After three weeks of summer break, the Moto3 riders are ready for their return to the Brno track, and everyone will be keen to get this second part of the season off to a good start. Jorge Martín will thus try to widen his lead in the Championship over Marco Bezzecchi who, for his part, will try to regain the seven points he has behind his opponent. Behind them, Arón Canet and Enea Bastianini will do everything to get back into the Championship, while Fabio Di Giannantonio will give everything to win his first victory. Let's not forget the other drivers on the field either, because everyone can create a surprise. The weekend promises to be intense.
Hostilities begin at 9 a.m. this Friday.
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Brno Moto3™ |
2017 |
2018 |
| FP1 | 2'21.970 Tim Georgi | 2'09.194 Philipp Oettl |
| FP2 | 2'20.819 Joan Mir | |
| FP3 | 2'08.773 Nicolo Bulega | |
| Qualification | 2'08.571 Gabriel Rodrigo | |
| Warm Up | 2'09.080 Johan Mc Phee | |
| Course | Mir, Fenati, Canet | |
| All time lap record | 2'07.622 Alex Rins 2013 |
The heat wave affecting Europe is not sparing the Czech Republic where it is surprisingly hot, which will make the sessions interesting. It is 33 degrees both in the air and on the track when the Moto3 riders set off for their first free session. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) is the first to enter the track. A few minutes later, it was, unsurprisingly, Jorge Martín (Del Conca Gresini) which sets the reference time in 2'11.779.
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WE ARE BACK! ? pic.twitter.com/QxUulaDM4A
- MotoGP ™ ??? (@MotoGP) August 3, 2018
After ten minutes, several drivers took first place, and it is now Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai) which leads in front Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing), the rookie Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46), Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) and Fabio DiGiannantonio (Del Conca Gresini).
bastianini and By Giannantonio then took first position, and at mid-session four of the top five in the Championship occupied the first four places: Fabio Di Giannantonio, Jorge Martín, Enea Bastianini et Aron Canet. Behind, Marcos Ramirez, Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corsica), Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Jakub Kornfeil (PruestlGP), Dennis Foggia et Philipp Oettl (Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing) complete the top 10, while Marco Bezzecchi eleventh point.
The field returns almost entirely to the box fifteen minutes before the end, and begins to emerge little by little after five minutes to attack the final straight of the session. Martín then takes the lead again and then improves his time to 2'09.533. Unfortunately, he made a mistake with a big high side four minutes from the end and seemed to have a wrist or shoulder injury*. At the checkered flag, Philipp Oettl improved the best time by almost four tenths and took the lead in this first free session.
*Update: George Martín fractured his left hand and will not participate in the Grand Prix. He will fly to Barcelona to have surgery.
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- Gresini Racing (@GresiniRacing) August 3
FP1 ranking:
1 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 215.0 2'09.194
2 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 218.4 2'09.533 0.339 / 0.339
3 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 216.1 2'09.614 0.420 / 0.081
4 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 217.8 2'09.640 0.446 / 0.026
5 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 215.3 2'09.895 0.701 / 0.255
6 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 217.3 2'09.947 0.753 / 0.052
7 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 220.3 2'10.009 0.815 / 0.062
8 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 223.1 2'10.034 0.840 / 0.025
9 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 217.4 2'10.182 0.988 / 0.148
10 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 217.3 2'10.259 1.065 / 0.077
11 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 214.7 2'10.304 1.110 / 0.045
12 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 213.5 2'10.406 1.212 / 0.102
13 77 Vicente PEREZ SPA Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 218.5 2'10.585 1.391 / 0.179
14 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 217.9 2'10.608 1.414 / 0.023
15 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 216.9 2'10.628 1.434 / 0.020
16 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 218.0 2'10.629 1.435 / 0.001
17 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 215.6 2'10.666 1.472 / 0.037
18 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 216.0 2'10.673 1.479 / 0.007
19 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 212.0 2'10.693 1.499 / 0.020
20 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 219.8 2'10.758 1.564 / 0.065
21 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 219.9 2'10.790 1.596 / 0.032
22 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 220.0 2'10.791 1.597 / 0.001
23 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 216.4 2'10.795 1.601 / 0.004
24 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 221.5 2'10.839 1.645 / 0.044
25 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 214.9 2'10.855 1.661 / 0.016
26 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 215.0 2'11.528 2.334 / 0.673
27 15 Filip SALAC CZE Cuna de Campeones Czech Talent KTM 215.2 2'11.844 2.650 / 0.316
28 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 216.0 2'12.093 2.899 / 0.249
29 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 216.6 2'13.050 3.856 / 0.957
