Moto3 Thailand Qualifying: Pole and new track record for Dennis Foggia

Ayumu Sasaki set the best time during the second free practice session of the Thailand Moto3 Grand Prix, 17th stage of the 2022 World Championship. The session started in the rain but the track quickly dried out and the riders were switched to slick tires.

The Max Racing Team rider took the lead, taking his Husqvarna to the top with a time of 1'43.503. The Japanese took precedence over his compatriot Honda Leopard Tatsuki suzuki, the fastest FP1. Good performance of Riccardo rossi, teammate of Lorenzo Fellon last, third with a Honda. The rider of Team SIC58 Squadra Corse is ahead of three KTMs, that of the rookie Daniel Holgado (Red Bull Ajo), that of James Masia (Red Bull Ajo) and that of the Turk’s Team Tech3 Deniz Oncu.

Izan Guevara closed the Top Ten with the GasGas of Team Aspar, the rookie KTM MTA, Ivan Ortolà, Dennis Foggia (Honda Leopard) and the British Scott Ogden (Honda VisionTrack). In provisional Q2 pn also finds Kaito Toba (KTM CIP), Andrea Migno (Honda Snipers), Sergio Garcia (GasGas Aspar) and Xavier Artigas (CFMoto PruestelGP).

What will these Moto3 qualifiers have in store for us at this Thai Grand Prix? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Thailand Buriram Moto3™	2019	2022
FP1	1'42.789 Andrea Migno	1'51.520 Tatsuki suzuki
FP2	1'43.107 Gabriel Rodrigo	1'43.503 Ayumu Sasaki
FP3	1'54.989 Ai Ogura	1'42.084 Dennis Foggia
0Q1	1'43.579 Celestino Vietti	1'42.813 Lorenzo Fellon
Q2	1'42.599 Celestino Vietti	1'42.077 Dennis Foggia
Warm up	1'43.027 Albert Arenas
Course	Arenas, Dalla Porta, Lopez
All time lap record	1'42.235 Marco Bezzecchi (2018)	1'42.077 Dennis Foggia

Q1 session for 10min: dry track under the sun

fellon signs the reference time in 1.42.920s ahead Furisato, Fernandez and Garcia, the group led by Guevara

The leader of the championship, Guevara is currently 11th and would not go to Q2. There are 5 minutes left in this session.

fellon improves and sets a time of 1.42.813s. Guevara made the effort and took the 2nd best time in 1.42.926s. Next Furusato and Munoz.

End of session and the 4 drivers who will go to Q2 are: Fellon, Guevara, Furusato and Munoz.

2min Q15 session

It's 28° in the air and 45° on the track

It is holgado which sets the reference time in 1.43.100s. Sasaki regains control in 1.42.486s. Next Munoz, Holgado, Furusato et McPhee.

Straight from Suzukii who takes the track again.

Guevara no longer wants to serve as a hare…

Foggia grab the controllers in 1.42.466s. Next Sasaki, Moreira, Munoz, Yamanaka, Holgado, Furusato, Guevara, Migno and McPhee.

At the end of the session, farmhouse takes the best time in 1.42.369s. But Foggia answered him. in 1.42.077s. Sasaki, Nepa and Loreira complete this top 5 as the session ends

Foggia in front of Masia and Sasaki

 

 

 

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