Submitted by David Emmett on
Maverick Viñales has topped the Moto3 timesheets for the third day in a row, the Spaniard taking two seconds off the Moto3 lap record, and getting very close to the lap records posted by the 125cc bikes which Moto3 replaces. Viñales once again leads a Spanish trio, with Alex Rins impressing again in 2nd and Luis Salom just a third of a second behind Viñales.
The Caretta Technology RTG team were also impressive, with John McPhee setting the 4th fastest time, and teammate Jack Miller blasting to 6th, ahead of Romano Fenati. The three FTR Hondas made inroads into the dominance which the KTMs had displayed on the first few days. Miller was the last rider to get within a second of Viñales, however.
Elsewhere, the Mahindra project - a Suter-designed and built engine, with help from Mahindra's Indian engineers, in a modified version of the Suter chassis built for the Honda - put on a strong showing, grabbing 9th and 10th places on their first foray to the circuit. Livio Loi was the fastest of the rookies, the young Belgian securing 14th spot, under a second and a half from the leaders, while Ana Carrasco also had a very good day, ending just over 1.6 seconds behind her JHK T-Shirt LaGlisse teammate Viñales.
The teams now pack up and head down to Jerez, where testing will resume again next week.
Overall after day 3 | |||||||
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev. | In Session |
1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | KTM | 1:39.299 | Session 2 | ||
2 | 42 | Alex RINS | KTM | 1:39.585 | 0.286 | 0.286 | Session 1 |
3 | 39 | Luis SALOM | KTM | 1:39.669 | 0.370 | 0.084 | Session 1 |
4 | 17 | John McPHEE | FTR HONDA | 1:39.819 | 0.520 | 0.150 | Session 1 |
5 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | KALEX KTM | 1:40.050 | 0.751 | 0.231 | Session 1 |
6 | 8 | Jack MILLER | FTR HONDA | 1:40.291 | 0.992 | 0.241 | Session 3 |
7 | 5 | Romano FENATI | FTR HONDA | 1:40.428 | 1.129 | 0.137 | Session 3 |
8 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | KTM | 1:40.468 | 1.169 | 0.040 | Session 1 |
9 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | MAHINDRA | 1:40.495 | 1.196 | 0.027 | Session 2 |
10 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | MAHINDRA | 1:40.526 | 1.227 | 0.031 | Session 1 |
11 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | KALEX KTM | 1:40.543 | 1.244 | 0.017 | Session 1 |
12 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | 1:40.564 | 1.265 | 0.021 | Session 2 |
13 | 41 | Brad BINDER | SUTER HONDA | 1:40.728 | 1.429 | 0.164 | Session 2 |
14 | 11 | Livio LOI | KALEX KTM | 1:40.750 | 1.451 | 0.022 | Session 2 |
15 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | 1:40.918 | 1.619 | 0.168 | Session 2 |
16 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | KTM | 1:40.946 | 1.647 | 0.028 | Session 1 |
17 | 4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | FTR HONDA | 1:41.028 | 1.729 | 0.082 | Session 3 |
18 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | KALEX KTM | 1:41.109 | 1.810 | 0.081 | Session 2 |
19 | 58 | Juan GUEVARA | TSR HONDA | 1:41.165 | 1.866 | 0.056 | Session 3 |
20 | 99 | Danny WEBB | SUTER HONDA | 1:41.165 | 1.866 | 0.000 | Session 2 |
21 | 77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | FTR HONDA | 1:41.176 | 1.877 | 0.011 | Session 2 |
22 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR HONDA | 1:41.196 | 1.897 | 0.020 | Session 2 |
23 | 31 | Niklas AJO | KTM | 1:41.250 | 1.951 | 0.054 | Session 2 |
24 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | FTR HONDA | 1:41.327 | 2.028 | 0.077 | Session 3 |
25 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | KALEX KTM | 1:41.511 | 2.212 | 0.184 | Session 2 |
26 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | KALEX KTM | 1:41.515 | 2.216 | 0.004 | Session 2 |
27 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | KALEX KTM | 1:41.526 | 2.227 | 0.011 | Session 2 |
28 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | HONDA | 1:41.969 | 2.670 | 0.443 | Session 3 |
