Deniz Öncü was the fastest rider in the third practice session of the Moto3 San Marino GP at Misano. Like almost all the riders, the Turkish rider set his best lap time this morning in the third session.
After the first flying laps, Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets-MSi/KTM) was the leader, but he was soon overtaken by several riders. In fact, in the first quarter of an hour, there were constant changes at the timesheet, until Jaume Masiá (Leopard Racing/Honda) managed to hold the lead for about 12 minutes.
The Spanish rider, who was the fastest yesterday, was beaten by Moreira five minutes from the end, before Ivan Ortolá (Angeluss MTA Team/KTM) took the top spot. A few seconds later, Masiá returned to the first position.
However, it was Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) who set the pace, posting a lap time of 1m41.614s. He beat Masiá by 41 thousandths of a second, with David Alonso (Gaviota GasGas Aspar) in third. Tayo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Ortolá completed the top five.
Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GasGas Aspar) was 14th and secured the last spot in direct qualification for the second qualifying. He was only one thousandth of a second ahead of Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse/Honda). Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), the championship leader, will also have to go through Q1.
P2 Timesheet:
Combined times P1 + P2 + P3: