On a fairly fresh track soaked by nighttime rain, the drivers drove with caution and reserve for this first free session. Aron Canet was the fastest ahead of Romano Fenati, Joan Mir and Marcos Ramirez.
| #SanMarinoGP Moto3 | 2016 | 2017 |
| FP1 |
1'43.188 Enea Bastianini |
1'46.518 Aron Canet |
| FP2 |
1'42.805 Enea Bastianini |
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| FP3 |
1'42.371 Joan Mir |
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| Qualification |
1'42.398 Brad Binder |
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| Warm Up |
1'42.688 Enea Bastianini |
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| Course |
Binder, Bastianini, Mir |
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| All time lap record |
1'42.209 Kent 2015 |
For the inaugural test session of the last third of the season, the air temperature was 19° and that of the track 18°. The circuit was slightly damp due to an overnight downpour. The first drivers to start did so on wet tires, except Philipp Oettl who started directly on slicks.
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Joan Mir took command in 1'56.1. Most of the drivers returned to the pits to put on slick tires, while Bezzecchi accelerated in 1'54.9, then Mir in 1'54.5. Jules Danilo was fourth in 1'55.7. Mir passed in 1'54.0. Due to the tricky conditions, only 24 drivers had driven with 23 minutes remaining.
Easy does it…
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Mir accelerated 4 minutes from the end, in 1'47.9. Ramirez overtook him in 1'47.8. Canet improved to 1'47.5, while his teammate Enea Bastianini fell without seriousness in turn 8.
Finally, Aron Canet was credited with the best time in 1'46.518 ahead of Romano Fenati, Joan Mir and Marcos Ramirez. Jules Danilo was eighteenth at 2.4.
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Results of the first free practice session:
1. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 46.518s
2. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 46.669s
3. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 46.844s
4. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 47.870s
5. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 47.923s
6. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 48.531s
7. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 48.561s
8. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 48.592s
9. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 48.605s
10. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 48.806s
11. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 48.838s
12. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 48.908s
13. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 48.910s
14. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 48.914s
15. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 48.917s
16. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 48.944s
17. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 48.972s
18. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 49.081s
19. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 49.372s
20. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 49.479s
21. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 49.617s
22. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 49.890s
23. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 50.011s
24. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 50.124s
25. James Masia SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 50.221s
26. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 50.306s
27. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 50.430s
28. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 51.513s
29. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 51.695s
30. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 51.831s
31. Kevin Zannoni ITA Althea Racing (KTM) 1m 52.022s
32. Alex Fabbri ITA Minimoto Portomaggiore (Mahindra) 1m 54.706s
George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) No Time
Reference times:
Test record: 1'42.209 by Danny Kent (Honda Leopard Racing) in 2015
Lap record: 1'42.627 by Andrea Locatelli (KTM Leopard Racing) in 2016
Best top speed: 210,9 km/h for Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 226 points
2 Aron CANET-Honda 162
3 Romano FENATI-Honda 160
4 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 121
5 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 101
6 John MCPHEE-Honda 96
7 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 92
8 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 91
9 Enea BASTIANINI-Honda 85
10 Philipp OETTL-KTM 71
…18 Jules DANILO-Honda 29
