Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) was a man on a mission as Moto3™ action got underway on Friday at the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino. The Spaniard's 1:42.154 came during a flurry of fast laps at the end of Practice 2. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was looking strong as well as he finished the day just 0.075s behind Masia in 2nd place. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) rounded out the top 3, with the Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) struggling for form in P13.
Pulling something extra at the very end! 🔥@jaume_masia clean sweeps Friday in #Moto3! 🔝#SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 pic.twitter.com/u0FKG0Gx9H
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 8, 2023
David Alonso (GASGAS Aspar Team) had another strong Moto3™ showing. The Colombian rookie finds himself in P4 on Day 1 with just 0.134s covering the top four. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) rounded out the top five with Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) in P6.
Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) bagged P7 to kick off his home Grand Prix ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Sqaudra Corse) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) rounding out the top 10.
Moto3™ action continues on Saturday, make sure not to miss any of the action with Practice 3 at 08:40 and qualifying at 12:50 local time (GMT +2).
| 1 | Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) | 1:42.154 |
| 2 | Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) | +0.075 |
| 3 | Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.129 |
| 4 | David Alonso (GASGAS Aspar Team) | +0.134 |
| 5 | Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) | +0.277 |
| 6 | Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) | +0.279 |
| 7 | Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) | +0.317 |
| 8 | Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) | +0.398 |
| 9 | Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | +0.403 |
| 10 | Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) | +0.461 |
FULL RESULTS
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