In pouring rain and on a completely wet track, Bo Bendsneyder achieved the best time while around fifteen drivers fell without gravity. He preceded Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, Joan Mir and the excellent Jules Danilo.
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#DutchGP Moto3 |
2016 |
2017 |
| FP1 | 1'45.331 Enea Bastianini (see here) | 1'43.231 Philipp Oettl |
| FP2 | 1'43.031 Aron Canet (see here) | 1'42.414 Jorge Martin |
| 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 |
Welcome to Assen for the third free practice session.
One of the blue riband events on the calendar – the #DutchGP!
The whole place just oozes motorsport history!🏁
Qualifying day! pic.twitter.com/XEd5MF2RCD
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2017
It was raining on this Saturday morning, the track was uniformly wet and the 1'42.414 achieved the day before by Jorge Martin had not the slightest possibility of being beaten. As the rain was expected to last all day, it was important for the drivers to run in the wet this morning, in order to best prepare for the afternoon qualifying session.
Some showed a clear desire to learn, like the very young Finn Patrick Pulkkinen (still last in the dry) who climbed into the top five. John mcphee fell without gravity in turn 5, shortly after Darryn binder.
🔟 out of 🔟 for commitment from @ DarrynBinder40 for trying to hold onto this highside 😣#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/JKTRaRPa9L
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2017
Tatsuki suzuki was the first to go under 2 minutes, in 1'59.411. The Japanese improved to 1'58.914. It was not cold – 17° for the air and 16° for the asphalt – and the grip was therefore correct, especially since most of the corners at Assen are banked. Visibility was, however, limited due to the projections.
Another nasty looking highside 😣
This time for @johnmcp17 #RiderOK#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/FasKMvlYPF
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2017
Fabio di Giannantonio took the lead in 1'58.657. He preceded Marco Bezzecchi, from the CIP teamAlain Bronec, pretty good in the wet. Unfortunately Bezzecchi fell shortly after, without seriousness. Kaito Toba then imitated him in turn 18, the last on the circuit, coming out of the final chicane.
BIG crash for @KaitoToba 💥 💥 💥
Good to see him walk away from this one 😯#DutchGP pic.twitter.com/NB70MEDz03
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 24, 2017
Jakub Kornfeil improved to 1'58.228. Joan Mir was the only Spaniard in the top ten, second, 0.08 behind Kornfeil. Bo Bendsneyder took first position at home in 1'58.193. Suzuki fell without gravity, also in turn 5.
Joan Mir took first position in 1'57.895. Ayumu Sasaki fell lightly in turn 3. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat became leader in 1'57.655. Tony Arbolino fell, Aron Canet fell, Philipp Oettl also, Jakub Kornfeil also, Fabio di Giannantonio the same, separately.
Bo Bendsneyder delighted his Dutch fans by finally setting the best time in 1'57.078 ahead of Nakarin Atiratphuvapat, Joan Mir and the brilliant Jules Danilo.
Results of the third free practice session (compiled by our friends at crash.net:
1. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 57.078s
2. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 57.655s
3. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 57.784s
4. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 58.029s
5. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 58.045s
6. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra) 1m 58.193s
7. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 58.220s
8. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 58.353s
9. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 58.382s
10. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 58.497s
11. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 58.580s
12. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 58.621s
13. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 58.657s
14. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 58.726s
15. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 58.816s
16. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 58.881s
17. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 59.044s
18. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 59.129s
19. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 59.383s
20. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 59.417s
21. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 59.530s
22. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 0.270s
23. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 0.424s
24. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 0.479s
25. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 0.650s
26. Raul fernandez SPA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar (Mahindra)
2m 0.682s
27. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 2m 0.797s
28. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 2m 1.718s
29. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 2m 1.718s
30. Ryan Van De Lagemaat NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing (KTM)
2m 2.861s
31. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot)
2m 3.169s
32. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 3.821s
Reference times:
Test record: 1'41.283 by Enea Bastianini (Honda Gresini Racing Team) in 2015
Lap record: 1'42.135 by Jorge Navarro (Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0) in 2015
Maximum top speed: 222.2 km/h for Hiroki Ono (Honda Leopard Racing) in 2015
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 133 points
2 Romano FENATI-Honda 88
3 Aron CANET-Honda 85
4 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 80
5 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 76
6 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 76
7 John MCPHEE-Honda 67
8 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 53
9 Juanfran GUEVARA-KTM 50
10 Enea BASTIANINI-Honda 49
…16 Jules DANILO-Honda 16
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