Submitted by David Emmett on
Miguel Oliveira dominated the second session of free practice for the Moto3 session. The Portuguese rider led by nearly half a second for most of the session, the chasing pack only closing the gap as the session wound down, only for Oliveira to open a gap again at the end.
Niccolo Antonelli ended the day in 2nd, just under two tenths behind Oliveira, with Isaac Viñales taking 3rd, over six tenths slower than the Red Bull KTM rider. Romano Fenati showed good pace in the second session, ending in 5th ahead of the deeply impressive Fabio Quartararo, the French rookie living up to expectations. Livio Loi was 7th fastest on the RW Racing Honda, just edging out Danny Kent, who had led FP1. Efren Vazquez and Jorge Navarro rounded out the top 10.
Results:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 44 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 2'06.580 | ||
| 2 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | Honda | 2'06.759 | 0.179 | 0.179 |
| 3 | 32 | Isaac Viñales | Husqvarna | 2'07.200 | 0.620 | 0.441 |
| 4 | 5 | Romano Fenati | KTM | 2'07.377 | 0.797 | 0.177 |
| 5 | 21 | Francesco Bagnaia | Mahindra | 2'07.413 | 0.833 | 0.036 |
| 6 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Honda | 2'07.424 | 0.844 | 0.011 |
| 7 | 11 | Livio Loi | Honda | 2'07.504 | 0.924 | 0.080 |
| 8 | 52 | Danny Kent | Honda | 2'07.512 | 0.932 | 0.008 |
| 9 | 7 | Efren Vazquez | Honda | 2'07.665 | 1.085 | 0.153 |
| 10 | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Honda | 2'07.674 | 1.094 | 0.009 |
| 11 | 65 | Philipp Oettl | KTM | 2'07.765 | 1.185 | 0.091 |
| 12 | 10 | Alexis Masbou | Honda | 2'07.801 | 1.221 | 0.036 |
| 13 | 76 | Hiroki Ono | Honda | 2'07.810 | 1.230 | 0.009 |
| 14 | 31 | Niklas Ajo | KTM | 2'07.836 | 1.256 | 0.026 |
| 15 | 41 | Brad Binder | KTM | 2'07.961 | 1.381 | 0.125 |
| 16 | 98 | Karel Hanika | KTM | 2'08.119 | 1.539 | 0.158 |
| 17 | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | KTM | 2'08.216 | 1.636 | 0.097 |
| 18 | 19 | Alessandro Tonucci | Mahindra | 2'08.357 | 1.777 | 0.141 |
| 19 | 58 | Juanfran Guevara | Mahindra | 2'08.449 | 1.869 | 0.092 |
| 20 | 55 | Andrea Locatelli | Honda | 2'08.482 | 1.902 | 0.033 |
| 21 | 63 | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | KTM | 2'08.538 | 1.958 | 0.056 |
| 22 | 33 | Enea Bastianini | Honda | 2'08.584 | 2.004 | 0.046 |
| 23 | 95 | Jules Danilo | Honda | 2'08.615 | 2.035 | 0.031 |
| 24 | 91 | Gabriel Rodrigo | KTM | 2'09.053 | 2.473 | 0.438 |
| 25 | 88 | Jorge Martin | Mahindra | 2'09.293 | 2.713 | 0.240 |
| 26 | 17 | John Mcphee | Honda | 2'09.507 | 2.927 | 0.214 |
| 27 | 2 | Remy Gardner | Mahindra | 2'09.538 | 2.958 | 0.031 |
| 28 | 12 | Matteo Ferrari | Mahindra | 2'09.790 | 3.210 | 0.252 |
| 29 | 53 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mahindra | 2'09.994 | 3.414 | 0.204 |
| 30 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Mahindra | 2'10.379 | 3.799 | 0.385 |
| 31 | 40 | Darryn Binder | Mahindra | 2'10.711 | 4.131 | 0.332 |
| 32 | 16 | Andrea Migno | KTM | 2'10.732 | 4.152 | 0.021 |
| 33 | 6 | Maria Herrera | Husqvarna | 2'10.861 | 4.281 | 0.129 |
| 61 | Loris Cresson | KTM |
Comments
Best Moto3 rider...
That's my boy Oliveira!
I think Oliveira will win a
I think Oliveira will win a few races this year, now he has the bike capable for it. The Mahindra looks a decent machine but just lacking a little something compared to the Honda and KTM