Moto3 Portugal Practice: David Almansa strikes in turn, and the rain makes its appearance!

Moto3 resumes in Portugal, and it starts right away with Practice. A lot has happened during this overseas tour. First, José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) clinched the world championship, but suffered a serious injury on the formation lap at Sepang, colliding with Noah Dettwiler (KTM CIP Green Power) from behind. While the Swiss rider is recovering, both will undoubtedly be out for the rest of the year. The Malaysian Grand Prix, shortened for the occasion, saw Japan's Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) take his first victory, ahead of Angel Piqueras (KTM MT Helmets MSi) and Adrian Fernandez (Honda Leopard Racing). This morning, Dennis Foggia (KTM CFMoto Aspar Team) came back from nowhere in the final moments and finished first in FP1.

Did you miss this session? Come relive it with us! Before we begin, here's a table summarizing the known facts:

 

Moto3™ Portimao, Portugal	2024	2025
FP1	Canceled	1'47.422 Dennis Foggia
Practice	1'47.202 David Alonso	1'47.056 David Almansa
FP2	1'47.175 Joel Kelso
Q1	1'47.979 Ryusei Yamanaka
Q2	1'46.379 José Antonio Rueda
Course	Holgado, Rueda, Ortola (See here)
All time lap record	1'46.379 José Antonio Rueda 2024

 

Here we go again for another round in Portimao. The sky is overcast but the runway is dryWho will be eliminated and forced to go through Q1? Answer in 35 minutes.

 

 

Like this morning, Joel Kelso (KTM Levelup MTA) quickly gets into a rhythm, which is a good sign. But, just like this morning, David Almansa (Honda Leopard Racing) refutes his argument with a better time. The two engage in a mano a mano For first place, and it's important because rain is threatening! We absolutely must set a fast time now to avoid being eliminated if the weather changes.

 

 

Taiyo FurusatoThe most recent winner, in turn, spends a time in first place. He is followed by Luca Lunetta (Honda Sic58 Squadra Corsica): all the pilots are getting ready now so as not to be caught out by the rain. Adrian fernandez (Honda Leopard Racing), relegated at Sepang, rises to the forefront.

 

 

Almansa reacted later, 10 minutes before the end of regulation time. As usual, it was very close. Dennis Foggia, who lost the Moto3 world title here in 2021, is very very hot, getting closer to the leaders.

Rain has arrived at the Portimao circuit, no one is expected to improve their time until the end. David Almansa So they finish this session in first place, and all the favorites will go directly into Q2. Taiyo Furusato is second, ahead Maximo Quiles (KTM CFMoto Aspar Team), Dennis Foggia et Adrian Fernandez.

 

 

Moto3 Practice Results for the 2025 Portuguese Grand Prix:

 

 

Classification credit: MotoGP.com

Cover photo: Leopard Racing