Moto3 Malaysia Qualifying: Double for Dennis Foggia: Pole position and track record

Before this Malaysian Grand Prix, at the Australian GP, ​​3 Moto2022 world champion Izan Guevara won for the seventh time in Moto3 and he is now tied with Brad Binder and Sergio Garcia in ninth position on the list of drivers with the most victories in Moto3 since 2012. Guevara's victory is the 95th for Spain in Moto3, which leads the category ahead of Italy (49 victories).

Deniz Oncu finished second for his fifth Moto3 podium, equaling his best result achieved in Austria and Aragon last year. In Australia, Sergio Garcia finished third for his eighth podium this year and his first since his third place at Assen as his 18th overall in the category. He moves to ninth place on the list of riders with the most podiums in Moto3, two fewer than George Martin, Brad Binder et louis salom.

Ayumu Sasaki finished fourth in Australia, ending a streak of three successive podium finishes. With 207 points, he is still in the race for second place in the championship against Sergio Garcia (225 points) and Dennis Foggia (223). During the Malaysian GP, GASGAS could win the Moto3 constructors' world championship title for the first time in GP if the best GASGAS rider does not concede more than 16 points to the best Honda rider.

The eight Moto3 races that took place at Sepang were won by eight riders: Sandro Cortese (2012), Luis Salom (2013), Efren Vazquez (2014), Miguel Oliveira (2015), Francesco Bagnaia (2016), Joan Mir ( 2017), Jorge Martin (2018) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (2019). Only Luis Salom (2013), Joan Mir (2017) and Francesco Bagnaia have won from pole position on this circuit. Consequently, none of the current full-time Moto3 riders have won in this category at this circuit. However, Sergio Garcia (P2 in 2019) and Jaume Masia (P3 in 2019) reached the podium at Sepang.

What will these qualifiers for the Moto3 version of the Malaysian Grand Prix have in store for us? Before you know it, here is the table that 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	2'12.418 David Munoz
Q1	2'12.390 Albert Arenas	2'12.632 Ryusei Yamanaka
Q2	2'11.758 Marcos Ramírez	2'11.411 Dennis Foggia
Warm-up	2'12.523 Albert Arenas
Course	Dalla Porta, Garcia, Masia
All time lap record	2'11.673 Tatsuki Suzuki (2019)	2'11.411 Dennis Foggia

It's 31° in the air and 44° on the track: the sky is threatening.

1min Q10 session:

Warnings from management are raining down in series at the start of the session: Ogden, Fellon and Oncu, this for unsuitable attitudes on the track.

It is Yamanaka who takes the lead in 2.12.632s in front Furusato, Artigas and Toba.

At 5 minutes from the finish the 4 qualified for Q2 are: Yamanaka, Toba, Kelso and Fernandez. Fellon is ranked 13th

Bartolini is in turn notified by management as well as Carraro, for inappropriate attitudes on the track.

Oncu visit the gravel trap in turn 1

End of session and the 4 drivers qualified for Q2 are: Yamanaka in 2.12.632s ahead of Toba, Furusato and Kelso

Q2 session:

It is Foggia who takes the lead in 2.11.958s ahead Rossi, Migno, Munoz and Masia.

Sasaki in the process, regains control in 2.11.907s

kick of Tatay in turn 9 while Migno go for a walk in the grass.

There are 5min30 left in this session and Sasaki is the provisional poleman in 2.11.907s ahead Foggia, Rossi, Migno and Munoz.

Last run…after going to the box

Garcia takes pole in 2.11.674s. But Foggia dethrones him in 2.11.411s and beats the track record. Guevara, Garcia, Masia et holgado complete this top5

 

 

 

 

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