David Muñoz had a perfect Friday in Phillip Island. The Spanish rider also led the second practice session of the Moto3 Australian GP, showing his superiority on the opening day.

After the initial flying laps, Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM), who had been the fastest in the morning session, was the leader. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was in second, with Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM) in third. Despite not improving on his second attempt, Muñoz remained at the top, but Nepa moved into second place.

BOE Motorsports had reasons to smile when they saw their other rider, Vicente Pérez, move into second place, showing his speed in this stage of the session. With 25 minutes left, the top positions changed, with Nepa becoming the new leader, overtaking Muñoz and Pérez. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) moved up to fourth.

Shortly after, Muñoz returned to the lead by only 0.090s. Rider #44 solidified his position, and in the following minutes, Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) moved into fourth. Knowing the importance of a good result for direct access to the second qualifying, the riders were looking for fast lap times while also preparing.

Nevertheless, the timesheet remained stable until the final 11 minutes. Joel Kelso (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP) caused another change, moving into the lead. The Australian was overtaken by Sasaki, and several other riders showed good pace in these last minutes, including Muñoz, who regained the lead. Nepa and Moreira also surpassed Sasaki.

Nothing changed until the end, and Muñoz finished at the top, beating Nepa by 0.073s. Moreira was third, Sasaki fourth, and Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fifth, ahead of Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda), who is the championship leader. The Spaniard was delayed by a technical issue on his bike still in the first minutes.

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David Muñoz started the Moto3 Austalian GP setting the pace in the first practice session. In his second appearance at Phillip Island, the Spanish rider was not intimidated by the challenging Australian circuit and was faster than all the others in the initial practice.

On a cool Friday morning with some wind, after the first flying laps, the home rider Joel Kelso (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP) was leading. He was overtaken by Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM), but he quickly regained the lead and held it for about seven minutes.

However, Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) spent most of the practice session at the top of the timesheets. He took the lead with just under 14 minutes left and remained there until the 28-minute mark. At that point, he was beaten by Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP).

Towards the end of the session, Muñoz (BOE Motorsports/KTM) stopped the clock at 1m37.638s to secure the lead definitively. The Spanish rider held off Sasaki’s improvement, finishing 0.265s ahead. Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda) took third place, followed by Adrián Fernández (Leopard Racing/Honda) and Moreira. Masiá, the championship leader, ended in sixth place, 0.514s behind the leader.

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