The rain and the bad conditions in which Moto3 riders found themselves on the Portimao track, confirmed the records obtained on the first day of free practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Portimao circuit, scene on Sunday of the fifth round of the motorcycling world championship.
Xavier Artigas (CFMoto) was the first and one of only two to achieve this, by lowering his record from the first day to the third free training session that started in the same bad weather conditions as the first day, because a few minutes before the heavy rain began to fall on the Portimao track session, but his time did not allow him direct access to the second classification.
Shortly afterwards, world championship leader Dennis Foggia (Honda) placed the eighteenth seeking pass in the second classification, because if he stays out he could compromise his position in the starting line-up. , but the two tenths. which was lowered by his personal brand they did not allow.
As in the early days, the poor conditions of the Lusitanian asphalt complicated the evolution of many riders, which did not result in Several falls, the most relevant being the Turkish Deniz Öncü (KTM) right after the start of the session and, soon after, Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) at fourteen or his compatriot Taiyo Furusato (Honda), 2021 champion of the Asian Talent Cup.
In the end, only Artigas and Foggia reduced their timebut were “condemned” to pass the first classification because they were unable to significantly improve their personal best.
Indonesian Mario Surya Aji (Honda) retained first place in his best time on the first day, ahead of Brazilian Diogo Moreira (KTM), Frenchman Ricardo Rossi (Honda) and Spaniards Carlos Dad (CFMoto) and Daniel Holgado (KTM).
Like them, Jaume Masiá (KTM), Izan Guevara (GasGas) and Sergio García Dols (GasGas) also moved to the second direct classification, while Xavier Artigas (KTM), Iván Ortolá (KTM), Gerard Riu (KTM), David Alonso (GasGas) and Ana Carrasco (KTM).
Source: La Verdad
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