Second pole position for Japanese Sasaki

Two pole positions are contested in Moto3 this 2023 and both have been claimed by the same pilot, the Japanese Ayumu Sasaki, the year, in the promotion of the first three of the 2022 championship, remained a great favorite for the title. In Portugal it didn’t help him win the race, but in Argentina he had a lot of speed, if it was dry. They will join him in the front line Oncu and Moreira and from the second Ortolá, fourth and Masiá, fifth. World Cup leader Dani Holgado will do it from tenth position.

With the track dry, but with patches of moisture, the Moto3 riders began the battle for pole position at the Argentine Grand Prix. The best of the free practice sessions, with the FP2 timetable since he woke up in the rain on Saturday morning and was one of the ones who didn’t get wet, was Ayumu Sasaki ahead of Moreira and Masiá.

For Oncu, who came from Q1 with Ortolá, Rueda and Yamanaka, it was the first provisional pole position (1’49″142) ahead of Moreira and Ortolá and the fall reduced the rookie Rueda, front row last time week in Portugal , in the middle of qualifying when everyone is back in the pitlane to prepare the final attack.

There was one last attempt left and there Sasaki imposed his law with a 1’48″539 and 603 thousandths better than Oncu who retained second place and Moreira completed the first row. This is the fifth pole position ever in Moto3 for Sasaki.

Ortolá, Masiá and Suzuki will occupy the second row and Alonso Ogden and Migno, who returned to the World Championship replacing Australian Kelso, the third. World championship leader Daniel Holgado will start from tenth place, 1″126 behind the Japanese.

As for the other Spaniards, José Antonio Rueda will start 13th, Xavi Artigas 15th, David Muñoz 16th, David Salvador 22nd, David Almansa 25th and Ana Carrasco 27th.