Austin, Moto3, FP1: Fenati draws first in Texas

Moto3 begins its third round of the 2019 season in Austin with the Japanese Kaito Toba as leader of the championship. In two rounds, he only collected 31 points, which is the lowest score in the category since his compatriot Aoki's 25 points in 1995. It was then in 125. The demonstration of a campaign which is disputed announcement and which is still being sought his boss.

The latest winner, in Argentina, is Jaume Masia, who also scored his first success at Las Termas, started the last Grand Prix of the Americas in tenth place before falling at turn 1 of a race finished in twenty-first place.

Finally, the power is up for grabs this year in Austin. Indeed, the three drivers who occupied the Texan podium in 2018 are now in Moto2. It was about Martin, bastianini et Bezzecchi.

Moto3 ™	2018	2019
FP1	2'20.005 Jorge Martin
FP2	2'17.423 Jorge Martin
FP3	2'17.499 Lorenzo Dalla Porta
Q1	XXX
Q2	2'18.629 Jorge Martin
warm up	2'18.731 Gabriel Rodrigo
Course	Martin, Bastianini, Bezzecchi
All time lap record	2'14.644 Arón Canet 2017

12° in the air and 17° on the track, Texas first offers freshness as a welcome. But the sky is clement and promises no unpleasant surprises. That being said, this commemoration warms the atmosphere.

E,2'22.887, fenati signs the first real reference, but Canet fall at turn 20 after ten minutes of exercise. Migno picks up the pace in 2'21.986 and leads his teammate Masiin its wake. It will be recalled that fenati has two victories on this track, the last of which in 2017.

Masia understood his teammate's trajectories so well that he set a 2'21.096 which put him in the lead. Antonelli is third in front Rodrigo and the astonishing Yurchenko. Masaki et Ramirez were also stationed in front fenati. But my times regularly fall twenty minutes from the end. Migno thus regains the initiative in 2'20.822. He is the only one under the 2'21 mark, ahead Masito. Rodrigo, in 2'20.813 comes to keep him company.

fenati climbs fourth and Canet gets back on the trail after his misadventure. As we enter the last quarter of an hour, the Italian clocks a 2'20.625. The championship leader Tuff is only 21st and Dallas Port is 14th.

The last five minutes begin when Cornfeel clocks a 2'19.454 which gives him more than a second ahead of Masiwill, fenati et Antonelli. Foggia et Rodrigo respond by also entering the 2'19 zone and therefore in the leading trio.

The last minute allows Foggia to bring the cursor to 2'18.649. But it's fenati who will have the last word in 2'18.536. Antonelli, Rodrigo, Cornfeel close the top 5 which includes three Hondas and two KTMs.

Austin Moto3 FP1: times

Classification credit: MotoGP.com