Foggia continues his dominance in FP3

Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia remains comfortably fastest after the third and final free practice session for the Moto3™ field at the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley. Only three riders beat the Italian’s benchmark time from Friday at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, and Foggia himself did so three times. He set a 1:56.733 and a 1:56.752 on back-to-back laps with just over 10 minutes remaining in FP3, with only a slight tow at best, then nailed a 1:56.576 with the chequered flag out.

With the rain holding off for now, there was plenty of the usual movement on the timing screen right at the very end of proceedings. Three other riders got into the 1:56s, all with their final lap of the session, those being Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) on a 1:56.793, Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) with a 1:56.902 which rescued a berth in Q2, and World Championship leader Sergio Garcia (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) on a 1:56.966. The rest of the top 10 was Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI), Izan Guevara (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team), Riccardo Rossi (Sic58 Squadra Corse), Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo), John McPhee (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max), and Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing).

While all of the notable names made it into the top 14, and therefore direct passage to Q2, Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets - MSI) was shuffled from above the cut-off back to 17th in the closing stages. Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) has been declared unfit after breaking both collarbones and incurring a concussion in a multi-rider crash in FP2, meaning he will unfortunately take no further part in the weekend.

Who wins the battle for pole? Q1 starts later on Saturday at 12:35 (GMT +2).

Moto3™ Top 10:
1. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) – 1:56.576
2. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.217
3. Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 0.326
4. Sergio Garcia (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.390
5. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI) + 0.431
6. Izan Guevara (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.490
7. Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 0.534
8. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.558
9. John McPhee (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) + 0.563
10. Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) + 0.618

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