David Almanza led Moto3 World Championship practice on Friday afternoon at the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia – Ayrton Senna in Australia. Almanza used a Pirelli-shod Leaky Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM to lap the 2.38-mile (3.84 km) track in 1:30.260.
Code Motorsports KTM’s Cormac Buchanan was second-best with a time of 1:30.263.
Veda Pratama piloted the Honda Team Asia machine to take the third and final spot with a lap time of 1:30.310.
Joel Kelso on his GRYD MLav Racing Honda took fourth with a lap of 1:30.371.
Rico Salmela crossed the finish line fifth on his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine with a time of 1:30.481.
More from the MotoGP press release:
Almansa Buchanan and Pratama on Friday in Brazil Peep. Spain, New Zealand and Indonesia round out the frontrunners as Moto3 hits Goiania for the first time.
David Almansa (Licky Molly Dynavolt Intact GP) went fastest in Friday’s practice at Brazil’s Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix, but by the end of the session he would have covered the top three by 0.050 on MotoGP’s return to Brazil. Second to New Zealand’s Cormac Buchanan (CODE Motorsports), just 0.003 off the top, with Indonesian rookie Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) 0.047 behind in third.
Almansa’s 1:30.260 to go fastest in the afternoon was down from the 1:32.812 set by rookie Brian Urirte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in FP1, improved by the qualifying conditions in FP1, which was officially classified as dry. Uriart was at the top of the morning and P7 in the afternoon was a clean four tenths.
Joel Kelso (MLav Racing), rookie Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Joel Esteban (Level Up – MTA) followed Pratama overall throughout the afternoon, sitting ahead of Uriart in P7. Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), Leo Rammerstorfer (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse) completed the top ten, with a handful of experienced riders on the grid having plenty of room to shine on an all-new track.
Top 14 – See full results from Moto3 Practice in Brazil here – Go straight to Q2 qualifying, so be sure to come back for more from Moto3 on Saturday when the grid is decided in Goiânia!
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 track in 1:30.260, which led the field of 25 riders. Code Motorsports KTM’s Cormac Buchanan was second-best with a time of 1:30.263. Veda Pratama, piloting his Honda Team Asia machine, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:30.310. Joel Kelso got fourth on his GRYD MLav Racing Honda with a lap time of 1:30.371. Rico Salmela crossed the finish line fifth on his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine with a time of 1:30.481. More from a press release issued by MotoGP: Almansa pips Buchanan and Pratama on Friday in Brazil. Spain, New Zealand and Indonesia lock out the top three as Moto3 take on Goiânia for the first time. David Almansa (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact){kind=link}