#ItalianGP Moto3 FP1: Fenati saves honor on Italian National Day

On the occasion of the first free practice session on the Mugello circuit, on June 2 of the "Festa della Repubblica Italiana", Romano Fenati achieved the best time ahead of Jorge Martin, Nicolo Bulega, Joan Mir, Juanfran Guevara and Andrea Migno.

#ItalianGP Mugello Moto3	2016	2017
FP1	2'09.992 Khairul Idham Pawi	1'58.387 Romano Fenati
FP2	1'58.489 Hiroki Ono
FP3	1'57.789 Niccolo Antonelli
Qualification	1'57.289 Romano Fenati
Warm up	1'58.701 Enea Bastianini
Course	Binder, Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia (see here)
All time lap record	1'56.615 Danny Kent 2015

The air temperature was 19°, the track temperature was 24°, and the weather forecast predicted good weather for the entire weekend, with temperatures identical throughout the three days of the GP. Facing the Championship leader Joan mir, it was going to be interesting to situate the performances of his local opponents as Romano Fenati, Fabio di Giannantonio, Davide Bulega, Enea Bastianini and Andrea Migno.

Good morning @RomanoFenati! Good morning from Mugello! 🇮🇹#ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/apzXjcW8HR

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 2, 2017

In addition to the KTM “Evo” frame, the Sky Racing Team VR46 riders had the new WP fork tested during the post-GP test at Le Mans by Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOÉ Racing Team) and the wild card Danny Kent (Red Bull KTM Ajo). We noted the presence at Mugello as a wild card ofEdoardo Sintoni who participates in the CIV within “3570 Talenti Azzurri FMI”, the team of the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana sponsored by Cooperativa RadioTaxi 3570. Darryn binder (KTM Platinum Bay Real Estate) sported a helmet decoration identical to that of Nicky Hayden.

Here we go then – first track action of the weekend! Lets get it! 👊#ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/KsPj1jIdPc

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 2, 2017

The first interesting time was to the credit of Andrea Migno in 2'00.7. Juanfran Guevara passed in 2'00.066. Migno was the first to go under two minutes in 1'59.902, then he progressed to 1'58.966.

Migno was leading at mid-session on his Sky Racing Team VR46 KTM, but the Hondas were starting to gradually move towards the front, with George Martin (Gresini) second ahead of Joan Mir (Leopard). Tony Arbolino slipped into Mir's aspi and snatched third place from him, on a Honda from the SIC58 Squadra Corse, the team of Mir's father. Marco Simoncelli who are competing this weekend in a very emotional way for their first Italian Grand Prix as a permanent team.

7 minutes from the checkered flag, Migno's lead over the “wild horde” was comfortable, with 0.797 ahead of Martin, 0.8 over Arbolino and Mir. Jules Danilo occupied twelfth position at 1.4. Jorge Martin achieved 1'58.473 with 4 minutes to go, which Romano Fenati improved to 1'58.383.

Finally, Romano Fenati finished first in 1'58.387, ahead of Jorge Martin, Nicolo Bulega, Joan Mir, Juanfran Guevara and Andrea Migno. Jules Danilo finished twenty-first.

Results of the first free practice session:

1. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 58.347s
2. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 58.473s
3. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 58.625s
4. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 58.862s
5. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 58.940s
6. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 58.966s
7. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 58.998s
8. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 59.131s
9. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 59.239s
10. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 59.488s
11. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 59.543s
12. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 59.797s
13. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 59.840s
14. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 59.902s
15. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 0.050s
16. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 2m 0.166s
17. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 2m 0.277s
18. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 0.282s
19. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 0.298s
20. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 0.428s
21. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 0.433s
22. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 0.476s
23. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 0.568s
24. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 0.766s
25. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 0.801s
26. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 2m 1.579s
27. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 2.106s
28. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 2.139s
29. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 2.539s
30. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 2.825s
31. Edoardo Sintoni ITA 3570-MTA (Mahindra) 2m 3.447s