for the final test of the Moto3 preseason in Qatar next week.
Mahindra Pull&Bear Aspar riders Lorenzo dalla Porta and Albert Arenas continued their programme at Jerez with the Italian breaking through the 1’47 barrier to stop the clock at 1’46.990. Dalla Porta and his crew went back to the set-up that they ended last week’s test with at Jerez and worked in a different direction, which brought more positive results. Arenas lost part of the second session due to an issue with his fuel tank but he made up for lost time and was one of only five riders to improve their best laps in the final session, stopping the clock at 1’47.650.

11^th Lorenzo Dalla Porta 1:46.990 (55 laps): “It has been a very interesting second day and now we are setting some very good lap times. In general it has been an important day because we have managed to find the right way. We want to continue like this and take another step forward tomorrow because we are seeing some really positive results. I feel more happy than yesterday because we started the day with the set-up from the last test, which I liked a lot, and worked from there, especially with the chassis, to improve my feeling.”
19^th Albert Arenas 1:47.650 (44 laps):“We started the day full of energy, setting a strong pace from the start, but in the second session we encountered a problem with the fuel tank just when the track conditions were ideal for making improvements. In the third session the conditions were difficult but everybody worked hard to help me improve. I am happy but tomorrow we need to keep pushing.”