Silverstone Moto3 FP3 British Grand Prix: Tony Arbolino drives the point home!

An Arbolino at the record from the morning and an Arenas main player in the afternoon, this British Grand Prix got off to a strong start in a Moto3 category which also saw its 2020 starting grid defined. Thus, John McPhee, the Scotsman, will still be with the Petronas team next year. Meanwhile, championship duellists Canet and Dalla Porta, assured of a place in Moto2 next year, like Ramirez, are holding each other in check. As for Fenati, he is also in the game. 

What will this Saturday have in store for us, which is also the day of the qualifiers which will be played this afternoon? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts…

Silverstone Moto3™	2018	2019
FP1	2'15.489 Philipp Öttl	2'12.008 Tony Arbolino
FP2	2'14.257 Tony Arbolino	2'12.224 Albert Arenas
FP3	2'16.621 Jakub Kornfeil	2'11.844 Tony Arbolino
Q1	XXX
Q2	2'13.292 Jorge Martin
warm up	2'18.760 Marco Bezzecchi
Course	XXX
All time lap record	2'12.440 Jorge Navarro (2012)	2'11.844 Tony Arbolino

It's 17,7 degrees in the air and 19,5 degrees on the track while the sun is forecast to set generously in the Silverstone sky today. Ideal track conditions for the drivers to battle it out for Sunday's race.

It's gone for 40 minutes and it was Antonelli who set the reference time in 2.13.699s. He is instantly taken by fenati which appears very fast from the start of the session, its lap time is 2.12.456s. Heavy fall of Masaki in turn 6.

Red also makes a mistake in turn 16. He is imitated by López in turn 4. The track still seems wet and thus favors serial falls.

McPhee makes the effort and sets a lap time of 2.12.136s before fenati et Arbolino. Sasaki is fourth best time, Antonelli is fifth. Dalla Porta is tenth, Canet, the runner-up to the Leopard driver in the championship, is seventh.

kick of Dallas Port in turn 2, when he came to position himself as the second best time of the session in 2.12.267s.

Arbolino for his part drives home the point and beats his own track record set yesterday, in 2.11.844s. Antonelli is second, it runs in 2.12.100s. McPhee remains in third place in 2.12.136s.

In the immediate future, the 14 drivers who will enter Q2 directly at the end of the three cumulative free sessions are: Arbolino, Antonelli, McPhee, Arenas, Canet, Dalla Porta, Binder, Suzuki, Migno, Fenati, Masiá, Toba, Alcoba et Nepa. 

There are 2 minutes left before the end of the session and the peloton set off at the same time like Canet who throws himself on his motorbike, not wanting to be followed by his friends on the track, the latter preferring to go solo.

Top 14 cumulative sessions for Q2: Arbolino, Fenati, Ramirez, Antonelli, McPhee, Arenas, Canet, Dalla Porta, Binder, Suzuki, Garcia, Migno, Ogura et Masia. 

Silverstone Moto3 FP3 British Grand Prix: times