The Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, Spain saw the first of the new MotoGP Claiming Rule Teams take to the track alongside several Moto3 riders, including Red Bull's Danny Kent.
The new Claiming Rule Teams (CRTs) will compete alongside the regular factory teams in 2012, but are subject to different rules and in bright sunshine in Valencia, it was the Aspar Team that were the first to take advantage with Randy De Puniet setting the pace.
Former Pramac Racing rider, De Puniet got through 38 laps on board the ART bike and clocked an unofficial best time of 1m 35.3s, with fellow Aspar rider Aleix Espargaró clocking a best of 1m 36.7s (47 laps) and team mate Mattia Pasini recording 1m 37.8s (30 laps).
The Moto3 riders timings were led by Luis Salom, who recorded an unofficial best time from 32 laps of 1m 43.2s, ahead of Alberto Moncayo, with Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Sandro Cortese equal third and Danny Kent in sixth.
The third member of the Red Bull KTM Ajo team, Arthur Sissis, the Red Bull Rookies Cup runner up, returned a time of 1m 45.9s in his 45 laps.
MotoGP & Moto3 Valencia test – unnofficial lap times
MotoGP (CRT)
1.- Randy De Puniet, ART 1.35.3 (38 laps)
2.- Aleix Espargaró, ART 1’36.7 (47 laps)
3.- Mattia Pasini, ART 1’37.8 (30 laps)
Moto3
1.- Luis Salom, 1’43.2 (32 laps)
2.- Alberto Moncayo, 1’43.3 (52 laps)
3.- Héctor Faubel, 1’43.7 (62 laps)
3.- Sandro Cortese, 1’43.7 (48 laps)
5.- Nikklas Ajo, 1’43.9 (50 laps)
6.- Danny Kent, 1’44.6 (45 laps)
7.- Zulfahmi Khairuddin, 1’45.4 (44 laps)
8.- Arthur Sissis, 1’45.9 (45 laps)
9.- Brad Binder, 1’47.2 (25 laps)
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