Bradley First In Sepang Friday 125cc Practice
The penultimate round of the 125cc season got underway at Sepang this afternoon in typically hot conditions, with a dirty track surface providing more than the odd scare for the minor category riders, who were first onto the track. Bancaja pair Bradley Smith and Julián Simón were predictably on the pace and are amongst the favourites for victory on Sunday, with the British rider bouncing back from the disappointment of defeat to his team-mate at Phillip Island five days ago to set the pace on day one here.
Bradley topped the time sheets at regular intervals throughout the session before clocking a 214.895 at the chequered flag.
1st Bradley Smith 2.14.895 (20 laps):
“I’m really happy with the result of this first session. We’ve worked hard and we’re leaving no stone unturned because we want to go out and win on Sunday. I would have liked to have had a couple more laps at the end because I was just starting to enjoy myself. There wasn’t much grip out there today and that showed in the lap times but I’m sure it will improve tomorrow. All in all we’ve made a good start and we don’t have any major problems to fix, just a few small things that we’ll work to try and iron out tomorrow. We also want to try and do something like a race simulation to see how the tyres respond.”
Pos. Rider Team Lap time Gap
1 Bradley SMITH Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2′14.895
2 Marc MARQUEZ Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 2′15.095 0.200
3 Julian SIMON Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2′15.201 0.306
4 Nicolas TEROL Jack & Jones Team 2′15.520 0.625
5 Jonas FOLGER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2′15.746 0.851
6 Sandro CORTESE Ajo Interwetten 2′15.753 0.858
7 Joan OLIVE Derbi Racing Team 2′15.841 0.946
8 Simone CORSI Fontana Racing 2′16.126 1.231
9 Esteve RABAT Blusens Aprilia 2′16.186 1.291
10 Pol ESPARGARO Derbi Racing Team 2′16.306 1.411
11 Andrea IANNONE Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2′16.405 1.510
12 Scott REDDING Blusens Aprilia 2′16.456 1.561
13 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2′16.722 1.827
14 Stefan BRADL Viessmann Kiefer Racing 2′16.853 1.958
15 Sergio GADEA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2′16.864 1.969
16 Dominique AEGERTER Ajo Interwetten 2′16.902 2.007
17 Efren VAZQUEZ Derbi Racing Team 2′17.135 2.240
18 Lorenzo ZANETTI Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2′17.460 2.565
19 Randy KRUMMENACHER Degraaf Grand Prix 2′17.582 2.687
20 Luis SALOM Jack & Jones Team 2′17.633 2.738
21 Johann ZARCO WTR San Marino Team 2′17.776 2.881
22 Danny WEBB Degraaf Grand Prix 2′17.815 2.920
23 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA Loncin Racing 2′17.885 2.990
24 Elly ILIAS Air Asia Team Malaysia 2′18.653 3.758
25 Cameron BEAUBIER Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 2′19.144 4.249
26 Michael RANSEDER CBC Corse 2′19.514 4.619
27 Jasper IWEMA Racing Team Germany 2′19.841 4.946
28 Jakub KORNFEIL Loncin Racing 2′20.800 5.905
29 Muhammad ZULFAHMI Air Asia Team Malaysia 2′22.194 7.299
30 Blake LEIGH-SMITH Degraaf Grand Prix 2′22.821 7.926
31 Luca MARCONI CBC Corse 2′23.052 8.157
32 Luca VITALI CBC Corse 2′23.929 9.034
