Early end for Bendsneyder due to crash in Portimao

If anyone had doubts about the hype surrounding Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the time to surrender them is now. It’s a new year, new class, new number but the same sensation as the Moto2™ rookie smashed the lap record in testing at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, putting in a 1:41.552 to start the Jaws music early for the rest of the field. In some further 2021 deja vu, Augusto Fernandez made sure it was a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 as he ended Monday 0.154 off his teammate, with Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) completing the top three. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) put the Boscocuro in fourth, 0.563 off the top, with Albert Arenas (GASGAS Aspar Team) for close company. There were a couple more tenths back to Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), with Joe Roberts just 0.011 back as his second season with Italtrans Racing Team gets off to a solid start. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) and Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) were next up, with Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP 40) completing the top ten.

There were a number of crashes including one for Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) that saw the Dutch rider break his collarbone and another for Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) that led the German to leave early for a medical check on his hand.

The first session is when Schrötter crashed, as did teammate Jeremy Alcoba, Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW Racing GP) and Arenas. Canet crashed twice. In the second session, Canet, Alcoba and van den Goorbergh crashed again, and Bendsneyder suffered his tumble. Dixon also fell, as did Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2), Gabriel Rodrigo (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) and Aldeguer. Filip Salač (Gresini Racing Moto2) took two tumbles. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) also remained sidelined as he aims to recover from tendonitis in his wrist ahead of the Qatar GP.

#64 Bo Bendsneyder P12 – 1.42,630

“Bad end to a succesfull test in Portmao. A hard crash in the second session today, resulted in a broken right collarbone. Tomorrow morning I will have surgery in Barcelona, by Dr. Mir. It’s a “clean” break and I will do everything in my power to be fit for the first race in Qatar.”

Results Day 3

PosRiderTeamFastest lap
1Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM Ajo1’41.552
2Augusto FernandezRed Bull KTM Ajo1’41.706
3Aron CanetFlexbox HP401’41.819
4Fermín AldeguerSpeed Up Racing1’42.115
5Albert ArenasGASGAS Aspar Team1’42.177
6Ai OguraIdemitsu Honda Team Asia1’42.441
7Joe RobertsItaltrans Racing Team1’42.452
8Jake DixonGASGAS Aspar Team1’42.495
9Celestino ViettiVR46 Racing Team1’42.512
10Jorge NavarroFlexbox HP401’42.590
11Tony ArbolinoELF Marc VDS Racing Team1’42.618
12Bo BendsneyderPertamina Mandalika SAG Team1’42.630
13Marcos RamirezMV Agusta Forward Team1’42.735
14Lorenzo Dalla PortaItaltrans Racing Team1’42.791
15Somkiat ChantraIDEMITSU Honda Team Asia1’42.807
16Barry BaltusRW Racing GP1’42.898
17Filip SalacGresini Racing Moto21’43.023
18Zonta Van Den GoorberghRW Racing GP1’43.347
19Cameron BeaubierAmerican Racing1’43.397
20Jeremy AlcobaLiqui Moly Intact GP1’43.488
21Alessandro ZacconeGresini Racing Moto21’43.493
22Romano FenatiSpeed Up Racing1’43.505
23Niccolò AntonelliVR46 Racing Team1’43.507
24Gabriel RodrigoPertamina Mandalika SAG Team1’43.557
25Manuel GonzalezYamaha VR46 Master Camp Team1’43.593
26Keminth KuboYamaha VR46 Master Camp Team1’43.706
27Sean Dylan KellyAmerican Racing1’44.118
28Simone CorsiMV Agusta Forward Team1’44.142
29Sam LowesELF Marc VDS Racing TeamNTS
30Marcel SchrotterLiqui Moly Intact GPNTS

Source: motogp.com, stopandgo.es, badboybo64.com

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