Less than a week after the last race, the Moto3 competitors are already back in the saddle at Misano for this FP1! If you missed the last Grand Prix, don't panic. First of all, José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) seemed poised to dominate the race given his speed on Friday, but pole-sitter David Almansa (Honda Leopard Racing) wasn't about to let him get away with it. Rueda, still leading the general classification, had received a long lap time penalty for impeding rookie Maximo Quiles (KTM CFMoto Aspar Team) during Practice, but that didn't bother him much. Finally, at the end of a tense race from start to finish and mostly led by Almansa, Angel Piqueras (KTM MT Helmets MSi) won by a hair's breadth, ahead of Rueda and Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia).
Even if you already know the result of this test, vCome relive it with us! Before we begin, here is a table which summarizes the known facts:
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Moto3™ San Marino, Misano |
2024-1 |
2024-2 |
2025 |
| FP1 | 1'41.175 David Alonso | 1'52.819 Angel Piqueras | 1'41.217 José Antonio Rueda |
| Practice | 1'40.909 Adrian Fernandez | 1'41.071 Adrian Fernandez | |
| FP2 | 1'40.184 David Alonso | 1'40.643 David Munoz | |
| Q1 | 1'41.472 Joel Kelso | 1'40.863 José Antonio Rueda | |
| Q2 | 1'40.505 David Alonso | 1'40.394 Taiyo Furusato | |
| Course | Piqueras, Holgado, Ortola (See here) | Alonso, Piqueras, Veijer (See here) | |
| All time lap record | 1'40.184 David Alonso 2024 | 1'40.184 David Alonso 2024 |
At once, Jose Antonio Rueda shines, he who has not won since Brno. In Misano, Adrian Fernandez (Honda Leopard Racing) seems to have a lot of speed as well. Besides, Adrian Fernandez then takes first place after several attempts. Be careful David munoz (KTM Liqui Moly Intact GP), very likely a candidate for the 3 Moto2026 title, very fast indeed. Then, it's the turn of David Almansa, poleman in Barcelona, to achieve a great time.
So far so good for @DavidAlmansa22 who's in P1 💨#SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 pic.twitter.com/wD3CILgEvV
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 12, 2025
David Almansa also experiences a fall, which is not ideal for a first session. At the same time, Jose Antonio Rueda took the lead again in this extremely calm session, it must be said. He finished at the top of FP1, ahead of Joel Kelso (KTM Levelup MTA), And David Almansa.
💪 @ruedajr99 snatches P1 late on#SanMarinoGP 🇸🇲 pic.twitter.com/J8nBgqsFD0
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 12, 2025
Moto1 San Marino Grand Prix FP3 Results:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
Cover photo: Ajo
