Marcos Ramírez was the fastest after the three free practice sessions in 1'39.492, ahead of his teammate Dalla Porta, Canet, Masiá, Garcia, Artigas and Fenati.
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Valencia Moto3™ |
2018 |
2019 |
| FP1 |
1'52.782 Nakarin Atiratphuvapat |
1'40.291 Marcos Ramírez |
| FP2 |
1'51.873 Alonso Lopez |
1'39.612 Jaume Masia |
| FP3 |
1'49.406 Marco Bezzecchi |
1'39.492 Marcos Ramírez |
| Q1 |
XXX |
1'39.500 Tatsuki Suzuki |
| Q2 |
1'46.773 Tony Arbolino |
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| warm up |
1'50.712 Marco Bezzecchi |
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| Course |
Öncü, Martin, McPhee |
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| All time lap record |
1'38.428 Jorge Martin 2017 |
We're all set for qualifying at @CircuitValencia! 🙌
The final pole positions of the year are about to be decided, starting with # Moto3! 🔥#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/VGuVEJEEAF
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
For this first qualifying session, the weather was a little more favorable than in the morning, now with 16° for the air and 20° for the asphalt.
# Moto3 Q1 goes green! 🚦
The top four riders will move forward into Q2! 👀#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/LXLhDsZ337
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
The first to achieve a fast time was Albert Arenas in 1'40.525. He preceded Stefano Nepa in 1'40.618.
Then Tatsuki Suzuki took the lead in 1'39.500. Darryn Binder followed him in 1'39.937. Can Öncü fell without gravity in Turn 14.
A blow it @canoncu61's Q2 hopes! 💢
The Turkish rookie has crashed at Turn 14! 😲#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/zbNXcoA3Kx
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
Kazuki Masaki fell shortly after, also without injury to the pilot. Suzuki, Binder, Arenas and Toba were for the moment, 5 minutes from the checkered flag, the four qualified for Q2.
Pressure building on Celestino Vietti! 👀
Can the leading rookie force his way into the top 4? ✊#ValenciaGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/hr4I3CnKyh
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) November 16, 2019
During the final moments, Suzuki remained the fastest in 1'39.500. The four qualifiers were Suzuki, Tatay, López and Binder.
Results of the first qualifying practice session:
Reference times:
Test record: 1'38.428 by Jorge Martin (Honda / Del Conca Gresini) in 2017
Lap record: 1'39.109 by Marcos Ramírez (KTM / Platinum Bay Real Estate) in 2017
Best top speed: 236,8 km/h for Matteo Ferrari (FTR–Honda / Ongetta–Centro Seta) in 2013
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA–Honda 279 points
2 Arón CANET–KTM 190
3 Tony ARBOLINO–Honda 175
4 Marcos RAMÍREZ–Honda 174
5 John MCPHEE–Honda 156
6 Niccolò ANTONELLI–Honda 128
7 Celestino VIETTI–KTM 127
8 Jaume MASIÁ–KTM 121
9 Tatsuki SUZUKI–Honda 111
10 Albert ARENAS–KTM 108
11 Ai OGURA–Honda 103
12 Dennis FOGGIA–KTM 97
13 Jakub KORNFEIL–KTM 77
14 Romano FENATI–Honda 76
15 Alonso LÓPEZ–Honda 71
16 Gabriel RODRIGO–Honda 67
17 Ayumu SASAKI–Honda 62
18 Kaito TOBA–Honda 60
19 Raul FERNÁNDEZ–KTM 60
20 Andrea MIGNO–KTM 58
21 Darryn BINDER–KTM 54
22 Sergio GARCIA–Honda 51
23 Makar YURCHENKO–KTM 22
24 Filip SALAC–KTM 21
25 Stefano NEPA–KTM 19
26 Kazuki MASAKI–KTM 14
27 Tom BOOTH-AMOS–KTM 10
28 Ryusei YAMANAKA–Honda 8
29 Carlos TATAY–KTM 8
30 Riccardo ROSSI–Honda 6
31 Can ÖNCÜ–KTM 4
32 Jeremy ALCOBA–Honda 2
33 Elia BARTOLINI–KTM RSM 1
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