29 | 29 | Hyuga WATANABE | HONDA | 1:42.169 | 2.870 | 0.200 | Session 2 |
30 | 89 | Alan TECHER | TSR HONDA | 1:42.334 | 3.035 | 0.165 | Session 1 |
31 | 23 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | FTR HONDA | 1:42.670 | 3.371 | 0.336 | Session 2 |
Session 9: 15:10 - 17:00 | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Team | Time | Diff | Prev. |
1 | Alex RINS | Estrella Galicia 0'0 | 1:39.618 | ||
2 | Maverick VIÑALES | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:39.663 | 0.045 | 0.045 |
3 | Luis SALOM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.053 | 0.435 | 0.390 |
4 | Jack MILLER | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:40.291 | 0.673 | 0.238 |
5 | Romano FENATI | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:40.428 | 0.810 | 0.137 |
6 | John McPHEE | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:40.510 | 0.892 | 0.082 |
7 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.530 | 0.912 | 0.020 |
8 | Jonas FOLGER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:40.766 | 1.148 | 0.236 |
9 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.843 | 1.225 | 0.077 |
10 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.916 | 1.298 | 0.073 |
11 | Francesco BAGNAIA | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:41.028 | 1.410 | 0.112 |
12 | Alex MARQUEZ | Estrella Galicia 0'0 | 1:41.120 | 1.502 | 0.092 |
13 | Juan GUEVARA | CIP | 1:41.165 | 1.547 | 0.045 |
14 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Redox RW Racing GP | 1:41.204 | 1.586 | 0.039 |
15 | Matteo FERRARI | Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.327 | 1.709 | 0.123 |
16 | Livio LOI | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:41.344 | 1.726 | 0.017 |
17 | Brad BINDER | Ambrogio Racing | 1:41.411 | 1.793 | 0.067 |
18 | Ana CARRASCO | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:41.471 | 1.853 | 0.060 |
19 | Isaac VIÑALES | Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.621 | 2.003 | 0.150 |
20 | Jasper IWEMA | RW Racing GP | 1:41.764 | 2.146 | 0.143 |
21 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | Kiefer Racing | 1:41.872 | 2.254 | 0.108 |
22 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 1:41.929 | 2.311 | 0.057 |
23 | Eric GRANADO | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:41.965 | 2.347 | 0.036 |
24 | Alessandro TONUCCI | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:41.969 | 2.351 | 0.004 |
25 | Danny WEBB | Ambrogio Racing | 1:42.003 | 2.385 | 0.034 |
26 | Alan TECHER | CIP | 1:42.459 | 2.841 | 0.456 |
27 | Hyuga WATANABE | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:43.005 | 3.387 | 0.546 |
28 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 1:43.013 | 3.395 | 0.008 |
29 | Philipp OETTL | Paddock TT Motion Events | 1:43.323 | 3.705 | 0.310 |
Session 8: 12:50 - 13:50 | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Team | Time | Diff | Prev. |
1 | Maverick VIÑALES | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:39.299 | ||
2 | Luis SALOM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:39.717 | 0.418 | 0.418 |
3 | Jonas FOLGER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:40.166 | 0.867 | 0.449 |
4 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.495 | 1.196 | 0.329 |
5 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.564 | 1.265 | 0.069 |
6 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.621 | 1.322 | 0.057 |
7 | Romano FENATI | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:40.640 | 1.341 | 0.019 |
8 | Brad BINDER | Ambrogio Racing | 1:40.728 | 1.429 | 0.088 |
9 | Livio LOI | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:40.750 | 1.451 | 0.022 |
10 | Arthur SISSIS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.918 | 1.619 | 0.168 |
11 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Redox RW Racing GP | 1:40.934 | 1.635 | 0.016 |
12 | John McPHEE | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:41.033 | 1.734 | 0.099 |
13 | Philipp OETTL | Paddock TT Motion Events | 1:41.109 | 1.810 | 0.076 |
