Well, not much to report from Moto2™ FP1 at the Tissot Grand Prix of Portugal apart from the fact that it rained... a lot. Top spot, in the end, did go the way of Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW Racing GP) but the Dutch teenager's fastest lap was over two seconds slower than what the Moto3™ field managed earlier on Friday morning such were the drastic drop in conditions.
As the #Moto2 riders splash their way through the conditions and there isn't much improvement
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) April 22, 2022
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Gresini Racing's Alessandro Zaccone was 1.5 seconds adrift of the Dutchman in second, ahead of fellow Italian Niccolo Antonelli (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). Fourth on the timesheets was America's Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing) but the Californian did suffer a crash at Turn 13 in the closing stages. Completing the top five was Autosolar GasGas Aspar Team's Albert Arenas.
Only eleven riders set a lap time and three more ventured out to check conditions before pulling immediately back down pitlane. A rather pointless FP1 then from Portimao with very little learned of what we might see this weekend. Let's hope it brightens up for FP2.
Ride the waves over turn 9! ????
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Zonta van den Goorbergh is bossing the conditions! ????#Moto2 | #PortugueseGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/7UPi7dj6e3
Top ten:
1. Zonta Van Den Goorbergh (RW Racing GP) – 2:04.519
2. Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2™) + 1.457
3. Niccolo Antonelli (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 1.538
4. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing) + 2.002
5. Albert Arenas (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team) + 2.111
6. Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 2.489
7. Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) + 2.708
8. Fermin Aldeguer (Lightech Speed Up) + 3.467
9. Romano Fenati (Lightech Speed Up) + 5.490
10. Sean Dylan Kelly (American Racing) + 6.003