#AragonGP Moto3 FP1: Aron Canet and Joan Mir inaugurate Spanish domination

Very motivated at home for their third Grand Prix on Spanish soil of the season, the local drivers showed off from the first session. Aron Canet won ahead of Joan Mir, Niccolo Antonelli, Enea Bastianini, Jorge Martin and Nicolo Bulega.

#AragonGP Moto3	2016	2017
FP1	1'59.676 Jorge Navarro	1'59.114 Aron Canet
FP2	1'58.998 Brad Binder
FP3	1'58.770 Fabio Quartararo
Qualification	1'58.293 Enea Bastianini
Warm Up	1'59.668 Fabio Di Giannantonio
Course	Navarro, Binder, Bastianini (see here)
All time lap record	1'57.755 Bastianini 2015

For this very first session, a few clouds dotted the sky, while the air temperature was 18° and that of the track 19°. Livio Loi injured (victim of a broken collarbone in Misano) was replaced at Leopard Racing by Aron Polanco. Most of the drivers started this first free practice session in soft rear Dunlops.

Here we go!

Green light for # Moto3 FP1 & the championship leader @Joanmir36 take to the track!#AragonGP pic.twitter.com/apJDO8TvnN

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 22, 2017

Enea Bastianini set the best time at the start of the session in 2'01.6, before World Championship leader Joan Mir improved to 2'01.1. Maria Herrera was doing her best, but it seemed difficult due to her broken collarbone in Misano.

Bastianini regained the advantage half an hour from the checkered flag in 2.00.6. Jorge Martin, often at ease in Aragon, was ahead of him 2.00.123. He then preceded the other Hondas of Aron Canet, Enea Bastianini and Joan Mir. Jules Danilo occupied twenty-seventh position.

Halfway through the session, the times were not improving, with most teams focused on getting the setup right for the race. The grip of the track, average as for a first free practice session on Friday morning, did not favor pure performance. Jorge Martin was still suffering from his old broken ankle, complicated by a recent fall on his bike during a training session.

About ten minutes from the end, while the track was gradually improving, Enea Bastianini was the first to go under two minutes, in 1'59.406. He then preceded Bo Bendsneyder and Jorge Martin by 0.7, Aron Canet by 0.8 and Joan Mir by 1.06.

Martin and Bendsneyder took their turns under two minutes, but Bastianini retained command, while Dennis Foggia (for Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) moved up to fourth position. Joan Mi accelerated in the final minutes and took command in 1'59.123, 0.2 ahead of Enea Bastianini and 0.5 ahead of Jorge Martin and Bo Bendsneyder.

On the penultimate lap, Aron Canet took the lead in 1'59.114. He finished the first session in the lead ahead of Joan Mir, Niccolo Antonelli, Enea Bastianini, Jorge Martin and Nicolo Bulega. Jules Danilo finished twenty-seventh.

Results of the first free practice session (compiled by our friends at crash.net):

1. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 59.114s
2. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 59.123s
3. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 59.353s
4. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 59.406s
5. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 59.429s
6. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 59.578s
7. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 59.667s
8. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 59.701s
9. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 59.883s
10. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 59.942s
11. Dennis Foggia ITA Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy (KTM) 1m 59.964s
12. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 2m 0.154s
13. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 2m 0.401s
14. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 0.489s
15. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 0.647s
16. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 0.708s
17. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 2m 0.796s
18. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 0.836s
19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 2m 0.882s
20. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 1.095s
21. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 2m 1.141s
22. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 1.209s
23. James Masia SPA Cuna de Campeones (KTM) 2m 1.344s
24. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 2m 1.390s
25. Aaron Polanco SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 2m 1.537s
26. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 1.605s
27. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 1.809s
28. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 1.818s
29. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 2.008s
30. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 2.436s
31. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 2m 2.443s
32. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 2.632s
33. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 2.741s