FIM Moto2 World Championship Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Indiana August 26 Free Practice Two Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Simone CORSI, Italy (FTR), 1:46.274 2. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (SUTER), 1:46.339 3. Mattia PASINI, Italy (FTR), 1:46.448 4. Stefan BRADL, Germany (KALEX), 1:46.453 5. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), 1:46.574 6. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), 1:46.590 7. Ricard CARDUS, Spain (MORIWAKI), 1:46.654 8. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (PONS KALEX), 1:46.820 9. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (TECH 3), 1:46.844 10. Michele PIRRO, Italy (MORIWAKI), 1:46.865 11. Bradley SMITH, Great Britain (TECH 3), 1:46.975 12. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (MORIWAKI), 1:47.000 13. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), 1:47.073 14. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), 1:47.079 15. Kenny NOYES, USA (FTR), 1:47.081 16. Esteve RABAT, Spain (FTR), 1:47.163 17. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (MOTOBI), 1:47.199 18. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SUTER), 1:47.276 19. Randy KRUMMENACHER, Switzerland (KALEX), 1:47.354 20. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (SUTER), 1:47.396 21. Mika KALLIO, Finland (SUTER), 1:47.420 22. Jake GAGNE, USA (FTR), 1:47.653 23. Pol ESPARGARO, Spain (FTR), 1:47.676 24. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (TECH 3), 1:47.689 25. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), 1:47.830 26. Martin CARDENAS, Colombia (FTR), 1:47.945 27. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (FTR), 1:47.949 28. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (SUTER), 1:47.962 29. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), 1:47.976 30. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), 1:48.006 31. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (PONS KALEX), 1:48.144 32. J.D. BEACH, USA (FTR), 1:48.536 33. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar (MORIWAKI), 1:48.669 34. Max NEUKIRCHNER, Germany (MZ-RE HONDA), 1:49.168 35. Jordi TORRES, Spain (SUTER), 1:49.286 36. Valentin DEBISE, France (FTR), 1:49.559 37. Carmelo MORALES, Spain (MORIWAKI), 1:49.579 38. Santiago HERNANDEZ, Colombia (FTR), 1:49.696 39. Kenan SOFUOGLU, Turkey (SUTER), no time recorded More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: REDDING SETS FAST PACE AT HOT AND SLIPPERY INDIANAPOLIS Scott Redding’s quest for a second successive podium finish at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway got off to a flying start today, the Marc VDS Racing concluding the opening day of practice in an encouraging fifth position. The 18-year-old was third in the 2010 Indianapolis race and his liking for one of the most iconic sporting venues in the world was apparent from the off this morning when he produced a breathtaking performance to top the timesheets in first practice. Redding quickly got to grips with the repaved infield section of the 2.62 miles circuit, despite the new surface offering very little grip this morning. Redding though excelled despite the far from ideal track conditions and his best time of 1.46.689 left him a massive 0.659s clear of his closest rival. With more rubber laid down ahead of this afternoon’s second session, Redding knocked a further 1.1s off his time and ended with a 1.46.574 to finish fifth overall and just 0.3s behind the quickest pace as temperatures soared to a physically demanding 31 degrees. Mika Kallio’s 21st place on the leaderboard was a somewhat false position for the Finnish rider and certainly not an accurate reflection of his potential ahead of Sunday’s 26-lap race. He made major improvements to the turning performance of his Suter MMXI machine for the second session and he managed to slash over 2.2s off his pace from this morning. But he was prevented from bettering his time of 1.47.420 when he repeatedly encountered slower riders on the racing line in the final stages of this afternoon’s practice. Scott Redding #45 – 1.46.574 – 35 laps – 5th position “That was a really good way to start the weekend and I feel very confident now of fighting for another podium here on Sunday. The most pleasing aspect of today is that this afternoon I didn’t use a new tyre at all. We preferred to focus on the bike setting on worn tyres, so with some fresh rubber I’m sure I could have gone a bit quicker. I was fast straight out of the gate this morning even though the track conditions were a bit dodgy. It was dirty and had no grip and each time I tried to get any lean angle the front would close and I had a few hairy moments. It is the same for everybody out there and this afternoon there was definitely more rubber down, but you’ve got to be totally focussed because if you go off the line then it feels like you’re riding in the wet on slicks. It is nice to start so strongly, so hopefully we can continue now for the rest of the weekend.” Mika Kallio #36 – 1.47.420 – 34 laps – 21st position “Looking at the timesheets it suggests we didn’t have a very positive start to the weekend, but actually the situation is much better and I’m quite happy with the set-up of the bike. It was just unfortunate that when I put in new tyres at the end of the session to push for a lap time, I couldn’t find clear track and there was a lot of traffic. Without that problem I’m 100 per cent certain I could have been much higher because I lost at least four laps on the new tyres. This afternoon the track was much better than this morning, when frankly it was horrible. It was like riding in the wet and I had a lot of problems with turning. We modified the set-up for the second session and it was much better and I could change direction much faster. So I’m confident of being a lot further up the order tomorrow.” Michael Bartholemy – Team Manager “Today was a fantastic performance from Scott and he demonstrated the speed we know he possesses. The new tarmac and the lack of grip this morning meant conditions were far from perfect, but Scott quickly adapted himself and his Suter MMXI machine and his pace this morning was impressive when you look at how big the gap was to the rest. This afternoon he didn’t use a new tyre and he was still able to improve by over a second, which gives us a lot of encouragement for the rest of the weekend. Today was the first time in a few races where he’s gone quicker in the second session, so that also gives us reason to be optimistic of another good result at Indianapolis. It is a pity that Mika was only 21st because for most of the session he was hovering around the top 10, and I’m sure the final result doesn’t paint a true picture of where he should be. He couldn’t negotiate heavy traffic in the final minutes otherwise he is sure he could have been faster, so we are confident he can be much higher up in qualifying and the race.”