Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) has made a dominant start to the Gran Premio MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn de España after topping Moto3™ Practice 1 by over half a second thanks to a 1:46.173. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) and World Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) complete the fastest trio on Friday morning.
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The Turk sets a mighty 1:46.173 to kick off the weekend in Jerez ????#SpanishGP ???? pic.twitter.com/xlQTUcquQi
Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) round out the top five in the opening session of the weekend, the duo were both 0.7s adrift of Öncü’s impressive pace.
Tune into Moto3™ P2 at 13:15 local time (GMT+2).
Top 10:
1. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 1:46.173
2. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) + 0.408
3. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.529
4. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.746
5. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) + 0.791
6. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) + 0.806
7. Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PrüstelGP) + 0.811
8. Filippo Farioli (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.896
9. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) + 0.902
10. David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) + 0.929