The Moto3 riders will not have worn a single slick this Friday, with two sessions in the wet. Jorge Martin set the best time ahead of Danny Kent, Niccolo Antonelli, Tatsuki Suzuki, Fabio di Giannantonio and Nicolo Bulega.
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| FP1 | 1'43.959 Jorge Navarro | 1'51.468 Adam Norrodin |
| FP2 | 1'43.365 Brad Binder | 1'52.716 Jorge Martin |
| FP3 | 1'42.832 Jakub Kornfeil | |
| QP | 1'42.756 Niccolo Antonelli | |
| Warm up | 1'43.499 Jorge Navarro | |
| Course | Binder, Fenati, Navarro | |
| All time lap record | 1'42.491 Efren Vazquez 2014 |
It was raining for the start of the second free practice session, with 11° for the air temperature and 14° for that of the wet asphalt. Improving the times achieved in the morning, on a track that was much less wet, seemed hypothetical.
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Most drivers rode despite the bad weather, with rain possibly returning later, probably not for the race (according to the weather) but perhaps for the qualifying session. It was raining heavily during this FP2, but the drivers wanted to experience the new surface in the wet. Tatsuki Suzuki set the first time in 1'58.913.
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Tatsuki Suzuki retained the lead in 1'58.131, 0.01 ahead Will Bendsneyder. Danny Kent, former Moto3 World Champion and wild card this weekend for Aki Ajo, set the fastest time in 1'56.763. Nicholas Bulega took the lead in 1'55.474, then gabriel rodrigo ahead of him in 1'55.165. Niccolo Antonelli rose to second position, 0.2 behind Rodrigo.
Bulega progressed in 1'54.823, 0.1 ahead of Antonelli. Joan mir, the leader of the World Championship, took the lead in 1'54.730, whileAdam Norrodin, the fastest pilot in the morning, fell without seriousness. Tony Arbolino was also falling. Andrea Migno came second, 0.02 behind Mir. Jules Danilo was sixteenth, a quarter of an hour from the checkered flag. No driver improved their time from the first session.
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Livio Law fell without gravity. Marco Bezzecchi, the pilot of the CIP teamAlain Bronec, took the lead on his Mahindra in 1'54.207. Then Danny Kent succeeded him in 1'53.558.
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Danny Kent accelerated the pace in 1'53.295, then he fell shortly after without seriousness. This was also the case for Gabriel Rodrigo who fractured his collarbone. George Martin took command in 1'52.874 and he finished this second session in the lead ahead of Danny Kent, Niccolo Antonelli, Tatsuki Suzuki, Fabio di Giannantonio and Nicolo Bulega. Jules Danilo ranked sixteenth
Results of the second free practice session:
1. Jorge Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 52.716s
2. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 53.295s
3. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 53.347s
4. Tatsuki Suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 53.480s
5. Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 53.553s
6. Nicolo Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 53.722s
7. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 53.875s
8. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 53.894s
9. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 54.004s
10. Darryn Binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 54.054s
11. Aron Canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 54.086s
12. Bo Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 54.115s
13. Joan Mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 54.128s
14. Romano Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 54.231s
15. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 54.386s
16. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 54.455s
17. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 54.519s
18. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 54.578s
19. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 54.671s
20. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 54.771s
21. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 54.958s
22. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 55.165s
23. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 55.223s
24. John McPhee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 55.351s
25. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 55.379s
26. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 55.533s
27. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 55.550s
28. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 55.588s
29. Patrik Pulkkinen FIN Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 56.274s
30. Livio Loi BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 57.276s
31. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 58.049s
32. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 58.720s
Reference times:
Test record: 1'42.491 by Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Lap record: 1'42.525 by Enea Bastianini (Honda Gresini Racing Team Moto3) in 2015
Best top speed: 223,9 km/h for Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 74 points
2 Romano FENATI-Honda 65
3 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 59
4 John MCPHEE-Honda 49
5 Aron CANET-Honda 43
6 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 35
7 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 35
8 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 23
9 Juanfran GUEVARA-KTM 23
10 Nicolo BULEGA-KTM 22
…18 Jules DANILO-Honda 7
