Moto3 Austria 2 Warm-Up: Tech3 rider Ayumu Sasaki takes advantage of the morning freshness

For this Styrian GP, ​​the second of the year on the Austrian route of the Red Bull Ring, Gabriel Rodrigo (Honda, Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) puts an end to the series of Raúl Fernández (KTM, Red Bull KTM Ajo) in Q2. By 12 thousandths, the Argentinian will start in pole position in the Moto3 race.

These Moto3 category qualifications in Styria will have started a little late, following this incident of Jaume Masia (Honda, Leopard Racing) occurred at the very end of Q1. The Valencian driver having in fact spread oil on the track while rushing to return to the box. He will also have been excluded from Q2.

 

Moto3™ Red Bull Ring 2	16/08/20	23/08/20
FP1	1'36.550 Tony Arbolino	1'35.997 Celestino Vietti
FP2	1'37.060 Johan McPhee	1'36.398 Tatsuki Suzuki
FP3	1'42.775 Celestino Vietti	1'36.055 Sergio Garcia
Q1	1'37.032 Ricardo Rossi	1'36.921 Jaume Masia
Q2	1'36.277 Raúl Fernández	1'36.470 Gabriel Rodrigo
Warm-up	1'36.483 Celestino Vietti	1'36.253 Ayumu Sasaki
Course	Arenas, Masia, McPhee
All time lap record	1'35.778 Tony Arbolino 2019

 

As the pilots took to the track under cloudy skies, the air temperature was 18°C ​​and the ground temperature was 24°C. The conditions, similar to those of last Sunday, should not deteriorate, but if it ever rains for the races, only Moto3 rode on a wet track last weekend, in FP2. Moto2 and MotoGP had a drying track.

Following his fall yesterday in Q1, Andrea Migno (KTM, Sky Racing Team VR46) will be penalized in the race by a “Long Tour” during the race, for having taken with him in his fall Maximilian Kofler (KTM, CIP-Green Power).

As the track conditions must remain cool for the race, the drivers enter the track relatively quickly, but with caution, time to warm up their bodies and the machines.

The first driver to complete a timed lap is Carlos Tatay (KTM, Reale Avintia Arizona 77) in 1'40.431. A few seconds later, Celestine Vietti (KTM, Sky Racing Team VR46) achieved an interesting time in 1'37.912. The first provisional position will be taken over by John mcphee (Honda, Petronas Sprinta Racing) then Raul Fernandez (KTM, Red Bull KTM Ajo), we can say that the qualified riders on the front row are in good shape! The poleman gabriel rodrigo (Honda, Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) is in the top 5.

After 10 minutes on track, the representatives of the Tech3 team are at the top of the timesheet, Ayumu Sasaki ahead Deniz Oncu. A good omen for the race, the start of which will take place at 11 a.m. They are dethroned by Tony Arbolino (Honda, Rivacold Snipers Team), which shows that it is present among the leaders while his superb time achieved in FP3 was canceled, the pilot having exceeded the limits of the track.

Ayumu Sasaki responded and took first place 5 minutes from the end of qualifying, in 1'36.253. He is taking advantage of the cool morning and is already driving faster than the time set for pole position yesterday. He rides with his teammate Deniz Öncü, which is also well placed, present in the top 6.

Sergio Garcia (Honda, Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Carlos Tatay (KTM, Reale Avintia Arizona 77) collided while braking the famous turn 3. Spectacular, but without consequence. The pilots were lucky! This contact will be investigated by Race Direction.

At the end of this Warm-Up, the fastest on track was the Tech3 driver, Ayumu Sasaki, before Raul Fernandez (KTM, Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Celestine Vietti (KTM, Sky Racing Team VR46).

Will the Japanese driver of the French team be able to make it happen during the race? He had to do a “Long Lap” last week in the race as he fought for the top spots. The show promises to be grandiose!

Moto3 Styrian Grand Prix Warm-Up Results:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com