Deniz Oncu, from Q1 to pole in Portimao

The fifth poleman of the season in the small category at a wet Portuguese Grand Prix and where the strong gust of wind also became the main characters.Turkish Deniz Oncu, a fixed safety which was key for him to play the extra 15 minutes of Q1 he had previously signed. This is the second pole ever for Oncu after Estyria last year.

Oncu became the fifth rider from Moto3 Q1 to win a pole after John McPhee at Le Mans’19, twice Darryn Binder at Valencia’20 and Losail’21, Tatsuki Suzuki at Mugello’21 and Niccolo Antonelli at Misano -2’21.

The first victim of the fall was the former World Cup leader Sergio Garcia Dols with 11 minutes qualifying, his second in the GP, while his teammate Izan Guevara put up a 2’07 ”973, a provisional pole that was surpassed shortly after Tatsuki Suzuki (2’06” 441) and eventually the ‘boss’ relieved the Indonesian from Idemitsu Honda Mario Aji (2’05 ”234).

And with just five minutes left, the festival of bites began on the provisional pole, the first under 2’05 ”Mario Aji (2’04” 644) who later re -confirmed his 2’04 ”248 there is a quick lap for everyone in front.

This is not yet the day for García Dols who, with just over two minutes left when he was provisional fifth, has fallen again, not being relegated to what could be his second pole position in 2022, but still making it. niya. save the tools and start on the second line.

From Q1, Turkish Deniz Oncu was the first under 2’04 (2’03 ”955) and at that time he got his first post ahead of Indonesian Mario Aji and the Frenchman Lorenzo Fellon who has yet to start moving forward.

Carlos Dad will start in fourth, Segio García Dols sixth despite his two crashes, Izan Guevara ninth, Daniel Holgado 13th, Jaume Masiá 15th. Leader Dennis Foggia 12th.

Via Q1 Oncu, Foggia, Nepa and Whatley went into Q2 and Xavi Artigas was left with 0 “115 and will start on the 19th. 21st David Salvador, 23rd Ivan Ortolá, 27th Gerard Riu, 28th Ana Carrasco and 29th rookie via wild card and David Alonso.