Malaysian GP – Friday practice sessions in Sepang

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On Friday, the riders and teams of the World Motorcycle Championship started their preparations for the eighteenth Grand Prix of the season, the Malaysian Grand Prix, with the first practice sessions. The Moto3™ and Moto2™ classes have a total of two training sessions on the program, the results of which are included in the combination of times that will be determined on Saturday morning by the Top14 with direct advancement to the second qualification. In the case of MotoGP™, the first free practice is on Friday and the afternoon practice will then decide the Top10 with direct progress to Saturday’s Q2.

Moto3™ – 1st training

Halfway through the opening practice of the eighteenth GP of the 2024 season, he led the time trial at Sepang Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing), whose maximum was a lap in 2’13.460 seconds. The second was losing three tenths Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the last two within one second of the first were third Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) and fourth Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Fifth David Muňoz (BOE Motorsports) lost 1.098 seconds. Japanese Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was tenth for now and 1.460 seconds short of first place.

He won the first practice with a time of 2’12.065 seconds Jaume Masia, who decided definitively in the penultimate measured round of training. Second Deniz Öncü he was 0.435 seconds slower, third Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) lost half a second. Diogo Moreira and David Muňoz complete the top five fastest. In second are riders José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Joel Kelso (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP). Eighth Ayumu Sasaki already losing 1.3 seconds. Daniel Holgado is eleventh with a loss of 1.415 seconds. He was the first to crash in training Lorenzo Fallon (CIP Green Power) and finally fell at the fourth turn David Alonso (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Moto3).

Malaysian GP, Moto3™ – 1st practice

27°C, dry track, 35°C, humidity: 89%

1.	#5	Jaume MASIA	Leopard Racing	Honda	2:12.065
2.	#53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	2:12.500	+0.435
3.	#55	Romano FENATI	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	2:12.580	+0.515
4.	#10	Diogo MOREIRA	MT Helmets MSI	KTM	2:12.955	+0.890
5.	#44	David MUÑOZ	BOE Motorsports	KTM	2:12.958	+0.893
6.	#99	José Antonio RUEDA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	2:13.042	+0.977
7.	#66	Joel KELSO	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	CFMoto	2:13.044	+0.979
8.	#71	Ayumu SASAKI	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	Husqvarna	2:13.374	+1.309
9.	#80	David ALONSO	GASGAS Aspar Team	GasGas	2:13.384	+1,319
10.	#43	Xavier ARTIGAS	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	CFMoto	2:13.420	+1.355
11.	#96	Daniel HOLGADO	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	2:13.480	+1,415
12.	#48	Ivan ORTOLA	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	2:13.568	+1,503
13.	#82	Stefano NEPA	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	2:13.589	+1,524
14.	#18	Matteo BERTELLE	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	2:13.597	+1,532
15.	#31	Adrian FERNANDEZ	Leopard Racing	Honda	2:13.728	+1,663
16.	#7	Filippo FARIOLI	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	2:13.749	+1,684
17.	#72	Taiyo FURUSATO	Honda Team Asia	Honda	2:13.851	+1,786
18.	#54	Riccardo ROSSI	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	2:13.882	+1,817
19.	#70	Joshua WHATLEY	Visiontrack Racing Team	Honda	2:13.961	+1,896
20.	#6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	GASGAS Aspar Team	GasGas	2:14.109	+2.044
21.	#19	Scott OGDEN	Visiontrack Racing Team	Honda	2:14.135	+2,070
22.	#27	Kaito TOBA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	2:14.149	+2.084
23.	#63	Syarifuddin AZMAN	MT Helmets MSI	KTM	2:14.258	+2.193
24.	#21	Vicente PEREZ	BOE Motorsports	KTM	2:14.317	+2.252
25.	#95	Collin VEIJER	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	Husqvarna	2:14.327	+2.262
26.	#38	David SALVADOR	CIP Green Power	KTM	2:14.334	+2,269
27.	#64	Mario AJI	Honda Team Asia	Honda	2:14.649	+2,584
28.	#20	Lorenzo FELLON	CIP Green Power	KTM	2:14.982	+2.917