Submitted by David Emmett on
The Snipers Team dominated the first day of testing for the Moto3 class at Qatar, with Tony Arbolino finishing fastest in the final session of practice, after teammate Romano Fenati had been quickest in the two earlier sessions.
The first day of testing turned into something of a Honda washout, with Honda riders taking the first eight places. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ended third, half a second behind Arbolino, while Leopard Racing teammate Marcos Ramirez was fractionally slower than the Italian. Kaito Toba took fifth spot, ahead of Niccolo Antonelli, Ai Ogura, and Alonso Lopez. Kazuki Masaki was the fastest KTM rider, over a second slower than Arbolino.
Combined times from all three sessions, with below that, the times from the final session of practice.
Combined session times
Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Honda | 2:07.753 | ||
2 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Honda | 2:07.854 | 0.101 | 0.101 |
3 | 48 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Honda | 2:08.283 | 0.530 | 0.429 |
4 | 42 | Marcos Ramirez | Honda | 2:08.313 | 0.560 | 0.030 |
5 | 27 | Kaito Toba | Honda | 2:08.608 | 0.855 | 0.295 |
6 | 23 | Niccolo Antonelli | Honda | 2:08.634 | 0.881 | 0.026 |
7 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Honda | 2:08.784 | 1.031 | 0.150 |
8 | 21 | Alonso Lopez | Honda | 2:08.844 | 1.091 | 0.060 |
9 | 22 | Kazuki Masaki | KTM | 2:08.846 | 1.093 | 0.002 |
10 | 19 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 2:08.926 | 1.173 | 0.080 |
11 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 2:08.943 | 1.190 | 0.017 |
12 | 44 | Aron Canet | KTM | 2:09.200 | 1.447 | 0.257 |
13 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | Honda | 2:09.246 | 1.493 | 0.046 |
14 | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | KTM | 2:09.252 | 1.499 | 0.006 |
15 | 77 | Vicente Perez | KTM | 2:09.261 | 1.508 | 0.009 |
16 | 75 | Albert Arenas | KTM | 2:09.310 | 1.557 | 0.049 |
17 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | KTM | 2:09.478 | 1.725 | 0.168 |
18 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Honda | 2:09.541 | 1.788 | 0.063 |
19 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | KTM | 2:09.728 | 1.975 | 0.187 |
20 | 12 | Filip Salac | KTM | 2:09.815 | 2.062 | 0.087 |
21 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 2:09.896 | 2.143 | 0.081 |
22 | 16 | Andrea Migno | KTM | 2:09.920 | 2.167 | 0.024 |
23 | 76 | Makar Yurchenko | KTM | 2:10.343 | 2.590 | 0.423 |
24 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | KTM | 2:10.523 | 2.770 | 0.180 |
25 | 40 | Darryn Binder | KTM | 2:10.646 | 2.893 | 0.123 |
26 | 61 | Can Oncu | KTM | 2:10.749 | 2.996 | 0.103 |
27 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 2:11.959 | 4.206 | 1.210 |
28 | 69 | Tom Booth-Amos | KTM | 2:12.603 | 4.850 | 0.644 |
Session 3
Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Honda | 2:07.753 | ||
2 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Honda | 2:07.854 | 0.101 | 0.101 |
3 | 48 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Honda | 2:08.283 | 0.530 | 0.429 |
4 | 42 | Marcos Ramirez | Honda | 2:08.313 | 0.560 | 0.030 |
5 | 27 | Kaito Toba | Honda | 2:08.608 | 0.855 | 0.295 |
6 | 23 | Niccolo Antonelli | Honda | 2:08.634 | 0.881 | 0.026 |
7 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Honda | 2:08.784 | 1.031 | 0.150 |
8 | 21 | Alonso Lopez | Honda | 2:08.844 | 1.091 | 0.060 |
9 | 22 | Kazuki Masaki | KTM | 2:08.846 | 1.093 | 0.002 |
10 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 2:08.943 | 1.190 | 0.097 |
11 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | Honda | 2:09.246 | 1.493 | 0.303 |
12 | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | KTM | 2:09.252 | 1.499 | 0.006 |
13 | 77 | Vicente Perez | KTM | 2:09.261 | 1.508 | 0.009 |
14 | 75 | Albert Arenas | KTM | 2:09.310 | 1.557 | 0.049 |
15 | 25 | Raul Fernandez | KTM | 2:09.478 | 1.725 | 0.168 |
16 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Honda | 2:09.541 | 1.788 | 0.063 |
17 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | KTM | 2:09.728 | 1.975 | 0.187 |
18 | 12 | Filip Salac | KTM | 2:09.815 | 2.062 | 0.087 |
19 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 2:09.896 | 2.143 | 0.081 |
20 | 76 | Makar Yurchenko | KTM | 2:10.343 | 2.590 | 0.447 |
21 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | KTM | 2:10.523 | 2.770 | 0.180 |
22 | 61 | Can Oncu | KTM | 2:11.042 | 3.289 | 0.519 |
23 | 16 | Andrea Migno | KTM | 2:11.207 | 3.454 | 0.165 |
24 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 2:11.959 | 4.206 | 0.752 |
25 | 69 | Tom Booth-Amos | KTM | 2:12.603 | 4.850 | 0.644 |
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Tony Arbolino and teammate
Tony Arbolino and his Snipers teammate.