2022 Austin Moto3 Qualifying Result: A Two-Man Rodeo Show

Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2022-04-09 21:22

The hunt for a tow and/or pole position in the lightweight class produced the usual qualifying routine, flocks of riders running together and eyeing the fast men, but not looking as bad as the premier class this time around. Some of the usual faces headlined Q2, with Andrea Migno and Dennis Foggia trading top spot throughout, the Italian eventually securing pole position on his final flying lap and hoping that his luck has turned after two tough weekends in Indonesia and Argentina. Foggia missed out on a maiden pole position by only six hundredths of a second, while Xavier Artigas cruised through Q1 and then went from 13th to third on his last lap of Q2 to claim a first front row start in the world championship.

Deniz Öncü made some late progress to secure fourth, ahead of Jaume Masia and top rookie Diogo Moreira. Daniel Holgado will open the third row of the grid ahead of Kaito Toba and Ayumu Sasaki, while Izan Guevara was the initial leader of the session, before dropping to the bottom of the top 10. The Spaniard heads row four from Stefano Nepa and Q1 surprise Scott Ogden. I don’t always detail the grid beyond row five, but it’s a necessity this time around, as that’s where the championship leader ended up, Sergio Garcia qualifying 15th, behind Elia Bartolini and Carlos Tatay and 1.3 seconds off pole. However, that might mean nothing if the usual Moto3 plotline is followed and a big group gets to have podium aspirations.

Results:

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Diff	Prev
1	16	Andrea Migno	Honda	2:15.814
2	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	2:15.881	0.067	0.067
3	43	Xavier Artigas	CFMoto	2:16.066	0.252	0.185
4	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	2:16.330	0.516	0.264
5	5	Jaume Masia	KTM	2:16.409	0.595	0.079
6	10	Diogo Moreira	KTM	2:16.416	0.602	0.007
7	96	Daniel Holgado	KTM	2:16.551	0.737	0.135
8	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	2:16.582	0.768	0.031
9	71	Ayumu Sasaki	Husqvarna	2:16.604	0.790	0.022
10	28	Izan Guevara	GasGas	2:16.609	0.795	0.005
11	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	2:16.727	0.913	0.118
12	19	Scott Ogden	Honda	2:16.856	1.042	0.129
13	23	Elia Bartolini	KTM	2:16.907	1.093	0.051
14	99	Carlos Tatay	CFMoto	2:16.946	1.132	0.039
15	11	Sergio Garcia	GasGas	2:17.114	1.300	0.168
16	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	2:17.515	1.701	0.401
17	54	Riccardo Rossi	Honda	2:17.651	1.837	0.136
18	66	Joel Kelso	KTM	2:17.771	1.957	0.120
		Q1 Results:
Q2	43	Xavier Artigas	CFMoto	2:16.719
Q2	19	Scott Ogden	Honda	2:16.871	0.152	0.152
Q2	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	2:17.054	0.335	0.183
Q2	23	Elia Bartolini	KTM	2:17.590	0.871	0.536
19	31	Adrian Fernandez	KTM	2:17.659	0.940	0.069
20	18	Matteo Bertelle	KTM	2:17.672	0.953	0.013
21	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	2:17.877	1.158	0.205
22	48	Ivan Ortola	KTM	2:18.005	1.286	0.128
23	87	Gerard Riu Male	KTM	2:18.345	1.626	0.340
24	28	David Salvador	Husqvarna	2:18.407	1.688	0.062
25	72	Taiyo Furusato	Honda	2:18.481	1.762	0.074
26	22	Ana Carrasco	KTM	2:19.699	2.980	1.218
27	70	Joshua Whatley	Honda	2:19.935	3.216	0.236
Not Classified
	20	Lorenzo Fellon	Honda		0.000	0.000
	64	Mario Aji	Honda		0.000	0.000