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.

Results:

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

Collin Veijer delivered a strong performance in the second practice session of the Moto3 Indian GP, securing the best lap time of the day. He led for a significant portion of the afternoon session at the Buddh International Circuit, being one of only two riders to post lap times under two minutes.

Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) initially led the P2, with Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) close behind. This continued to showcase the Spaniard’s strength after his impressive showing in P1.

With less than 41 minutes remaining in the session, José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) overtook Masiá. At this point, Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was in third place, showing significant improvements compared to the morning session.

Shortly afterward, Veijer also passed Masiá. With 35 minutes left in the session, Masiá suffered a minor crash. Veijer then went on to set the best lap time of the day so far. He became the first rider to complete a lap in under two minutes. Masiá later did the same but was 0.186s slower.

Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM) secured third place, with the top five completed by David Alonso (Gaviota GasGas Aspar) and Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda). Holgado finished in 13th place.

Timesheets:

O conteúdo Collin Veijer stronger in P2 of the Moto3 Indian GP with the best lap time on Friday aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Collin Veijer led the third and final practice session for the Catalunya Moto3 Grand Prix, held this morning in Barcelona. His time is the best of the weekend so far.

It was in the dying moments of the session that the Dutch rider from Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP secured the top spot with a lap completed in 1m48.003s. He overtook Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM), who was also later beaten by Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda). The Spaniard finished 0.298s behind Veijer and briefly held the top position during the session as well.

Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was the rider who spent most time at the front, holding the first position for nearly half of the P3. However, he ended up in fifth place, also trailing rookie José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo).

In the combined timesheets of the three practices, it’s worth noting that Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), the championship leader, was relegated to Q1 with the 15th fastest time. He missed out on advancement by only 0.005s and didn’t improve from the P2 session.

P3 timesheet:

Combined standings P1 + P2 + P3:

O conteúdo Collin Veijer leads the final Moto3 practice session in Barcelona aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.