Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) flew to the top of the timesheets during Saturday morning's Practice 3 session, with his 1:41.614 placing him as the fastest rider on the combined practice times. As usual, the fast laps came flying in during the final five minutes of the session. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) proceeded to move the goalposts as the clock ticked down before the Turk demoted the on-form Spaniard to P2, pipping him to the top spot by just 0.041s. David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) took 3rd as he continues to prove his worth at world championship level, with the big news being that the Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) has failed to make the Q2 cut once again after finishing in P17.
🔥 @Denizoncu53 rockets to 1st!
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 9, 2023
But he's not the only rider who has improved! @daniholgado96 finds himself out of the top 14 and time is ticking 😮#SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 pic.twitter.com/wrS93I5Oqr
The top 14 have now been decided ahead of qualifying with most of the big hitters securing themselves Q2 spots. It was a good day for Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) who finished 0.025s away from the top three in P4. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) rounded out the top five ahead of Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers) and Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI), with Kaito Toba (SIC58 Sqaudra Corse), Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team), and Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) taking 8th, 9th, and 10th.
Colin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) consolidated an automatic Q2 place in P11 as he finished just ahead of his teammate Ayumu Sasaki. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) took the final two Q2 spots in 13th and 14th with Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) just missing out.
Next up for Moto3™ is qualifying at 12:50 local time (GMT +2), in the meantime you can keep up to date with everything from the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino on motogp.com!
Top 10
| 1 | Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) | 1:41.614 |
| 2 | Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) | +0.041 |
| 3 | David Alonso (GASGAS Aspar Team) | +0.231 |
| 4 | Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) | +0.256 |
| 5 | Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) | +0.276 |
| 6 | Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) | +0.328 |
| 7 | Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) | +0.338 |
| 8 | Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) | +0.344 |
| 9 | Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) | +0.348 |
| 10 | Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) | +0.369 |
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