14 | Danny WEBB | Ambrogio Racing | 1:41.165 | 1.866 | 0.056 |
15 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 1:41.176 | 1.877 | 0.011 |
16 | Isaac VIÑALES | Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.196 | 1.897 | 0.020 |
17 | Jack MILLER | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:41.196 | 1.897 | 0.000 |
18 | Niklas AJO | Avant Tecno | 1:41.250 | 1.951 | 0.054 |
19 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | Kiefer Racing | 1:41.511 | 2.212 | 0.261 |
20 | Jasper IWEMA | RW Racing GP | 1:41.515 | 2.216 | 0.004 |
21 | Eric GRANADO | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:41.526 | 2.227 | 0.011 |
22 | Francesco BAGNAIA | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:41.551 | 2.252 | 0.025 |
23 | Ana CARRASCO | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:41.571 | 2.272 | 0.020 |
24 | Juan GUEVARA | CIP | 1:41.916 | 2.617 | 0.345 |
25 | Matteo FERRARI | Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.920 | 2.621 | 0.004 |
26 | Hyuga WATANABE | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:42.169 | 2.870 | 0.249 |
27 | Alessandro TONUCCI | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:42.206 | 2.907 | 0.037 |
28 | Alan TECHER | CIP | 1:42.608 | 3.309 | 0.402 |
29 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 1:42.670 | 3.371 | 0.062 |
Session 7: 10:00 - 12:40 | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Team | Time | Diff | Prev. |
1 | Maverick VIÑALES | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:39.410 | ||
2 | Alex RINS | Estrella Galicia 0'0 | 1:39.585 | 0.175 | 0.175 |
3 | Luis SALOM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:39.669 | 0.259 | 0.084 |
4 | John McPHEE | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:39.819 | 0.409 | 0.150 |
5 | Jonas FOLGER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:40.050 | 0.640 | 0.231 |
6 | Alex MARQUEZ | Estrella Galicia 0'0 | 1:40.468 | 1.058 | 0.418 |
7 | Jack MILLER | Caretta Technology-RTG | 1:40.514 | 1.104 | 0.046 |
8 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.526 | 1.116 | 0.012 |
9 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Redox RW Racing GP | 1:40.543 | 1.133 | 0.017 |
10 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Mahindra Racing | 1:40.699 | 1.289 | 0.156 |
11 | Romano FENATI | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:40.702 | 1.292 | 0.003 |
12 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:40.705 | 1.295 | 0.003 |
13 | Ana CARRASCO | JHK t-shirt Laglisse | 1:40.946 | 1.536 | 0.241 |
14 | Brad BINDER | Ambrogio Racing | 1:41.098 | 1.688 | 0.152 |
15 | Arthur SISSIS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1:41.146 | 1.736 | 0.048 |
16 | Livio LOI | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:41.342 | 1.932 | 0.196 |
17 | Philipp OETTL | Paddock TT Motion Events | 1:41.374 | 1.964 | 0.032 |
18 | Isaac VIÑALES | Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.377 | 1.967 | 0.003 |
19 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | 1:41.386 | 1.976 | 0.009 |
20 | Matteo FERRARI | Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1:41.409 | 1.999 | 0.023 |
21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | San Carlo Team Italia | 1:41.482 | 2.072 | 0.073 |
22 | Danny WEBB | Ambrogio Racing | 1:41.503 | 2.093 | 0.021 |
23 | Niklas AJO | Avant Tecno | 1:41.609 | 2.199 | 0.106 |
24 | Eric GRANADO | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | 1:41.794 | 2.384 | 0.185 |
25 | Alessandro TONUCCI | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:42.028 | 2.618 | 0.234 |
26 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | Kiefer Racing | 1:42.171 | 2.761 | 0.143 |
27 | Alan TECHER | CIP | 1:42.334 | 2.924 | 0.163 |
28 | Jasper IWEMA | RW Racing GP | 1:42.603 | 3.193 | 0.269 |
29 | Juan GUEVARA | CIP | 1:42.829 | 3.419 | 0.226 |
30 | Hyuga WATANABE | Team La Fonte Tascaracing | 1:42.945 | 3.535 | 0.116 |
31 | Niccolo ANTONELLI | Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 |