Impossible to start the second part of the season with the smallest category of MotoGP without thinking about the one who left us yesterday and who will undoubtedly forever remain THE champion of small cars.
And if the atmosphere is gloomy this morning on the Brno circuit, the weather seems to have come together, with a track completely soaked by rain and a temperature of 22° in the air and on the ground.
In terms of small changes Darryn Binder, who was injured while riding Supermotard, is replaced by Dennis Foggiaas George Martin (team Gresini) makes his return here while he still gets around on crutches.
Here are the references available at the start of this resumption of the season:
#CzechGP Moto3 |
2016 |
2017 |
FP1 |
2'08.515 Enea Bastianini | |
FP2 |
2'08.047 Brad Binder | |
FP3 |
2'07.713 Brad Binder | |
Qualification |
2'07.785 Brad Binder | |
Warm up |
2'22.759 John McPhee | |
Course |
Mc Phee, Martin, Di Giannantonio (see here) | |
All time lap record |
2'07.622 Alex Rins 2013 |
The first surprise of the day comes from the wildcard Tim Georgi who intends to take advantage of these difficult conditions to showcase themselves. As a result, the young German, already a wildcard at the last Grand Prix in Germany, prances in the lead during the first half of the session in his yellow KTM #77 from the experienced Freudenberg team.
Midway through the session, Tim Georgi leads in 2'23.394, two and a half seconds ahead Niccolo Bulega, Andrea Migno, Tatsuki Suzuki et Philipp Oettl, while the rain is still falling so intensely.
George Martin prefers to stop his efforts around ten minutes from the checkered flag, while the attacks of the usual headliners always come up against the successive improvements of the young German driver Tim Georgi.
The latter, knowing the circuit from his presence in the German championship, allows himself the luxury of raising the provisional reference for this weekend to 2'21.970 on the last lap.
# Moto3 FP1 🏁
An impressive ride from wildcard Georgi see's him top the session ahead of @nbulega and @ChipNakari #CzechGP pic.twitter.com/EcQ7Rw68E3
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 4
Jules Danilo, 26th, obviously experienced problems whose nature we do not yet know.
FP1 ranking:
01- Tim Georgi – Freudenberg Racing Team – KTM RC 250 GP – 2’21.970
02- Nicolò Bulega – Sky Racing Team VR46 – KTM RC 250 GP – + 1.025
03- Nakarin Atiratphuvapat – Honda Team Asia – Honda NSF250RW – + 1.370
04- Aron Canet – Estrella Galicia 0,0 – Honda NSF250RW – + 1.749
05- Lorenzo Dalla Porta – Aspar Mahindra Moto3 – Mahindra MGP3O – + 1.756
06- Romano Fenati – Marinelli Rivacold Snipers – Honda NSF250RW – +1.860
07- Bo Bendsneyder – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM RC 250 GP – + 2.001
08- John McPhee – British Talent Team – Honda NSF250RW – + 2.464
09- Andrea Migno – Sky Racing Team VR46 – KTM RC 250 GP – + 2.615
10- Enea Bastianini – Estrella Galicia 0,0 – Honda NSF250RW – + 2.759
11- Niccolò Antonelli – Red Bull KTM Ajo – KTM RC 250 GP – + 2.779
12- Ayumu Sasaki – SIC Racing Team – Honda NSF250RW – + 2.846
13- Joan Mir – Leopard Racing – Honda NSF250RW – +2.882
14- Tatsuki Suzuki – Sic 58 Squadra Corse – Honda NSF250RW – + 2.969
15- Fabio Di Giannantonio – Del Conca Gresini Moto3 – Honda NSF250RW – + 3.471
16- Livio Loi – Leopard Racing – Honda NSF250RW – + 3.478
17- Philipp Öttl – Südmetall Schedl GP Racing – KTM RC 250 GP – + 3.626
18- Manuel Pagliani – CIP – Mahindra MGP3O – + 3.674
19- Adam Norrodin – SIC Racing Team – Honda NSF250RW – +3.718
20- Juanfran Guevara – RBA BOÉ Racing Team – KTM RC 250 GP – + 3.801
21- Marco Bezzecchi – CIP – Mahindra MGP3O – + 3.802
22- Albert Arenas – Aspar Mahindra Moto3 – Mahindra MGP3O – + 3.872
23- Tony Arbolino – Sic 58 Squadra Corse – Honda NSF250RW – + 4.436
24- Gabriel Martinez – MotoMex Team Moto3 – KTM RC 250 GP – + 4.476
25- Jakub Kornfeil – Peugeot MC SaxoPrint – Peugeot GP3-17 – + 4.876
26- Jules Danilo – Marinelli Rivacold Snipers – Honda NSF250RW – + 5.127
27- Dennis Foggia – Platinum Bay Real Estate – KTM RC 250 GP – + 5.800
28- Gabriel Rodrigo – RBA BOÉ Racing Team – KTM RC 250 GP – + 6.118
29- Marcos Ramirez – Platinum Bay Real Estate – KTM RC 250 GP – + 6.579
30- Patrik Pulkkinen – Peugeot MC SaxoPrint – Peugeot GP3-17 – + 7.244
31- Jorge Martin – Del Conca Gresini Moto3 – Honda NSF250RW – +8.459
32- Maria Herrera – AGR Team – KTM RC 250 GP – + 9.387
33- Kaito Toba – Honda Team Asia – Honda NSF250RW – + 10.324
