Taiyo Furusato set the pace in the first qualifiying at the Moto3 Indonesian Grand Prix, making him one of the last four qualifiers for Q2 in Mandalika.

After the initial flying laps, Furusato (Honda Team Asia) was in the lead, ahead of his teammate Mario Aji, followed by Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and the returning Adrián Fernández (Leopard Racing/Honda).

The standings changed during the second set of flying laps, but only Fernández dropped out of the top four after Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GasGas Aspar) joined the mix.

Veijer took the lead ahead of Furusato, while Yamanaka improved further to reach third place. Aji dropped to fourth but was still in a position to advance to Q2. However, when Fernández improved in the last three minutes to reach third place, Aji lost his spot in the top four.

Joshua Whatley (VisionTrack Racing Team/Honda) moved up to fourth in the final minute, displacing Yamanaka from Q2. Furusato still managed to outpace Veijer by 0.140s, but the composition of the qualifying positions remained unchanged. Fernández and Whatley also advanced to Q2, a goal Yamanaka missed by 12 thousandths of a second.

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O conteúdo Taiyo Furusato leads the last quartet of qualifiers for Moto3 Q2 in Indonesia aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Leopard Racing announced on Wednesday that Adrián Fernández will be their rider in the upcoming Moto3 World Championship races in the place of Tatsuki Suzuki.

It’s not clear if the change is definitive until the end of the season, but it’s known that the Spaniard has already been confirmed by the team for 2024.

On the other hand, Suzuki had already been announced by Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP for next year.

O conteúdo Adrián Fernández returns to Moto3 starting from Mandalika, replacing Tatsuki Suzuki aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

There’s a complete overhaul in Leopard Racing for the 2024 Moto3 World Championship season. The team will race with Ángel Piqueras and Adrián Fernández in the upcoming season.

Adrián Fernández, currently 19 years old, competed full-time in Moto3 in 2021 and 2022 but didn’t secure a seat this year. Nevertheless, he raced in the German and Dutch GP with Leopard Racing, replacing the injured Tatsuki Suzuki. Despite not scoring points, he did enough to convince the team to sign him for the 2024 season.

As for Piqueras, 16 years old, he will be an absolute rookie in the Moto3 World Championship. This season, he dominated the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup to become champion and is also very close to securing the FIM JuniorGP title with two rounds remaining.

O conteúdo Leopard Racing has announced its lineup for the 2024 Moto3 season with a rookie aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.