Enea Bastianini managed to win on the very last lap and precede Jorge Martin, Joan Mir, Fabio di Giannantonio and Romano Fenati to the checkered flag.
| #SanMarinoGP Moto3 | 2016 | 2017 |
| FP1 |
1'43.188 Enea Bastianini |
1'46.518 Aron Canet |
| FP2 |
1'42.805 Enea Bastianini |
1'42.620 Fabio di Giannantonio |
| FP3 |
1'42.371 Joan Mir |
1'42.413 Aron Canet |
| Qualification |
1'42.398 Brad Binder |
1'42.147 Enea Bastianini |
| Warm Up |
1'42.688 Enea Bastianini |
|
| Course |
Binder, Bastianini, Mir |
|
| All time lap record |
1'42.209 Kent 2015 |
The weather was perfect for this qualifying session, with 25° for the air temperature and 36° for that of the track. On the other hand, the wind was quite violent in certain turns. The reference time was the 1'42.413 established in FP3 by Aron Canet.
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Romano Fenati was the first to set a significant time in 1'42.877. Jorge Martin improved this performance in 1'42.775, 0.01 ahead of Gabriel Rodrigo. The pace was already very fast at the start of the session. The first groups had formed and the aspiration was in full force, despite the modest length of the straight.
Rodrigo progressed in 1'42.485, then Fabio di Giannantonio took first place in 1'42.425, hoping to obtain his first GP pole position. He preceded Rodrigo by 0.06, himself 0.08 ahead of Aron Canet. Jules Danilo was twenty-eighth at 2.1, not looking much more comfortable than during free practice sessions (where he experienced electrical problems).
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All the drivers returned to the pits with 25 minutes to go before the checkered flag, and Romano Fenati was the first to leave, all alone with no one glued to his rear wheel. He climbed into third position, 0.068 behind Fabio di Giannantonio and 0.008 behind Gabi Rodrigo. Aron Canet fell quite heavily on his lap exiting the pits, without seriousness. He was then in eighth position.
Nicolo Bulega moved up to second place, 0.022 behind di Giannantonio, and 0.026 ahead of Fenati. Three Italians then occupied the provisional first line at Misano. Jules Danilo fell without seriousness in the second turn.
With 15 minutes to go, Fabio di Giannantonio improved to 1'42.391, then returned to the pits like the entire field, while Aron Canet was taken to the medical center for inspection. Bulega's second time was canceled for exceeding the track limits, and the VR46 driver found himself eleventh.
The first drivers came out of the pits with less than five minutes to go. Aron Canet's motorcycle was not yet repaired. Everything was going to be decided at the end of the session on a single timed lap. Canet managed to leave just in time.
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＠eneabastianini grabs pole on home soil from @ 88jorgemartin and @Joanmir36 in third#SanMarinoGP pic.twitter.com/KDvGd5SKJa
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Pole position ultimately went to Enea Bastianini ahead of Jorge Martin, Joan Mir, Fabio di Giannantonio and Romano Fenati. Jules Danilo, due to his fall, only qualified in thirty-first position. A clearly difficult weekend for the Frenchman.
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Qualification results:
1. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 42.147s
2. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 42.320s
3. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 42.372s
4. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 42.391s
5. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 42.473s
6. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 42.485s
7. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 42.575s
8. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 42.594s
9. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 42.595s
10. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 42.636s
11. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 42.697s
12. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 42.755s
13. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 42.771s
14. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 42.784s
15. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 42.836s
16. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 42.840s
17. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 42.905s
18. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 43.020s
19. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 43.079s
20. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 43.079s
21. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 43.111s
22. James Masia SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 43.133s
23. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 43.209s
24. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 43.392s
25. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 43.402s
26. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 43.652s
27. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 43.758s
28. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 43.942s
29. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 44.389s
30. Kevin Zannoni ITA Althea Racing (KTM) 1m 44.497s
31. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 44.594s
32. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 1m 44.671s
33. Alex Fabbri RSM Minimoto Portomaggiore (Mahindra) 1m 45.195s
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
