Carpe sets Brno pace as Piqueras misses Q2 cut

Red Bull KTM Ajo pick up a 1-2 on Friday in Czechia with their chief title rival heading for Q1

Despite completing just four laps in FP1, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) came to play on Friday afternoon at the Tissot Grand Prix of Czechia to front the Moto3 field with a 2:05.840. Teammate and championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda was P2, Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) completed the top three, as a late Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) lap pushed title-hunting Angel Piqueras (FRINSA - MT Helmets – MSI) into Q1.

It's the first time this season the #36 has been in Q1 in 2025, and coupled with a crash in the damp conditions this morning, it was a far from ideal opening day for Piqueras in Brno. Rounding out the Moto3 top five were an impressive pair of rookies in the form of Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), with Sachsenring winner David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) safely into Q2.

Later in the day, it was confirmed that Muñoz received a back-of-the-grid penalty for riding slow on line in the early stages of Practice. An uphill climb awaits on Sunday for our latest Moto3 winner. 

Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) joins Piqueras in Q1 on Saturday afternoon, and both will be expecting to progress. Can they? Find out at 12:50 local time.

Moto3 Practice results from Brno!

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