All the drivers were discovering the new Sachsenring surface, which didn't seem bad in the dry, although it was difficult to tell as there was no rubber deposit. A time marker was provided by Jorge Martin with an excellent best time ahead of Bo Bendsneyder, Nicolo Bulega, Philipp Oettl and Joan Mir.
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| FP1 | 1'28.196 Romano Fenati | 1'27.868 Jorge Martin |
| FP2 | 1'27.496 Enea Bastianini | |
| FP3 | 1'27.162 Enea Bastianini | |
| Qualification | 1'27.129 Enea Bastianini | |
| Warm up | 1'40.072 Khairul Idham Pawi | |
| Course | Pawi, Locatelli, Bastianini | |
| All time lap record | 1'26.174 Kent 2015 |
The air temperature was 15° and that of the track 14°. The new asphalt was completely dry, but heavy clouds hovered over the circuit. Danny Kent replaced the injured Niccolo Antonelli at Aki Ajo KTM. All the drivers rushed out of the pits on slicks, fearing future bad weather. Romano Fenati had taken out his beautiful cap (see below).
Guten morgen from the Sachsenring 🇩🇪
Nice hat @RomanoFenati 👍#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/cZQ1oNaC4M
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Enea Bastianini set the first reference time in 1'31. He accelerated in 1'29.924. Joan Mir slightly preceded him in 1'29.916.
Dry track and a green flag 👊# Moto3 FP1 is underway#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/ETZFfpcK2N
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Half an hour from the end, Joan Mir dominated in 1'29.589, 0.01 ahead of Romano Fenati and 0.03 ahead of Enea Bastianini. Jules Danilo was fifteenth at 1.025. Kaito Toba fell quite sharply in turn 2. He got up, but in poor shape. John McPhee then fell in turn 1, without gravity.
Jorge Martin progressed in 1'29.510. The times were very close with the top five gathered within a tenth of a second halfway through the session. Martin improved to 1'29.469. Kaito Toba, after his fall, had recovered well and seemed able to resume the session. His motorcycle a little less.
Martin, always fast on a lap, progressed in 1'29.460, then Bo Bendsneyder replaced him at the top of the timing screens in 1'29.371. Martin replied in 1'28.985. It was the first time under 1'29. Gabriel Rodrigo took over in 1'28.952, 0.006 ahead of Fabio di Giannantonio.
Now that was closed 🙈#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/Y0MDdjTRxN
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Di Giannantonio improved to 1'28.717. That was about two seconds off the lap record on the old surface. Most riders rode a soft Dunlop in the front and a hard one in the rear, to get a feel for how long it would last on the new surface. There was a lot of wear on the left side.
Jorge Martin passed in 1'27.868, only one second off the lap record. Bulega moved into second at 0.1, ahead of Bendsneyder at 0.2 and Philipp Oettl at 0.3. Under the checkered flag, the best time went to Jorge Martin, ahead of Bo Bendsneyder, Nicolo Bulega, Philipp Oettl and Joan Mir. Jules Danilo was nineteenth.
# Moto3 FP1 🏁
that boy @ 88jorgemartin fastest in the opening session from @bobendsneyder and @nbulega 👊#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/wsSJpbcCDP
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Results of the first free practice session (thank you to our friends crash.net):
1. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 27.868s
2. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 27.979s
3. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 28.021s
4. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 28.256s
5. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 28.271s
6. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 28.273s
7. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 28.431s
8. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda)
1m 28.459s
9. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 28.572s
10. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 28.588s
11. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 28.660s
12. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 28.809s
13. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 28.952s
14. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 28.991s
15. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 29.072s
16. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 29.096s
17. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 29.244s
18. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 29.254s
19. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda)
1m 29.338s
20. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 29.442s
21. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra)
1m 29.514s
22. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 29.608s
23. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 29.834s
24. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 30.024s
25. Raul fernandez SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 30.033s
26. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 30.170s
27. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 30.738s
28. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 30.957s
29. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 31.136s
30. Tim Georgi GER Freudenberg Racing Team (KTM) 1m 31.361s
31. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 31.361s
32. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot)
1m 31.420s
Reference times:
Test record: 1'26.174 by Danny Kent (Honda Leopard Racing) in 2015
Lap record: 1'26.877 by Brad Binder (Mahindra Ambrogio Racing) in 2014
Best top speed: 214,8 km/h for Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 140 points
2 Aron CANET-Honda 110
3 Romano FENATI-Honda 108
4 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 89
5 John MCPHEE-Honda 83
6 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 80
7 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 78
8 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 63
9 Juanfran GUEVARA-KTM 54
10 Enea BASTIANINI-Honda 49
…14 Jules DANILO-Honda 27
