Italian Grand Prix, Mugello, Moto3, FP1: Antonelli starts strong

It's a championship led by the Spaniard Canet in front of the two Italians Dalla Porta and Antonelli that Moto3 presents itself at Mugello. This sixth round at home will therefore have an air of revenge for the challengers of the driver of a team nevertheless very local in color since it is that of Max Biaggi. Still, other nationalities will also have their say since it is the British McPhee who won at Le Mans while the Japanese Toba is still fourth in the general classification.

Compared to the last performance in Sarthe, the good weather should not be lacking this time on a Mugello track which has seen a KTM triumph five times during the last seven visits. That being said, here is the table that refreshes the memory…

Mugello Moto3™	2018	2019
FP1	1'58.078 Jorge Martin	1'58.188 Niccolò Antonelli
FP2	1'57.104 Jorge Martin
FP3	1'57.337 Jorge Martin
Q1	XXX
Q2	1'56.634 Jorge Martin
Warm Up	1'57.126 Jorge Martin
Course	Martin, Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio
All time lap record	1'56.615 Danny Kent 2015

19° in the air and 22° on the track all under a radiant sun are the conditions offered to the protagonists who see a guest TM join the battle with Zannoni on the handlebars.

fenati, the big absentee at the start of the season achieves the first benchmark in 2'00.213. By the way, Andrea Migno (2017) et Romano Fenati (2014) are the only two current riders to have won the Moto3 race at Mugello. Dallas Port carries the reference to 2'00.009.The top 5 is held by five Hondas when fenati regains his property in 1'59.493. He is followed by Antonelli. McPhee points fourth in front Suzuki et Masaki.

The first of the Japanese mentioned even took the lead mid-session in 1'59.342. Rodrigo answers him in 1'59.200. Canet, championship leader, is sixth. The guest Zannoni is eleventh with the TM. The last quarter of an hour began with the Argentinian in the lead in front Dallas Port, Suzuki, fenati, Arbolino, Antonelli et Canet. Masia is only 19th and Tuff 26th

The last five minutes wake up a Lopez which clocks a 1'58.987 before going straight at the end of the straight where the Moto3s take a little over 250 km/h. Canet follows and thus breaks with its KTM the Honda hegemony observed since the start of the financial year. But Rodrigo reacts in 1'58.765 as Dalla Porta which takes second place.

Öncü remembers everyone well by registering fourth. But it's Antonelli who impresses with a 1'58.188.

The checkered flag salutes the best performance ofAntonelli before Rodrigo, McPhee, Dallas Port et dogt. The first four are in Honda. fenati is 15st, Tuff 18th and Masiat 11th. He is the only one of the three mentioned above who can say that he is potentially in Q2…

Italian Grand Prix Mugello Moto3 FP1: times