On a track with good grip this Friday morning, the brand new World Champion dominated the opening session ahead of Adam Norrodin, Livio Loi, Romano Fenati, and Enea Bastianini.
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#MalaysianGP Moto3™ FP1 |
2016 |
2017 |
| FP1 |
2'15.520 Brad Binder |
2'13.129 Joan Mir |
| FP2 |
2'26.490 Francesco Bagnaia |
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| FP3 |
2'14.690 Brad Binder |
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| Qualification |
2'26.268 Brad Binder |
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| Warm Up |
2'25.140 Francesco Bagnaia |
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| Course | Bagnaia, Kornfeil, Bendsneyder (see here) | |
| All time lap record |
2'12.450 Jack Miller 2014 |
The sun shone on the Sepang circuit for the first session. The air temperature was 27° and the asphalt temperature was 30°. Romano Fenati set the first fast time in 2'15.2, ahead of Juanfran Guevara and Enea Bastianini. Fenati then moved up to 2'15.0. The track seemed in very good condition, but a little dirty. Tatsuki Suzuki was the first rider to fall, in turn 2 without gravity. Ayumu Sasaki joined him on the ground in turn 15, without consequence.
It started to rain lightly in places with 28 minutes to go, while Romano Fenati dominated in 2'14.682. He preceded Aron Canet and Jorge Martin by 0.3, and Juanfran Guevara by 0.4.
At mid-race, Joan Mir went from twelfth place in 2'15.4 to seventh in 2'15.0. Fenati achieved a 2'14.795, the second time behind his provisional best time. His teammate Jules Danilo was sixth in 2'14.971. The Frenchman will start 3 places back on the grid, penalized for having involuntarily caused Aron Canet to fall at Phillip Island, for “irresponsible driving”. Jules did not appeal.
11 minutes from the checkered flag, Jorge Martin took the lead in 2'14.184, 0.4 ahead of Romano Fenati and 0.6 ahead of Juanfran Guevara, Joan Mir and Aron Canet. Romano Fenati regained the advantage in 2'13.858. It was quite fast because it was 0.3 behind the lap record set in the race by Brad Binder in 2015. The rubber deposit became more and more important, facilitating the improvement in performance.
Livio Loi became first in 2'13.437, faster than the lap record. Then his teammate Johann Mir took over in 2'13.129, while the Belgian fell without gravity in turn 9 during the last lap.
Joan Mir finally finished the session in the lead, ahead of Adam Norrodin, Livio Loi, Romano Fenati, and Enea Bastianini. Jules Danilo was eighteenth.
Results of the first free practice session:
1. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 2m 13.129s
2. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 13.409s
3. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 2m 13.437s
4. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 13.581s
5. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 13.728s
6. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 2m 13.961s
7. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 2m 14.031s
8. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 2m 14.054s
9. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 2m 14.184s
10. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 14.186s
11. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 2m 14.236s
12. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 14.284s
13. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 2m 14.292s
14. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 14.597s
15. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 14.607s
16. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 2m 14.754s
17. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 2m 14.871s
18. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 2m 14.971s
19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 2m 15.110s
20. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 2m 15.122s
21. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 2m 15.162s
22. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 2m 15.164s
23. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 2m 15.270s
24. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 15.490s
25. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 2m 15.622s
26. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 15.699s
27. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 2m 15.714s
28. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 2m 15.756s
29. Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing (Honda) 2m 16.430s
30. Maria Herrera SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 2m 16.759s
31. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 2m 17.852s
Reference times:
Test record: 2'12.450 by Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 2014
Lap record: 2'13.571 by Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 2015
Best top speed: 232,6 km/h for Hiroki Ono (Honda Leopard Racing) in 2015
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 296 points
2 Romano FENATI-Honda 226
3 Aron CANET-Honda 184
4 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 151
5 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 146
6 Enea BASTIANINI-Honda 114
7 John MCPHEE-Honda 112
8 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 108
9 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 107
10 Philipp OETTL-KTM 104
…20 Jules DANILO Honda 29
Manufacturers' Championship:
1 HONDA 395 points
2 KTM 222
3 MAHINDRA 42
4 PEUGEOT 26
