Moto2 and Moto3 riders stay on in Austria for testing

Moto2 and Moto3 back on track for Spielberg test

New parts and rubber tested as minor classes look towards 2020


After an action-packed myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, 23 Moto2 and six Moto3 riders were back on track to put in a day of testing on a sunny Monday at the Red Bull Ring, with most working on gearing up for the remainder of the season.

Moto2 Championship leader Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) was one of the key names putting in the work and the Spaniard had an evolution chassis from Kalex to test for the 2020 season.

Key rival Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) and his team-mate Marcel Schrötter were also there, working on race setup in Austria after a tougher than expected weekend for both.

Fellow Kalex rider Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2), who had a tricky weekend in Austria, was also out and able to find the setup he was looking for all weekend on Monday.

August Test Moto Luca Marini
Luca Marini

Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) and team-mate Nicolo Bulega were in testing action too. Compatriot Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) was meant to be, but the Italian is still hurting from Sunday’s Turn 9 crash with the same Marini and sat out proceedings.

Austrian Moto2 race winner Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was getting more laps under his belt ahead of the rest of the campaign, with team-mate Jorge Martin having a 3D printed front air intake to try, as well as having a different fairing to Binder.

August Test Moto Brad Binder
Brad Binder

Both Martin and Red Bull KTM Tech 3’s Marco Bezzecchi were trying the front air intake, which had the same look as the original 2019 version, but without a split in the middle. Bezzecchi was also given the new KTM from Brno to test. Fellow KTM rider Iker Lecuona had a few bike issues at the start of the day as the American Racing KTM team were also out testing with Lecuona and Joe Roberts.

Beta Tools Speed Up’s Jorge Navarro and Fabio Di Giannantonio gave a new, leaner front fairing a go.

Simone Corsi was out testing Steven Odendaal’s NTS RW Racing GP bike with the aim of helping the South African out, with Odendaal also trying teammate Bo Bendsneyder’s bike for setup comparison as NTS continue their development.

MV Agusta Temporary Forward were likewise focused on development for the rest of 2019.

A few of the Moto2 riders also tried Dunlop’s new front tyre for 2020.

August Test Moto Celestino Vietti
Celestino Vietti

In the Moto3 class, fourth-place Austrian GP finisher and rookie Celestino Vietti (Sky Racing Team VR46) did a fair amount of work on the 2020 KTM, and the young Italian seemed to be the only rider testing it. The new bike had a full carbon fairing.

Can Öncü, meanwhile, stayed in Austria to continue his work on the 2019 Red Bull KTM Ajo machine as he aims for more rookie success.

August Test Moto Can Oncu
Can Öncü

Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP) was joined by FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 Junior World Championship rider Jason Dupasquier as he had a run out on a World Championship level machine for the first time, and BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race riders Kazuki Masaki and Makar Yurchenko were on track, too.

August Test Moto Mattia Pasini
Mattia Pasini is settling back into full time riding – including the test days

The riders now have a weekend off before heading to Silverstone in under two weeks’ time for the GoPro British Grand Prix.

Source: MCNews.com.au

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