Yesterday took place in good weather conditions, despite the heavy dust on the track. If Enea Bastianini dominated the majority of the two free sessions, it was Jorge Martín who, each time, took first place when the checkered flag passed. After a rather discreet session in FP1, the Spaniard showed himself more in FP2, but still in the last minutes.
Arón Canet was also present at the forefront during both sessions, as were Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Niccolò Antonelli. With rain expected today, everyone will have to play their part to get through it as best as possible. Start of FP3 at 16 p.m. French time.
Here is the table of results compared to Austin between 2017 and 2018:
|
Austin Moto3™ |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 | 2'16.820 Arón Canet | 2'20.005 Jorge Martin |
| FP2 | 2'16.750 Arón Canet | 2'17.423 Jorge Martin |
| FP3 | 2'16.273 Romano Fenati | 2'17.499 Lorenzo Dalla Porta |
| Qualification | 2'16.427 Arón Canet | |
| Warm Up | 2'16.427 Arón Canet | |
| Course | Fenati, Martin, Di Giannantonio | |
| All time lap record | 2'16.427 Arón Canet 2017 |
Despite a few small drops of rain in the morning and a threatening sky, the drivers set off on a dry track. The temperature in the air is 18 degrees while the track is almost 20 degrees.
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Darryn binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is the first to set the reference time in 2'19.437, ahead of the rookies Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai) and Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46). After ten minutes, Masià takes the lead and connects fast laps.
Mid-session, Jaume Masià still leads in 2'18.670, ahead Darryn Binder, Philipp Oettl (Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing) and Jorge Martín (Del Conca Gresini). Then we find six Italians from fifth to tenth place: the teammates Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing), as well as Fabio DiGiannantonio (Del Conca Gresini), Tony Arbolino (Marinelli Snipers Team), Dennis Foggia et Nicolò Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corsica).
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Ten minutes before the end, Marco Bezzecchi (PruestlGP) takes the lead in the ranking ahead Darryn binder et Arón Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) setting a time of 2'18.310. Five minutes later, and as in FP1 and FP2, Jorge Martín takes command. The Spaniard puts the second at five tenths, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and improves from the next lap by turning in 2'17.573, but it is ultimately Lorenzo Dalla Porta which wins by 74 thousandths.
Here are the results of the session:
1 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 2'17.499
2 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 2'17.573 0.074 / 0.074
3 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 2'17.642 0.143 / 0.069
4 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 2'17.685 0.186 / 0.043
5 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 2'17.757 0.258 / 0.072
6 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 2'17.882 0.383 / 0.125
7 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 2'18.278 0.779 / 0.396
8 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 2'18.290 0.791 / 0.012
9 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 2'18.292 0.793 / 0.002
10 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 2'18.398 0.899 / 0.106
11 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 2'18.428 0.929 / 0.030
12 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 2'18.434 0.935 / 0.006
13 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 2'18.670 1.171 / 0.236
14 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Team Asia Honda 2'18.769 1.270 / 0.099
15 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 2'18.804 1.305 / 0.035
16 Livio LOI BEL Reale Avintia Academy KTM 2'18.812 1.313 / 0.008
17 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 2'18.855 1.356 / 0.043
18 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 2'18.913 1.414 / 0.058
19 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 2'18.950 1.451 / 0.037
20 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 2'19.041 1.542 / 0.091
21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 2'19.063 1.564 / 0.022
22 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 2'19.064 1.565 / 0.001
23 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 2'19.177 1.678 / 0.113
24 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 2'19.239 1.740 / 0.062
25 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 2'19.308 1.809 / 0.069
26 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 2'19.314 1.815 / 0.006
27 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 2'19.608 2.109 / 0.294
28 Makar YURCHENKO KAZ CIP – Green Power KTM 2'20.679 3.180 / 1.071
Jaume Masià
Best lap in the race: Lap: 12 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA 2'17.499 144.3 Km/h
Record for the best lap in a race: 2017 Aron CANET 2'15.583 146.3 Km/h
Best lap of the circuit: 2017 Aron CANET 2'14.644 147.4 Km/h
