2022 Austria Moto3 FP3 Result: Öncü Leads With Sasaki As Main Threat

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Rain kept away for the final practice session in the lightweight class, but riders were in little rush to improve on Friday’s benchmark until the final handful of minutes of FP3 when Deniz Öncü picked up top spot. Eager to compensate for his pending long lap penalty, Ayumu Sasaki was flying in practice and threatened to snatch the spotlight, had it not been for a track limits infringement on his final flying lap. The Japanese rider settled for second, only two hundredths of a second behind the leader.

After a more cautious start on Friday, the Aspar boys picked up the pace in the final third of FP3 to climb inside the top 10, with Izan Guevara in third and Sergio Garcia in fifth, sandwiching title rival Dennis Foggia. Diogo Moreira once more led the rookie brigade from sixth position, ahead of veteran John McPhee – the two separated by only three thousandths of a second. Stefano Nepa, Dani Holgado and Kaito Toba rounded out a top 10 covered by six tenths of a second, while Jaume Masia kept 11th position despite a late tumble at the brand new chicane.

Riccardo Rossi, David Muñoz and Scott Ogden secured the remaining Q2 tickets, demoting the likes of Tatsuki Suzuki and Ivan Ortola. The Japanese rider ended the morning with a light crash at turn three and although he was able to rejoin the action, could not improve and will be joining Q1 alongside a pretty anonymous Andrea Migno.

Results:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev
1 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 1:41.285    
2 71 Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 1:41.311 0.026 0.026
3 28 Izan Guevara GasGas 1:41.442 0.157 0.131
4 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 1:41.637 0.352 0.195
5 11 Sergio Garcia GasGas 1:41.717 0.432 0.080
6 10 Diogo Moreira KTM 1:41.720 0.435 0.003
7 17 John McPhee Husqvarna 1:41.723 0.438 0.003
8 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 1:41.727 0.442 0.004
9 96 Daniel Holgado KTM 1:41.823 0.538 0.096
10 27 Kaito Toba KTM 1:41.881 0.596 0.058
11 5 Jaume Masia KTM 1:41.934 0.649 0.053
12 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 1:41.968 0.683 0.034
13 44 David Muñoz KTM 1:41.991 0.706 0.023
14 19 Scott Ogden Honda 1:41.998 0.713 0.007
15 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 1:42.013 0.728 0.015
16 48 Ivan Ortola KTM 1:42.055 0.770 0.042
17 16 Andrea Migno Honda 1:42.151 0.866 0.096
18 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 1:42.152 0.867 0.001
19 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 1:42.168 0.883 0.016
20 99 Carlos Tatay CFMoto 1:42.205 0.920 0.037
21 43 Xavier Artigas CFMoto 1:42.337 1.052 0.132
22 66 Joel Kelso KTM 1:42.505 1.220 0.168
23 72 Taiyo Furusato Honda 1:42.729 1.444 0.224
24 31 Adrian Fernandez KTM 1:42.851 1.566 0.122
25 23 Elia Bartolini KTM 1:42.857 1.572 0.006
26 9 Nicola Carraro KTM 1:43.221 1.936 0.364
27 64 Mario Suryo Aji Honda 1:43.417 2.132 0.196
28 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 1:43.683 2.398 0.266
29 67 Alberto Surra Honda 1:43.767 2.482 0.084
30 70 Joshua Whatley Honda 1:43.823 2.538 0.056
Round Number: 
13
2022
Moto3
Spielberg, Austria
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