It was a fine Friday at the Mugello office for Scott Ogden (CIP GreenPower) who left it late to blast himself up the order and bag top spot on the opening day of action at the Italian GP. With the chequered flag already out, the #19 put himself in the driving seat to lead the Moto3 charge into the rest of the weekend.
Ogden’s 1’55.812 was just enough to see him fend of Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) for P1 honours, with the Argentinean in good form too. Yet to finish outside the top three so far this weekend after topping the opening session of the day, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) was third and had good pace across the course of the session, vital for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Behind the top three, David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was able to secure P4 whilst teammate David Almansa was sixth, the pair split by Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3). The #73 left it very late to elevate himself up the order, placing fifth having been down in 23rd. Further down the field, Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) scraped through to Q2 in 14th place but was disgruntled as he arrived to the box at the end of the session.
Headlining names in Q1 include Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who was on the front row last time out in Barcelona and missed out on an automatic Q2 spot by just 0.072s. For a fourth successive round, home-hero Guido Pini (Leopard Racing) find himself in Q1 after he took 17th whilst fellow countryman Matteo Bertelle (LEVELUP-MTA) will also face the Q1 music having managed only 20th. Hakim Danish (AEON-Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) suffered a big fall at Turn 14 but went back out but finds himself in Q1 after P21 on Friday.
Full Moto3 Friday Practice results from Mugello!