A week after withdrawing from the Italian GP with illness – where he was supposed to start from pole – David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) is back on top with a 1'45.686 in Hungary. He and Championship leader Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team) pulled out more than half a second on the chasing pack in qualifying, split themselves by only six hundredths. Completing the front row it’s Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo), who came through Q1 but made it count for third.
Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) heads up Row 2, with Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) splitting him from teammate Rico Salmela. Marco Morelli (GRYD Racing), Adrian Cruces (CIP Green power) and Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) are Row 3 – the Indonesian now third overall following the disqualification of Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) from the first six GPs of the year. Fernandez starts P11 here, just behind Joel Kelso (GRYD Racing).
There were some yellow flags and other dramas too – including a shortcut for Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) invalidating his lap and a crash for David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) – leaving that duo looking for a lot more without a lap set each.
Check out the full results from Moto3 qualifying at Balaton and tune in for the Moto3 showdown on Sunday morning!