Submitted by David Emmett on
Tatsuki Suzuki leads the Moto3 field after the first day of the test at Portimão. The Leopard Racing rider ended the day over a tenth of a second faster than GasGas Aspar's Izan Guevara. Behind Guevara came a gaggle of KTM riders, with BOE's David Muñoz third, ahead of Tech3 KTM's Deniz Öncü and Brazilian rider Diogo Moreira. Moto3 runner up Dennis Foggia was missing from the first day suffering with gastric problems.
The wind was an issue for the Moto3 class, especially at the top part of the circuit between turns 8 and 11. In terms of new parts, KTM have brought new, shorter exhausts to the test, presumably to maintain their dominance in top speed. At Honda, the teams were experimenting with the closed rear wheel again, in search of reduced drag.
FP3:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 1'48.575 | ||
2 | 28 | Izan Guevara | GasGas | 1'48.706 | 0.131 | 0.131 |
3 | 44 | David Muñoz | KTM | 1'48.858 | 0.283 | 0.152 |
4 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 1'48.911 | 0.336 | 0.053 |
5 | 10 | Diogo Moreira | KTM | 1'48.928 | 0.353 | 0.017 |
6 | 31 | Adrian Fernandez | KTM | 1'49.187 | 0.612 | 0.259 |
7 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | GasGas | 1'49.187 | 0.612 | |
8 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | CFMoto | 1'49.210 | 0.635 | 0.023 |
9 | 48 | Ivan Ortolá | KTM | 1'49.224 | 0.649 | 0.014 |
10 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna | 1'49.280 | 0.705 | 0.056 |
11 | 5 | Jaume Masia | KTM | 1'49.291 | 0.716 | 0.011 |
12 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 1'49.360 | 0.785 | 0.069 |
13 | 19 | Scott Ogden | Honda | 1'49.423 | 0.848 | 0.063 |
14 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 1'49.429 | 0.854 | 0.006 |
15 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 1'49.501 | 0.926 | 0.072 |
16 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 1'49.515 | 0.940 | 0.014 |
17 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 1'49.678 | 1.103 | 0.163 |
18 | 17 | John Mcphee | Husqvarna | 1'49.683 | 1.108 | 0.005 |
19 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 1'49.792 | 1.217 | 0.109 |
20 | 66 | Joel Kelso | KTM | 1'49.962 | 1.387 | 0.170 |
21 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 1'50.065 | 1.490 | 0.103 |
22 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 1'50.274 | 1.699 | 0.209 |
23 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | CFMoto | 1'50.376 | 1.801 | 0.102 |
24 | 23 | Elia Bartolini | KTM | 1'50.503 | 1.928 | 0.127 |
25 | 64 | Mario Aji | Honda | 1'50.642 | 2.067 | 0.139 |
26 | 18 | Matteo Bertelle | KTM | 1'51.134 | 2.559 | 0.492 |
27 | 70 | Joshua Whatley | Honda | 1'51.671 | 3.096 | 0.537 |
28 | 22 | Ana Carrasco | KTM | 1'52.550 | 3.975 | 0.879 |
No time set | ||||||
7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda |
FP2:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 10 | Diogo Moreira | KTM | 1'48.989 | ||
2 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 1'49.246 | 0.257 | 0.257 |
3 | 28 | Izan Guevara | GasGas | 1'49.400 | 0.411 | 0.154 |
4 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 1'49.431 | 0.442 | 0.031 |
5 | 64 | Mario Aji | Honda | 1'49.548 | 0.559 | 0.117 |
6 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 1'49.587 | 0.598 | 0.039 |
7 | 19 | Scott Ogden | Honda | 1'49.629 | 0.640 | 0.042 |
8 | 44 | David Muñoz | KTM | 1'49.761 | 0.772 | 0.132 |
9 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 1'49.784 | 0.795 | 0.023 |
