David Almansa was the fastest rider on Friday (28) during the free practice sessions for the Aragón Grand Prix, the 13th round of the Moto3 championship. In the last of the two sessions held at MotorLand, the circuit located in Spain, the Intact GP rider posted his best lap time of 1:57.473, not being surpassed by his rivals.
The second position ended up in the hands of Rico Salmela, Tech3 rider who was overtaken by Almansa by 0.079 seconds. Valentín Perrone, Salmela’s teammate, was third, followed by Adrián Fernández, fourth with Leopard Racing. The group of the first five was completed by Álvaro Carpe, with a bike prepared by Ajo.
Connor O’Gorman, the rider defending SIC58, was sixth fastest, finishing ahead of Jesús Ríos, seventh with Snipers. Returning to the grid after not racing in England, Máximo Quiles was eighth with Aspar, while Matteo Bertelle, from MTA, was ninth. Guido Pini, on the other Leopard Racing bike, completed the top 10.
In addition to the top ten, four more riders secured direct qualification for the decisive qualifying round scheduled for Saturday morning at MotorLand. Marco Morelli, from Aspar, Adrián Cruces, from CIP, Joel Kelso, from GRYD, and Hakim Danish, from MSI, complete the list of riders who will head to Q2 in the classification.
From 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, the final free practice of the weekend takes place, while the classification will be held at 7:45 a.m. The Aragón Moto3 Grand Prix is scheduled for 6:00 a.m. on Sunday.
