The Moto3 riders arrive at the Sachsenring track for the ninth meeting of the season, the last before the summer break. Everyone therefore wants to have a good weekend to go on vacation with peace of mind, but the races are always uncertain. Jorge Martín knows something about this, having twice been involved in accidents while preparing to win or make a podium. Winner at Assen, he took back the lead of the Championship from Marco Bezzecchi who fell on the last lap. The dice are therefore completely rerolled, especially as Fabio Di Giannantonio and Arón Canet are gradually catching up. Who will do best this weekend?
Hostilities begin Friday at 9 a.m.
Here are the results compared on the Sachsenring circuit between 2017 and 2018.
|
Sachsenring Moto3 |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 | 1'27.868 Jorge Martin | 1'27.272 Jorge Martin |
| FP2 | 1'27.179 Joan Mir | |
| FP3 | 1'27.411 Joan Mir | |
| Qualification | 1'26.688 Aron Canet | |
| Warm Up | 1'34.409 Raul Fernandez | |
| Course | Mir, Fenati, Ramirez | |
| All time lap record | 1'26.174 Danny Kent 2015 |
The green flag waves and the #GermanGP weekend is underway ??#MotoGP pic.twitter.com/F2FHeRTaR8
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) July 13, 2018
Jorge Martín (Del Conca Gresini) did not waste any time in this first session and immediately established the reference time in 1'30.025 before continuing the fast laps. After ten minutes, he was still leading and improved his time to 1'27.771, already a tenth better than the best time in FP1 that he set last year. The tone is set !
Behind him, we find the teammates Marco Bezzecchi et Jakub Kornfeil (PruestlGP), as well asEnea Bastianini (Leopard Racing) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing).
Mid-session, Jorge Martin is still in the lead Marco Bezzecchi et Nicholas Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) which is definitely back in business after a very difficult period. It precedes Jakub Kornfeil et Enea Bastianini. Then come Ayumu Sasaki, John Mcphee (CIP – Green Power), Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), came to replace Darryn binder, injured, as well as Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing).
Less than? minutes remaining and it's this guy who leads the way?@ 88jorgemartin is fastest so far in FP1!#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/6eVuHLn54S
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) July 13, 2018
In the last minutes, Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) comes in second place. He was then dethroned by Philipp Oettl (Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing) which runs at home. Jorge Martín ends as he started the session: in first place.
FP1 ranking:
1 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 207.4 1'27.272
2 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 209.3 1'27.497 0.225 / 0.225
3 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 205.5 1'27.523 0.251 / 0.026
4 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 204.8 1'27.539 0.267 / 0.016
5 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 207.2 1'27.611 0.339 / 0.072
6 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 205.6 1'27.717 0.445 / 0.106
7 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 205.0 1'27.749 0.477 / 0.032
8 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 209.4 1'27.847 0.575 / 0.098
9 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 206.2 1'27.856 0.584 / 0.009
10 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 206.3 1'27.975 0.703 / 0.119
11 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 206.8 1'28.080 0.808 / 0.105
12 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 209.5 1'28.193 0.921 / 0.113
13 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 206.0 1'28.240 0.968 / 0.047
14 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 202.2 1'28.278 1.006 / 0.038
15 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 208.1 1'28.317 1.045 / 0.039
16 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 203.2 1'28.358 1.086 / 0.041
17 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 205.6 1'28.360 1.088 / 0.002
18 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 207.4 1'28.521 1.249 / 0.161
19 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 204.1 1'28.546 1.274 / 0.025
20 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 205.8 1'28.569 1.297 / 0.023
21 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 207.9 1'28.599 1.327 / 0.030
22 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 207.3 1'28.638 1.366 / 0.039
23 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 205.2 1'28.727 1.455 / 0.089
24 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 205.1 1'28.745 1.473 / 0.018
25 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 205.6 1'28.868 1.596 / 0.123
26 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 205.8 1'29.188 1.916 / 0.320
27 77 Vicente PEREZ SPA Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 209.4 1'29.300 2.028 / 0.112
28 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 207.6 1'29.489 2.217 / 0.189
29 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 205.4 1'29.589 2.317 / 0.100
30 43 Luca GRÜNWALD GER Freudenberg Racing Team KTM 202.4 1'30.364 3.092 / 0.775
