Dennis Foggia took the lead on Friday at Mugello

Italian Dennis Foggia (Honda) consolidated his leadership in Moto3 thanks to a morning record of 1’56 ”916 on the first day of free practice for the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, a record they have never set. .lower than FP2 with a noticeable increase in temperature.Jaume Masiá with 1’57 ”314 signed up for Free 2 and got him second in the combined 0” 218.

Italian Foggia started and finished as a benchmark in the smallest category, initially followed by a few tenths of British John McPhee (Husqvarna), who showed signs of practicality recovering from the injury preventing him from starting the season normally, although in The last lap Jaume Masiá (KTM) was able to climb to second position with 49 thousandths of an advantage over the British.

The tension in the opening minutes caused the fall of Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna), who had to be evacuated on a stretcher after jumping into the air from his motorcycle and being run over by Jaume Masiá, although he was conscious at the time. of being treated with medical assistance, he was transferred by ambulance to the Italian circuit clinic and from there to a hospital in Florence for a more complete medical examination. Let us recall that last year the fatal accident of young Swiss driver Jason Dupasquier in the fall in Q2 occurred on this circuit and sometimes the atmosphere froze.

At that time Sasaki was third on the table with his morning note and Jaume Masiá, who had to return to his workshop with the bike on the crane, eleventh. Eventually, the Japanese finished in fourth place and the Spanish rose to second.

They are also in the top-14 giving access to Q2, in the absence of FP3, Sergio García seventh, Izan Guevara 12th and Dani Holgado 14th.