Jaume Masiá dominated the second qualifying for the Moto3 Indian GP, securing pole position at the Buddh International Circuit with over seven-tenths of gap. The session took place in rainy and wet track conditions.
After the initial flying laps, Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) held the lead, ahead of Taiyo Furustato (Honda Team Asia). Lap times were still quite high as the riders were discovering a new track in wet conditions.
Since the early stages, Masiá showed himself to be the fastest by a clear margin. Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team/Honda) moved up to second place but remained over a second behind the leader. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) was third with six minutes to go.
Bertelle managed to overtake Masiá on more than one occasion, but the Spanish rider responded immediately to stay in front. Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team/Honda) also joined the battle.
With his fourth flying lap, Masiá put himself definitively out of reach, securing pole position. However, on his final attempt, he improved even further, entering the 2:09s and beating Bertelle by 0.727s. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) secured the third position, ahead of Ogden.
The British rider will share the second row with Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda) and Moreira. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finished 11th but due to a penalty for not respecting black flag protocols in the third practice, he will start from the back of the grid.
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