Moto3 Q1: Best time Toba
And on the last lap, Kaito Toba set the fastest time of 1:46.858 minutes. The Japanese is 0.064 seconds faster than Scott Ogden. Matteo Bertelle and Xavier Artigas also move into Q2.
Tatsuki Suzuki is sixth and has already finished work. A big race to catch up awaits the Japanese tomorrow. Finally, Syarifuddin Azman crashes in Turn 6 with a highside. He replaces the injured Alberto Surra on the Snipers team.
Moto3 Q1: Almost everyone has one more try
A few seconds before the time is up, the riders cross the finish line and begin their final attempt. But Ogden and Artigas are late and are waved off.
Ogden leads in timing ahead of Artigas, Toba, Holgado, Suzuki and Fernandez.
Moto3 Q1: Pit stops
Most recently in Portimao, the drivers completed the 15 minutes on a wet track. Now there are two more attempts in sunshine. In the pit lane there are the usual waiting games to find a fast rear wheel.
Moto3 Q1: Best time Ogden
The classification is changing! Rookie Scott Ogden is now leading the timing ahead of PrüstelGP’s Xavier Artigas.
Ana Carrasco is also having a difficult time at home because the Spaniard is two seconds behind.
Moto3 Q1: Toba advances
The first lap times are in and Kaito Toba takes the lead ahead of Daniel Holgado. Tatsuki Suzuki lines up third. The Japanese coasted to a stop at the end of FT3 with no fuel.
Moto3 Q1: The first decision
First qualifying starts and with Tatsuki Suzuki, Xavier Artigas and Mario Ajo we have three big names in the first leg.
Moto2: Are directly qualified for Q2
Jake DixonKalex
Sam LowesKalex
Barry BaltusKalex
Marcel Schrotter (Kalex)
Pedro Acosta (Kalex)
Joe RobertsKalex
Fermin Aldeguer (Boscoscuro)
Ai Ogura (Kalex)
Gabriel RodrigoKalex
Celestino Vietti (Kalex)
Tony ArbolinoKalex
Augusto Fernández (Kalex)
Aron Canet (Kalex)
Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Kalex)
Moto2 FT3: Checkered Flag
Practice comes to an end and Jake Dixon stays ahead with 1:41.556 minutes. We have a British double lead because Sam Lowes is second.
Barry Baltus sets the scene with the third best time. And Marcel Schrötter is in fourth place in the top field. Pedro Acosta completes the top 5.
The time intervals are extremely tight. Lorenzo Dalla Porta is 14th, just 0.367 seconds behind.
Moto2 FT3: Yellow flags
Veteran Corsi crashes in turn 5 and causes yellow flags. Therefore, Acosta a strong lap time is deleted.
And Alcoba slips in the finish line and there are the next yellow flags.
Moto2 FT3: Best time Dixon
Jake Dixon sets a new best time of 1:41.556 minutes. He now leads in front of Lowes, Baltus, Schrötter and Roberts.
Vietti improves to ninth place. 3 minutes left.
Moto2 FT3: Vietti no longer in top 14
There are some improvements, including Baltus moving up to fifth place. Vietti is only 15th and would not be in Q2 at the moment.
Moto2 FT3: time hunt is on
There is a lot of traffic and Roberts improves to sixth place.
Jorge Navarro slips at Turn 2. He and his Kalex crash into the Airfance but Navarro is okay.
Schrötter also drives onto the track for the last five minutes.
Moto2 FT3: All in the pits
Suddenly it’s dead quiet because everyone in the pits is preparing for the final time hunt.
Currently in Q2 are: Lowes, Dixon, Schrötter, Acosta, Ogura, Aldeguer, Arbolino, Fernandez, Canet, Chantra, Vietti, Arenas, Roberts and Bendsneyder.
Moto2 FT3: Vietti vs. Dalla Porta
Vietti feels stopped and hampered by Dalla Porta, which the championship leader shows with clear hand signals and gestures. He shouldn’t overdo it, because the race organizers don’t like it when people scold too much.
Moto2 FT3: The Order
The overall ranking changed quite significantly in the early stages. Lowes leads ahead of Dixon, Schrötter, Acosta, Ogura, Aldeguer, Arbolino, Fernandez, Canet and Vietti.
Moto2 FT3: Best time Lowes
On his seventh lap, Sam Lowes sets a new absolute best time of 1:41.568 minutes.
And Schrötter is also doing well in training, as the German moves up to third place in the overall result.