#DutchGP Moto3 FP1: Philipp Oettl and KTM draw first

While the World Championship has been dominated since the start of the season by Honda, it was an Austrian machine which won during the first free practice session, with Philipp Oettl ahead of Enea Bastianini, Romano Fenati , Maria Herrera, Bo Bendsneyder, Aron Canet, Jorge Martin and Joan Mir.

#DutchGP Moto3	2016	2017
FP1	1'45.331 Enea Bastianini (see here)
FP2	1'43.031 Aron Canet (see here)
FP3	1'42.051 Aron Canet (see here)
Qualification	1'42.463 Enea Bastianini (see here)
Warm up	1'42.956 Romano Fenati (see here)
Course	Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio, Migno (see here)
All time lap record	1'42.135 Navarro 2015

This Dutch weekend started coolly, with 18° for the air and 22° for the track, one of the coldest Friday mornings since the start of the year. There were a few clouds, but the track was dry. Many riders started with a soft Dunlop in the front and a hard one in the rear, to save the mediums they would need later.

The weekend has started 🙌# Moto3 bikes out on track for FP1#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/N63LBoQK2y

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 23, 2017

Will Bendsneyder, at home in Assen, was the first to set a fast lap in 1'45.176. Then Romano Fenati improved to 1'45.153, before Bendsneyder took the lead again in 1'45.136. gabriel rodrigo took command in 1'44.607. Jules Danilo occupied sixteenth position at 0.7 with 25 minutes remaining. 19 drivers were then in the same second.

Juanfran Guevara took the lead in 1'44.431. Gabriel Rodrigo improved to 1'44.057. We were then preparing, around 20 minutes from the checkered flag, to drop below 1'44. Tatsuki suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) almost achieved it in 1'44.046.

Andrea Migno fell without gravity in turn 16. George Martin took command 10 minutes from the end in 1'44.040. Several drivers put on a set of new tires, always with a soft one at the front and a hard one at the rear. Some had a medium mounted in the back.

Jorge Martin cracked the 1'44 mark by being the first to pass in 1'43.917. Enea Bastianini took over in 1'43.335, more than half a second ahead of Aron Canet. Philipp Oettl improved on his KTM to 1'43.231, and won ahead of Enea Bastianini, Romano Fenati, Maria Herrera, Bo Bendsneyder, Aron Canet, Jorge Martin and Joan Mir. Jules Danilo was twentieth.

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

1. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 43.231s
2. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 43.335s
3. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 43.389s
4. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 43.785s
5. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 43.798s
6. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 43.848s
7. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 43.917s
8. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 44.021s
9. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 44.027s
10. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 44.046s
11. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 44.052s
12. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 44.057s
13. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 44.194s
14. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 44.225s
15. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 44.242s
16. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 44.331s
17. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 44.371s
18. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 44.431s
19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra) 1m 44.476s
20. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 44.532s
21. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 44.653s
22. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 44.670s
23. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 44.707s
24. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 44.707s
25. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 44.893s
26. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 45.128s
27. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 45.636s
28. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 46.077s
29. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 46.126s
30. Raul fernandez SPA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra) 1m 46.239s
31. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 46.346s
32. Ryan Van De Lagemaat NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing (KTM) 1m 49.166s