Dennis Foggia won the first free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix in the Moto3 category, 19th and penultimate round of the 2022 World Championship. The Honda Leopard Team rider achieved the best performance with a time of 2' 12.226, a time which allowed him to beat Ayumu Sasaki, driver of the Husqvarna Max Racing Team, by only 70 thousandths.
Third and fourth beats for James Masia on the KTM of Team Red Bull Ajo and Riccardo rossi on Honda from Team SIC58 Squadra Corse. The Genoese pilot precedes the 2022 world champion Izan Guevara, which positions the GasGas of the Aspar team ahead of the KTM MT Helmets – MSI riders, Ryusei Yamanaka et Diogo Moreira.
Close the Top Ten Sergio Garcia (GasGas Aspar) and the joker Syarifuddin Azman (Honda Vision Track). Deniz Oncu (KTM Tech 3), Andrea Migno (Honda Snipers) Stefano Nepa (KTM MTA) and David munoz (KTM BOE) also qualified for provisional Q2.
What will this FP2 of the Malaysian Grand Prix Moto3 version have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.
|
Moto3 Sepang™ |
2019 |
2022 |
| FP1 |
2'18.921 Andrea Migno |
2'12.226 Dennis Foggia |
| FP2 |
2'12.466 Kaito Toba |
2'12.348 Dennis Foggia |
| FP3 |
2'11.673 Tatsuki Suzuki |
|
| Q1 |
2'12.390 Albert Arenas |
|
| Q2 |
2'11.758 Marcos Ramírez |
|
| Warm-up |
2'12.523 Albert Arenas |
|
| Course |
Dalla Porta, Garcia, Masia |
|
| All time lap record |
2'11.673 Tatsuki Suzuki (2019) |
29° in the air and 54° on the track are the conditions proposed to the pilots for the 40 minutes of the exercise.
The afternoon sessions are about getting underway and it's getting toasty! 🔥# Moto3 FP2 is first up 🔜#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/himNKm4IhL
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
Here we go !
Time to tackle the track and the heat! 🥵# Moto3 FP2 gets the green light! ️#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/51WJWSxEVe
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
It's already a rat race.
Already a handful of improving laps in FP2! 💪
There's plenty of time to find out there! ⏱️#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/K2SkwGG4eF
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
holgado fall.
A small front end for @daniholgado96 at Turn 9 💥
It's a place that's caught many out before! ⚠️#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/WyD6ssyl0e
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
On the clock, it's Nepa who leads with a 2'13.247. But the situation will change.
Progress from @TatsukiSuzuki24! 📈
He's found three-quarters of a second from FP1 💪#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/ulMIo8gsdN
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
Furusato fall at turn 9. We enter the last quarter of an hour. Migno takes the lead in 2'13.218.
An impressive showing from the local rider Syarifuddin Azman! 💪
Not just a good day on track but a good day off it too as it's just been announced he'll be with the MT Helmets MSI team full-time next season! 🤝#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/H1nDvnAeDN
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
The freshest World Champion Guevara fall at turn 9 without gravity. He was eighth. There are less than ten minutes left.
A first crash as the new World Champion! 💥
More of a mild inconvenience for @IzanGuevara28 as no harm done 👍#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/mqxe4QdlpN
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
The last five begin with the creation of small trains behind the fastest pilots...
We're about to get a final 5-minute flurry of fast lapses! 💨#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/gLAxsD4iin
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
Under the checkered flag, Foggia keeps the advantage in 2'12.348 ahead Munoz, Ortola, Nepa et Suzuki. Guevara is 14th. fellon is 25th.
Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix FP3 results at Sepang:
👊 @dennisfoggia71 tops FP2 but he can't better his time from this morning!
The Rocket takes free practice Friday honors! ✅#MalaysianGP 🇲🇾 pic.twitter.com/2yHO08BBFE
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 21, 2022
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