Total dominator in free practice, then qualifying, Jorge Martin beat his own circuit record set in the morning in the afternoon. He took pole position ahead of Joan Mir, Gabriel Rodrigo, Tatsuki Suzuki, Enea Bastianini and Aron Canet.
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#ValenciaGP Moto3™ |
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2017 |
| FP1 | 1'40.333 Juanfran Guevara | 1'39.669 Marco Ramirez |
| FP2 | 1'39.556 Enea Bastianini | 1'39.209 Jorge Martin |
| FP3 | 1'39.824 Juanfran Guevara | 1'38.989 Jorge Martin |
| Qualification | 1'39.261 Aron Canet | 1'38.428 Jorge Martin |
| Warm Up | 1'39.953 Brad Binder | |
| Course | Binder, Mir, Migno (See here) | |
| All time lap record | 1'39.068 Jack Miller 2014 |
At the start of the session, the reference time was the new circuit record set the same morning by Jorge Martin in 1'38.989.
Kazuki Masaki made his Moto3 GP debut this weekend with the Asia Talent Team:
Nicolo Bulega was out due to a broken right ankle following a fall on Saturday when he was unable to avoid Niccolo Antonelli's motorbike which fell in front of him. Darryn Binder also no longer participated in the Grand Prix due to a damaged left thumb ligament during FP3.
The temperature this afternoon was pleasant with 21° for the air and 24° for the asphalt.
It's time to go qualifying at the #ValenciaGP
First up: # Moto3! pic.twitter.com/YDhUuLjSrP
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Marco Bezzecchi (CIP) fell violently in turn 11. He remained stunned for some time in the gravel trap, then pushed his bike towards his pit.
Aron Canet was credited with the first fast time in 1'39.716. Joan Mir preceded him in 1'39.704, despite a figure:
That's not how you want to start qualifying! 😳@Joanmir36 gets loose! #ValenciaGP pic.twitter.com/TFyRKucbGO
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With 27 minutes to go, Jules Danilo was sixteenth, 0.9 behind Mir. Gabriel Rodrigo took the lead in 1'39.332, then Jorge Martin beat his own circuit record in 1'38.665. With 18 minutes to go, Martin was 0.6 ahead of Enea Bastianini and Gabriel Rodrigo, 0.8 ahead of Juanfran Guevara, and 0.9 ahead of Aron Canet and Ayumu Sasaki.
No surprise to see @ 88jorgemartin on top of the time sheets as it stands
Can any stop the Spaniard taking another # Moto3 pole? #ValenciaGP pic.twitter.com/6sPNjDKu9c
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It's business time in # Moto3 qualifying! #ValenciaGP pic.twitter.com/FSoC2bxPJN
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In the very last moments, Marco Bezzecchi fell for the second time in the session. During the very last lap, Jorge Martin further improved the record in 1'38.428. He preceded Joan Mir, Gabriel Rodrigo, Tatsuki Suzuki, Enea Bastianini and Aron Canet. Jules Danilo ranked twenty-first at 1.7.
🏁 # Moto3 qualifying @ 88jorgemartin destroys the field yet again and takes his 9th pole of the season from Mir and Rodrigo#ValenciaGP pic.twitter.com/fHk2OJvONA
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Qualification results (thanks to crash.net):
1. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 38.428s
2. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 38.873s
3. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 38.976s
4. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 39.308s
5. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 39.319s
6. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 39.399s
7. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 39.492s
8. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 1m 39.492s
9. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 1m 39.521s
10. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 39.536s
11. Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 1m 39.551s
12. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 1m 39.615s
13. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 39.699s
14. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 39.826s
15. Dennis Foggia ITA Sky Junior Team VR46 Academy (KTM) 1m 39.827s
16. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 1m 39.946s
17. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 39.966s
18. Kazuki Masaki JPN Asia Talent Team (Honda) 1m 39.985s
19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 39.988s
20. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 40.123s
21. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 1m 40.142s
22. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 1m 40.177s
23. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 40.216s
24. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 40.220s
25. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 40.521s
26. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 1m 40.662s
27. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 1m 40.775s
28. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 40.777s
29. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 1m 41.278s
30. Maria Herrera SPA MH6 Team (KTM) 1m 41.600s
31. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 1m 42.469s
Reference times:
Former test record: 1'39.068 by Jack Miller (KTM Red Bull Ajo) during FP3 in 2014
Pole position record: 1'39.183 by Niccolo Antonelli (KTM Junior Team Go&Fun) in 2014
Lap record: 1'39.400 by Efren Vasquez (Honda SaxoPrint-RTG) in 2014
Best top speed: 236,8 km/h for Matteo Ferrari (FTR Honda Ongetta-Centro Seta) in 2013
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 MIR Joan SPA 321 points
2 FENATI Romano ITA 235
3 CANET Aron SPA 192
4 MARTIN Jorge SPA 171
5 DI GIANNANTONIO Fabio ITA 153
6 BASTIANINI Enea ITA 130
7 MCPHEE John GBR 123
8 MIGNO Andrea ITA 118
9 RAMIREZ Marcos SPA 107
10 OETTL Philipp GER 104
… 20 DANILO Jules FRA 29
Manufacturer ranking:
1 HONDA 420 points
2 KTM 232
3 MAHINDRA 43
4 PEUGEOT 26
