After sessions led by different drivers, things returned to usual in qualifying with Jorge Martín dominating. The Spaniard took his sixth pole position of the year, but the others are just a few thousandths behind. His main rivals in the Championship, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio, had a little more difficulty, and we will have to see where each one stands during the last free session of the weekend, this morning. Start of hostilities at 8:40 a.m.
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Sachsenring Moto3 |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 | 1'27.868 Jorge Martin | 1'27.272 Jorge Martin |
| FP2 | 1'27.179 Joan Mir | 1'26.938 Philipp Oettl |
| FP3 | 1'27.411 Joan Mir | 1'26.351 Lorenzo Dalla Porta |
| Qualification | 1'26.688 Aron Canet | 1'26.434 Jorge Martin |
| Warm Up | 1'34.409 Raul Fernandez | 1'27.040 Enea Bastianini |
| Course | Mir, Fenati, Ramirez | |
| All time lap record | 1'26.174 Danny Kent 2015 |
Warm up is underway at Sachsenring as the # Moto3 boys take to the track#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/FUXcrMR5X1
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) July 15, 2018
It's 18 degrees in the air and already 27 degrees on the track when the Warm Up starts. Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) sets the reference time in 1'27.673. Tony Arbolino (Marinelli Snipers Team) regains the advantage in the next round, but Canet irons. For his part, Jorge Martín (Del Conca Gresini) takes his time and only comes out after five minutes. He comes to place third, then second.
During the session, the penalties are announced for the start: Nicholas Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46), Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corsica), Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Nakarin Atiratphuvapat (Honda Team Asia), the guest driver Luca Grünwald (Freudenberg Racing Team), Vicente Pérez (Reale Avintia Academy 77) and Stefano Nepa (CIP – Green Power) will move back three places on the grid for driving slowly in an area of the circuit during qualifying, while Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46) will start last for having slowed down too much on numerous occasions.
Mid-session, Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing) takes the lead Jorge Martín, Arón Canet, Tony Arbolino et Marco Bezzecchi (PruestlGP). Afterwards, Jaume Masià (Bester Capital Dubai), Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Jakub Kornfeil (PruestlGP), Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai) and Fabio DiGiannantonio (Del Conca Gresini) complete the top 10.
That was closed!@TonyArbolino and @dennisfoggia71 collide at turn 1, narrowly missing @dallap48 ?#GermanGP pic.twitter.com/ggk1hFeq67
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) July 15, 2018
With 5 minutes to go, Dennis Foggia almost falls and tries to catch himself, but he is right in the middle of the track and Tony Arbolino cannot avoid it: the two pilots fall, fortunately without consequences.
In front, the positions change very little and it is Enea Bastianini who finished first in this last free session. It precedes Martín, Canet et Bezzecchi. By Giannantonio is seventh. The leaders of the Championship are therefore there before the race.
Warm Up ranking:
1 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 208.4 1'27.040
2 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 203.0 1'27.111 0.071 / 0.071
3 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 208.3 1'27.129 0.089 / 0.018
4 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 205.9 1'27.161 0.121 / 0.032
5 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 211.7 1'27.327 0.287 / 0.166
6 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 210.9 1'27.611 0.571 / 0.284
7 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 206.5 1'27.638 0.598 / 0.027
8 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 209.3 1'27.820 0.780 / 0.182
9 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 206.0 1'27.896 0.856 / 0.076
10 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 209.7 1'27.916 0.876 / 0.020
11 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 207.2 1'27.939 0.899 / 0.023
12 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 207.0 1'27.964 0.924 / 0.025
13 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 206.5 1'27.999 0.959 / 0.035
14 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 206.0 1'28.000 0.960 / 0.001
15 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 210.2 1'28.066 1.026 / 0.066
16 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 206.6 1'28.088 1.048 / 0.022
17 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 209.2 1'28.103 1.063 / 0.015
18 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 206.3 1'28.131 1.091 / 0.028
19 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 209.0 1'28.174 1.134 / 0.043
20 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 202.7 1'28.189 1.149 / 0.015
21 77 Vicente PEREZ SPA Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 207.2 1'28.207 1.167 / 0.018
22 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 205.3 1'28.242 1.202 / 0.035
23 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 205.9 1'28.268 1.228 / 0.026
24 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 207.2 1'28.370 1.330 / 0.102
25 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 206.5 1'28.410 1.370 / 0.040
26 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 210.5 1'28.487 1.447 / 0.077
27 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 206.8 1'28.761 1.721 / 0.274
28 43 Luca GRÜNWALD GER Freudenberg Racing Team KTM 205.0 1'28.780 1.740 / 0.019
29 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 203.5 1'29.269 2.229 / 0.489
30 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 204.3 1'29.399 2.359 / 0.130
Tony Arbolino
