Fernandez steals the show from Rueda and Alonso on Friday

It was a fast and frantic Friday for the Moto3™ field with Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) topping the standings at the end of Day 1 at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. The #31 left it late to set a fast time, becoming the first rider to enter the 1:40 bracket – clocking a 1:40.909. The Spaniard smashed the lap record and ended Day 1 ahead of Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who also found time late. Rueda missed out on top honours by 0.076s and finished in front of David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), who set a consistent pace throughout.

It was an eventful start to the weekend for Alonso, crashing in the opening 10 minutes before setting the pace, and ending FP1 quickest after entering the low 1:41 bracket. Then once Practice 1 got underway in the afternoon it was a strong start to the session from Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing), who topped the times early on – improving throughout. The #36 was soon demoted to second with 26 minutes remaining, as Alonso stole the top spot – entering the low 1:41 bracket. In the closing minutes, fast times continued to be set and Fernandez would stun, snatching top spot in the final two minutes.

Piqueras finished the day in fourth after an early crash in Practice 1 at Turn 4 and an impressive pace throughout. The #36 finished as the top Honda after beating Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse), with the Italian rounding out the top five. Taking sixth was MT Helmets – MSI’s Ivan Ortola, finishing a mere 0.319s behind top honours and in front of Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team). The #18 announced his plans to join the MTA squad for 2025 and would finish Friday ahead of Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) after the Spaniard claimed eighth.

Taking the final spots inside the top 10 were Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and SIC58 Squadra Corse’s Filippo Farioli after a solid beginning to Round 13. David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) was 11^th and would crash in the final minute of the day. The #64 ended the day ahead of Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA) and Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports), with FleetSafe Honda – MLav Racing’s Scott Ogden taking the final provisional Q2 spot in 14^th.

Make sure you join us on Saturday, where the action continues with Practice 2 at 08:40 local time (UTC +2) before an intense qualifying begins at 12:50 local time!

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