10 | 31 | Adrian Fernandez | KTM | 1'49.809 | 0.820 | 0.025 |
11 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 1'49.892 | 0.903 | 0.083 |
12 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | GasGas | 1'49.921 | 0.932 | 0.029 |
13 | 66 | Joel Kelso | KTM | 1'50.045 | 1.056 | 0.124 |
14 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 1'50.161 | 1.172 | 0.116 |
15 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 1'50.168 | 1.179 | 0.007 |
16 | 48 | Ivan Ortolá | KTM | 1'50.351 | 1.362 | 0.183 |
17 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 1'50.521 | 1.532 | 0.170 |
18 | 5 | Jaume Masia | KTM | 1'50.598 | 1.609 | 0.077 |
19 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 1'50.623 | 1.634 | 0.025 |
20 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | CFMoto | 1'50.700 | 1.711 | 0.077 |
21 | 18 | Matteo Bertelle | KTM | 1'50.917 | 1.928 | 0.217 |
22 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna | 1'50.924 | 1.935 | 0.007 |
23 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | CFMoto | 1'51.038 | 2.049 | 0.114 |
24 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 1'51.210 | 2.221 | 0.172 |
25 | 70 | Joshua Whatley | Honda | 1'51.589 | 2.600 | 0.379 |
26 | 23 | Elia Bartolini | KTM | 1'52.477 | 3.488 | 0.888 |
27 | 22 | Ana Carrasco | KTM | 1'52.503 | 3.514 | 0.026 |
28 | 17 | John Mcphee | Husqvarna | 1'53.892 | 4.903 | 1.389 |
No time set | ||||||
7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda |
FP1:
Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
1 | 11 | Sergio Garcia | GasGas | 1'52.132 | ||
2 | 28 | Izan Guevara | GasGas | 1'52.154 | 0.022 | 0.022 |
3 | 20 | Lorenzo Fellon | Honda | 1'52.181 | 0.049 | 0.027 |
4 | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 1'52.211 | 0.079 | 0.030 |
5 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | Honda | 1'52.220 | 0.088 | 0.009 |
6 | 5 | Jaume Masia | KTM | 1'52.258 | 0.126 | 0.038 |
7 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | KTM | 1'52.465 | 0.333 | 0.207 |
8 | 66 | Joel Kelso | KTM | 1'52.518 | 0.386 | 0.053 |
9 | 10 | Diogo Moreira | KTM | 1'52.525 | 0.393 | 0.007 |
10 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 1'52.840 | 0.708 | 0.315 |
11 | 67 | Alberto Surra | Honda | 1'52.924 | 0.792 | 0.084 |
12 | 31 | Adrian Fernandez | KTM | 1'52.947 | 0.815 | 0.023 |
13 | 16 | Andrea Migno | Honda | 1'53.073 | 0.941 | 0.126 |
14 | 44 | David Muñoz | KTM | 1'53.209 | 1.077 | 0.136 |
15 | 17 | John Mcphee | Husqvarna | 1'53.596 | 1.464 | 0.387 |
16 | 19 | Scott Ogden | Honda | 1'53.674 | 1.542 | 0.078 |
17 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 1'53.880 | 1.748 | 0.206 |
18 | 96 | Daniel Holgado | KTM | 1'54.012 | 1.880 | 0.132 |
19 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | CFMoto | 1'54.214 | 2.082 | 0.202 |
20 | 48 | Ivan Ortolá | KTM | 1'54.254 | 2.122 | 0.040 |
21 | 18 | Matteo Bertelle | KTM | 1'54.309 | 2.177 | 0.055 |
22 | 70 | Joshua Whatley | Honda | 1'54.387 | 2.255 | 0.078 |
23 | 43 | Xavier Artigas | CFMoto | 1'54.572 | 2.440 | 0.185 |
24 | 23 | Elia Bartolini | KTM | 1'55.014 | 2.882 | 0.442 |
25 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 1'55.728 | 3.596 | 0.714 |
26 | 22 | Ana Carrasco | KTM | 1'56.474 | 4.342 | 0.746 |
No time set | ||||||
7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | ||||
64 | Mario Aji | Honda | ||||
71 | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna |
Comments
Wire Harness
Looks like it wasn’t their own wire harnesses who made the Leopard bikes fast…