Riccardo Rossi emerged as the leader in the Moto3 Q1 session at the Japanese GP. As a result, the Italian was one of the last four riders to secure a spot in the battle for pole position at Motegi.

After the first flying laps, Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) was the leader ahead of Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team/Honda), Mario Aji (Honda Team Asia) and José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo). However, several riders only posted their first lap times later on.

Filippo Farioli (Red Bull KTM Tech3) briefly moved into second place, pushing Rueda out of the qualifying positions, and then had a highside at turn two. Joel Kelso (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP) overtook Furusato with six minutes remaining to become the new leader. At the same time, his teammate, Xavi Artigas, moved into third.

Despite improvements in lap times, the top four remained unchanged, with Kelso, Furusato, Artigas, and Farioli holding those positions.

However, this changed in the final two minutes when Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda) became the new leader, and Rueda moved into fourth. As a result, Artigas fell out of the qualifying zone by 0.039s. The standings didn’t change further until the end, and thus the last four participants in Q2 are Rossi, Kelso, Furusato, and Rueda.

Results:

O conteúdo Riccardo Rossi set the pace of the Moto3 Q1 and moves on to Q2 at Motegi aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Deniz Öncü is through to the second qualifying for the Moto3 Ijndian GP. The Turkish rider dominated Q1 on Saturday at the Buddh International Circuit to secure one of the last four spots in the battle for pole position. Daniel Holgado, the championship leader, was eliminated after his best lap was cancelled.

After the initial flying laps, Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) held the lead, ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda), Scott Ogden, and Joshua Whatley (VisionTrack Racing Team/Honda).

Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) managed to climb to the second, pushing Whatley out of the qualification zone. Meanwhile, Öncü continued to strengthen his lead and kept his position throughout the session.

Later on, Ogden reinforced his place in the top four by moving into second place. However, he was overtaken by Holgado, Ryusei Yamanaka (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda), and Toba in the final minute. Ogden managed to recover against Toba to advance to Q2.

After the session ended, Holgado had his fastest lap time invalidated for exceeding track limits.

This situation dropped the championship leader to fifth place, just 0.060 seconds behind the fourth-placed Toba, who secured a spot in Q2. Therefore, Öncü, Yamanaka, Ogden, and Toba advanced.

Results:

O conteúdo Deniz Öncü dominated the Moto3 Q1 in India as drama hits the championship leader aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.