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This morning, it was Nippon driver Ai Ogura on the Honda, who set the tone during the first free practice session by setting the best time (142.738s). He thus beat Marcos Ramirez and Jakub Kornfeil. Romano Fenati placed fourth while World Championship leader Arón Canet on the KTM placed twenty-first. 

 

Assen Moto3™

2018

2019

FP1 1'42.771 Jorge Martin 1'42.738 Ai Ogura
FP2 1'42.677 Arón Canet 1'41.782 Jakub Kornfeil
FP3 1'42.308 Marco Bezzecchi
QP1

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QP2 1'42.039 Jorge Martin
warm up 1'42.566 Arón Canet
Course Martin, Canet, Bastianini
All time lap record 1'41.283 Enea Bastianini (2015)

It's 21,6 degrees in the air and 36,3 degrees on the track. The sun finally came out, suggesting very good track conditions for the drivers.

It was Ai Ogura who, at the start of the session, set the reference time in 1.44.157s. He is taken over by Alonso López who passes the 1.44 mark by setting a time of 1.43.380s. Romano Fenati is second in 1.43.561s. Kaito Toba, Ai Ogura's teammate, took the best time in 1.42.842s. Suzuki gains a few more thousandths on this time, it runs in 1.42.592s.

Behind them, Tony Arbolino is second and laps in 1.42.634s, Niccolò Antonelli is third best time (1.42.738s). Championship leader Arón Canet is ranked third best time with a time of 1.42.761s. There are 15 minutes left for the drivers to improve and it is Jakub Kornfeil who sets the pace by setting a lap time of 1.42.226s. McPhee imitated him and took second position by achieving a lap time of 1.42.385s. 

Tatsuki Suzuki crashed in turn 9 after further improving his own time to 1.42.454s. And during this time, Lorenzo Dalla Porta made the effort and came second behind Kornfeil, he ran in 1.42.374s.

Arón Canet crashes following contact with Alonso López in turn 4.

 

At the end of the session, Jakub Kornfeil takes the best time (1.41.782s) in front Tony Arbolino (1.41.880s) and Niccolo Antonelli (1.41893) Romano Fenati ranks fourth, Aron Canet twenty second. 

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