Moto3 was frantic as ever during qualifying; Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) took pole position to lead the charge into Sunday, ahead of Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in second and David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) in P3. Muñoz’s back of the grid start means it’s David Almansa (Leopard Racing) who returns to the front row on the grid in P3.
Moving through Q1 and into Q2, Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) lead the way ahead of Marcos Uriarte (LEVELUP-MTA), super debutant Marco Morelli (DENSSI Racing – BOE) and Noah Detwiller (CIP Green Power), ready to do battle for pole. After the opening laps of Q2, Rueda led the way ahead of Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team). At the opposite end of the leaderboard, Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) didn’t set a lap time and fellow FP2 crasher Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was P12. With just three minutes left, it was all to play for.
A flurry of action delivered the goods in the closing stages and after being down in the first three sectors, Pini pulled the pin in the fourth to make it back-to-back front rows and a career-first front row. Rueda will go from P2 after being denied in the last moments with Muñoz P3 but with a back of the grid start coming, it promotes David Almansa (Leopard Racing) to the front row. Quiles was pushed down the order but salvaged fifth across the line, leading up the second row of the grid on Sunday, ahead of teammate Dennis Foggia and Perrone.
Rounding out the top ten, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) was eighth ahead of the impressive Morelli, whilst Piqueras will complete row three on Sunday and Uriarte leads from the head of the fourth row – not a bad showing from the riders who came through Q1. Polesitter last time out Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power), Carpe and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) are just some of the names with work to do on Sunday.
Check out full Moto3 qualifying results from Brno HERE!