2019 Qatar Moto3 Test Day 1 Times: Arbolino And Fenati Finish Fastest

Submitted by David Emmett on Fri, 2019-03-01 17:56

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