Jose Antonio Rueda (KTM) tops the list of drivers eligible to compete in the second classification of the first qualifying test of the season, the Moto3 Qatar Grand Prix on the Lusail circuit.
With Rueda in the lead, Colombian-born Spanish David Alonso (CFMoto) and Spaniards Iván Ortolá (KTM), David Muñoz (KTM) and Daniel Holgado (KTM) finished one thousandths of a second behind him.
Even before the final practice session to determine classifications was held, it was learned that Spaniard David Almansa (Honda) will miss the remainder of the Moto3 Qatar Grand Prix after being declared ‘unfit’ due to a fractured his left hand. as a result of the accident he suffered on the first day and for which he had to undergo surgery.
Once it began, the main enemy was the wind, which greatly affected its development, but did not prevent many pilots from improving their times from day one.
The Spaniard is among the top fourteen in the classification. Vicente Perez (KTM), which rose to twelfth position after scratching more than a second off its best time.
As the minutes passed, almost all the drivers approached their best time from the first day to try to guarantee a place in the second direct classification, which until then was led by the Spaniard Daniel Holgado.
Ivan Ortolaone of the fastest on day one, was the first to take a step forward, clocking 2:03.524 to become the category leader with less than seven minutes remaining in the session.
The Dutch Colin Veijer (Husqvarna) was next to beat his own time to rise from sixteenth to tenth place with a time of 2:04.251 and just three minutes of effective practice ahead, with almost all pilots on track who seek to improve their classification.
David Alonso He was the next to take a step forward by managing to climb his CFMoto into first position with a time of 2:03.521, bettering Ortolá’s time by just three thousandths of a second.
Another who gained positions by improving his performance was the Spaniard David Munoz (KTM), who went from ninth to seventh place after clocking 2:03.795, nearly matched his compatriot José Antonio Rueda’s best time from the Spanish Colombian, Alonso.
Thus, six Spaniards got a pass in the second direct classification, José Antonio Rueda, Iván Ortolá, Daniel Holgado, Adrián Fernández, David Muñoz, and Vicente Pérez – who improved his personal best time -, the Colombian David Alonso, Italians Matteo Bertelle , Ricardo Rossi and Stefano Nepa, Dutch Collin Veijer, Australians Joel Kelso and Jacob Roulstone, and Japanese Ryusei Yamanaka.
Spaniards Ángel Piqueras (Honda) and Joel Esteban (CFMoto), both debutants in the Moto3 world championship, barely missed out.
Source: La Verdad
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