Ayumu Sasaki was in top form in Moto3 qualifying at Phillip Island and took pole position moments ago.

Ayumu Sasaki was quickest after the first lap, with David Alonso and Vicente Pérez following close behind. The #71 completed his first attacking lap in 1:36.654s, a gap of 0.492s to Alonso.

After Deniz Oncu moved up to third place, it was Collin Veijer’s turn to do so before the riders went to the garage to prepare their final attacks.

On his fifth lap Sasaki once again showed superior speed and improved his time once more, now to 1:36.539s, and despite Joel Kelso’s improvement (second) he was 0.136s behind his opponent who thus seemed to have pole position virtually guaranteed.

The session ended shortly afterwards with Sasaki confirming the best time and first place on the grid.

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Ayumu Sasaki is one of the current contenders in the fight for the Moto3 World Championship title and is expected to be close to securing a promotion to Moto2… but not with the Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP team he is currently part of.

According to the SPEEDWEEK.com website, team owner Petter Öttl may not have been able to convince the Japanese rider to stay, as Sasaki’s preference appears to be the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp.

It seems that Sasaki believes he will have better chances with the VR46-managed team with Yamaha’s support. Intact GP has been in Moto2 for several years and has a high budget but has only managed to secure two victories so far. On the other hand, Yamaha may have plans to include the rider in their new satellite team in MotoGP in 2025.

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