Suzuki was all the talk this morning in Aragon while the duellists for the title, Canet and Dalla Porta, were more discreet. Arbolino, for his part, had confirmed his status as third man. The Italian crossed the finish line in third place in Misano. It was his seventh Moto3 podium, putting him level with Francesco Bagnaia, Niccolò Antonelli and Marcos Ramírez in the category. Additionally, Tony Arbolino stood on the podium for the fourth consecutive time at Misano, becoming the 11th rider to take at least four consecutive podiums in Moto3 and the second Italian rider to do so, along with Romano Fenati.
Will he be the driver to follow this afternoon? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts…
|
Aragon Moto3™ |
2018 |
2019 |
| FP1 |
1'59.206 Jakub Kornfeil |
1'58.987 Tatsuki Suzuki |
| FP2 |
1'58.418 Enea Bastianini |
1'58.566 Andrea Migno |
| FP3 |
1'57.961 Marco Bezzecchi |
|
| Q1 |
XXX |
|
| Q2 |
1'57.066 Jorge Martin |
|
| warm up |
1'59.179 Marco Bezzecchi |
|
| Course |
Martin, Bezzecchi, Bastianini |
|
| All time lap record |
1'57.066 Jorge Martin (2018) |
27° in the air and 37° on the track are the conditions offered to the pilots for the 40 minutes of exercise. All under a beautiful sun which we will have to take advantage of since, from tomorrow, Saturday, rain is expected. The protagonists will therefore be keen to finish this Friday in a top 14 which automatically opens the doors to Q2...
The marshal waves the green flag on FP2! 👍
No riders are there to greet him just yet though! 😂#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/h6KwH7kTmP
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019
In 1'59.408, Arbolino does not disappoint and takes orders from the start Foggia et Suzuki. And already, in the peloton, things are jostling…
Not a lot of room through the tight turn 1! 🙌@FilipSalac12 and @AyumuSasaki1 almost get tangled up! 👀#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/t6YW4KGRuq
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019
The track conditions mean that the times are less easy to beat than in the cool of the morning. Halfway through the session, the hierarchy of the start is still relevant. Canet et Sasaki nevertheless take the hunt for the leader of the Sniper team into their own hands. Dallas Port et Arenas then invite themselves there. The last quarter of an hour has already begun.
In 1'59?184, the same Arenas wake everyone up. Arbolino reacts but remains at 6 thousandths… Migno et Dallas Port follow. Canet is pushed back to seventh position. The coveted 14th place is held by the gifted teenager Tatay.
The power of the slipstream at Aragon! 💨@sepangracing duo @AyumuSasaki1 and @johnmcp17 show just how important the tow may prove to be here! 👀#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/wyogvqsZLk
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019
There are six minutes left and all the drivers are in the pits. The finale still promises to be tense and chaotic... The wild animals emerge from the cages four minutes from the end of hostilities... The turn is over in almost two minutes! For what result? In 1'58.566, Migno tear off the piece in front Suzuki, Arbolino, Masia et Sasaki.
Dallas Port is eleventh and Canet 20th only. It's the disappointment of the day...
Moto3 Aragón FP2: times
