Moto3 Assen FP2: David Munoz still floating

In Assen, the first free practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix in the Moto3 category, 11th stage of the 2022 World Championship, was characterized by rain. On the historic Batavian circuit, the riders took to the track with wet tires and the fastest was David Munoz, who stopped the clock with his KTM with a time of 1'52.406.

The 16-year-old from Team BOE, who made his debut at Mugello, beat his famous teammate Deniz Oncu (Team Tech 3) and John mcphee (Husqvarna Max Racing Team), respectively 0.283s and 0.369s. Fourth, fifth and sixth performance for the Honda Tatsuki suzuki (Leopard), Alberto Surra (Snipers) and Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team).

The Top Ten is closed by the winner of the Sachsenring Izan Guevara (GasGas Aspar), his teammate and world leader Sergio Garcia, Jaume Masia (KTM Red Bull Ajo), Lorenzo Fellon (Honda SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Andrea Migno (Honda Snipers).

What will this FP2 have in store for us? Dutch Grand Prix Moto3 version? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

Assen Moto3™	2021	2022
FP1	1'41.748 Dennis Foggia	1'52.406 David Munoz
FP2	1'41.568 Tatsuki Suzuki	1'49.491 David Munoz
FP3	1'41.734 Dennis Foggia
QP1	1'41.932 Jaume Masia
QP2	1'41.194 Jeremy Alcoba
warm up	1'41.867 Andrea Migno
Course	Foggia, Garcia, Fenati
All time lap record	1'41.194 Jeremy Alcoba (2021)

The rain is still present Assen, having even pushed for the cancellation of the MotoE session. 17° in the air and 20° on a wet track and a sky that would like to clear these bad clouds are the conditions proposed to the pilots for the 40 minutes of exercise.

The first reference is signed by Suzuki in 1'53.102. Times are expected to improve this afternoon as the rain finally begins to ease. But the Japanese how his teammate Foggia must return to the pits due to a rear light being out… However, all the lights are green for Munoz who took the lead in 1'52.357. It's already better than during FP1, after ten minutes of play.

Suzuki nevertheless accelerates in 1'52.206. The track continues to improve since Munoz passes in 1'51.483. This is more than seven tenths better than his second which is none other than Lorenzo Fellon...

These complicated conditions often favor British drivers, accustomed to this type of track, and Ogden, with his third time does not contradict the rule. Munoz is Spanish and also adapts to it since here he is in 1'50.769 after 24 minutes of exercise. Aji, Suzuki, Surra and Ogden close the provisional top 5. fellon leads the rest of the peloton. The championship leaders chose caution: Garcia is thus 24th, Foggia 19th and Guevara even further.

My mid-session is reached in 1'50.733 by David Munoz. McPhee entered the top 5. fellon slipped to eighth. The last quarter of an hour has begun and the pace accelerates sharply. Suzuki pass n 1'49.878.

The last five minutes began with a leading trio composed of Suzuki, McPhee et fellon. Guevara is finally in the top 5. But Garcia is only 20nd and Foggia 17e.

Under the checkered flag, David munoz keeps the advantage in 1'49.491 ahead Suzuki, Yamanaka, Ogden et Migno. fellon is seventh. Guevarra is 12th, Garcia 14th and Foggia 21e.

FP2 results from the Moto3 Dutch Grand Prix at TT Assen:

Credit Ranking: MotoGP.com