#BritishGP Moto3 FP3: Fenati and the rain!

The beautiful Friday sun and the almost summer temperature did not rise at Silverstone this morning for the last Moto3 free practice session. As a result, the fear of rain has returned to the fore for this British Grand Prix, a question which will torment a little later the MotoGP protagonists who missed the top 10 the day before. But make way for Moto3, dominated since yesterday by a Aron Canet in full confidence during the first two free practice sessions.

A situation which materializes a little more on our traditional table.

#BritishGP Moto3	2016	2017
FP1	2'15.748 Francesco Bagnaia (see here)	2'14.545 Aron Canet
FP2	2'14.420 Jorge Navarro (see here)	2'13.320 Aron Canet
FP3	2'13.882 Jorge Navarro (see here)
Qualification	2'33.642 Francesco Bagnaia (see here)
Warm Up	2'27.194 Philipp Oettl (see here)
Course	Binder, Bagnaia, Bendsneyder (see here)
All time lap record	2'13.664 Kornfeil 2014

 

The exercise was launched and saluted by the flag warning of a slippery track. And for good reason, scattered drops watered certain parts of the English route. On a track at just under 18°, it became clear from the start that the Estrella Galicia driver's Friday times would not be threatened on Saturday morning.

George Martin performing but still convalescing drew a line under this session, but not the rest, declaring to preserve himself for the qualifications to come. A wise decision judging by one Guevara narrowly avoiding corrections. This was not the case for the new pearl of the category James Masia who fell at turn 1. Meanwhile, Roman Fenati signed the first reference in 2'30.031. We were indeed far from Friday's 2'13.320.

Arenas received harshly from a trick imposed at turn 11. But the driver of a Mahindra who will disappear at the end of this season nevertheless got back up.

On a track that is not completely wet and sometimes barely dry, Guevara was at the top of the timesheet with a 2'28.053 at the start of the last quarter of an hour. A performance that fenati crossed out while descending into the 2'27 per lap zone. In 2'27.044, Joan Mir also showed up and showed that we could do better before the checkered flag dropped.

Five minutes from the goal, fenati tried the slicks while Mir carried the reference to 2'26.339. But the better-shod Italian clocked 2'23.252 then 2'20.880. This will be the end time ahead Dalla Porta, Kornfeil, Mir and the Scotsman McPhee. Jules Danilo is twenty-third.

#BritishGP Moto3 FP3: Chronos

1	5	Roman FENATI	Honda	2'20.880
2	48	Lorenzo FROM THE DOOR	Mahindra	2'23.551	2.671	2.671
3	84	Jakub KORNFEIL	Peugeot	2'23.990	3.110	0.439
4	36	Joan Mir	Honda	2'24.218	3.338	0.228
5	17	John MCPHEE	Honda	2'24.706	3.826	0.488
6	58	Juanfran GUEVARA	KTM	2'25.185	4.305	0.479
7	69	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	KTM	2'25.640	4.760	0.455
8	41	Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT	Honda	2'26.075	5.195	0.435
9	47	Jake ARCHER	KTM	2'26.100	5.220	0.025
10	12	Marco BEZZECCHI	Mahindra	2'26.228	5.348	0.128
11	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	2'26.279	5.399	0.051
12	16	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	2'26.426	5.546	0.147
13	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Honda	2'26.643	5.763	0.217
14	8	Nicholas BULEGA	KTM	2'26.712	5.832	0.069
15	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	KTM	2'26.914	6.034	0.202
16	33	Enea BASTIANINI	Honda	2'27.079	6.199	0.165
17	11	Livio LOI	Honda	2'27.120	6.240	0.041
18	65	Philipp OETTL	KTM	2'27.337	6.457	0.217
19	14	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	2'27.429	6.549	0.092
20	44	Aaron CANET	Honda	2'27.451	6.571	0.022
21	71	Ayumu SASAKI	Honda	2'27.452	6.572	0.001
22	23	Niccolo ANTONELLI	KTM	2'27.472	6.592	0.020
23	95	Jules DANILO	Honda	2'27.748	6.868	0.276
24	27	Kaito TOBA	Honda	2'27.858	6.978	0.110
25	7	Adam NORRODIN	Honda	2'27.976	7.096	0.118
26	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	KTM	2'28.052	7.172	0.076
27	96	Manuel PAGLIANI	Mahindra	2'28.231	7.351	0.179
28	6	Maria HERRERA	KTM	2'29.116	8.236	0.885
29	19	Gabriel RODRIGO	KTM	2'29.313	8.433	0.197
30	15	Jaume MASIA	KTM	2'29.448	8.568	0.135
31	4	Patrick PULKKINEN	Peugeot	2'30.006	9.126	0.558
	75	Albert Arenas	Mahindra	2'31.308	10.428	1.302
	88	Jorge MARTIN	Honda