Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) took pole position at Misano in Moto3™, the second of his rookie season after the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Perrone left it late to fly up the order, whilst it’s a KTM front row lockout, as Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) took P2 and Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), who makes a first appearance on the front row.
Moving up from Q1, Ruche Moodley (DENSSI – BOE Motorsport) headed Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and teammate Stefano Nepa joined the pole shootout. The Q2 tactics were out in force straight away the riders hit the track all together but did just one lap, going straight back into pitlane. Meanwhile, those who stayed out got their bankers in. With eight minutes remaining, there was drama for David Almansa (Leopard Racing) as he crashed on the approach to Turn 2, with his bike bringing down Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP).
It was all to play for with two minutes remaining; David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was looking good for pol,e but it wasn’t over yet as Valentin Perrone rocketed up the order to bag pole position, ahead of Australian duo Kelso and Roulstone, making it two Tech 3 KTMs on the front row. For Roulstone, it’s a career first front row whilst Kelso makes it back-to-back front rows. Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) leads the second row of the grid from fourth ahead of Muñoz and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) who secured top Honda honours.
The third row of the grid features Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) ahead of Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) and Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), the latter of whom made a mistake on his final flying lap. Coming through Q1, Carpe completed the top ten. Second in the Championship, Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) was only 11th, whilst after their falls, Almansa was 13th and Pini 16th.
Check out the full qualifying results from Moto3 at the San Marino GP!