The opening day of the Argentine Grand Prix is all wrapped up for the Moto3 riders and David Almansa is in control after the two Practice sessions.
David Almansa ended Friday Practice on top of the timesheets at Termas de Rio Hondo. The Leopard Racing rider has been competitive in Argentina in the past and is now the favourite for the race.
Red Bull KTM Ajo ended the day in second and third place in Friday afternoon Practice. Alvaro Carpe was in second and Jose Antonio Rueda was in third.
Home hero, Valentin Perrone, ended his first day of his home Grand Prix in fourth place. The Moto3 rookie on the Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine was 0.7 seconds behind Almansa.
LEVELUP - MTA rider, Joel Kelso, ended the day in fifth place. The Australian did not put in too many laps on Friday morning but showed his true pace in the afternoon.
The FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi squad were in sixth and seventh places at the end of Friday's Practice. Japanese rider, Ryusei Yamanaka, was in sixth and Spaniard, Angel Piqueras, was in seventh.
British rider, Scott Ogden, continues his good form in Argentina as he ended the day in eighth.
Dennis Foggia ended the session in ninth on the CFMoto Aspar machine, the Italian is slowly getting back to grips with the lightweight class.
Adrian Fernandez ended the session in tenth place on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Moto3 Argentina, Full Practice Results:
2025 Argentine Moto3 | Termas de Rio Hondo | Practice Results | Round 2 of 22 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
1 | David Almansa | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:46.981 |
2 | Alvaro Carpe | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:47.345 |
3 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:47.451 |
4 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:47.685 |
5 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:47.754 |
6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:47.774 |
7 | Angel Piqueras | ESP | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:47.786 |
8 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:48.015 |
9 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:48.085 |
10 | Adrian Fernandez | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:48.144 |
11 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:48.194 |
12 | Joel Esteban | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:48.223 |
13 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:48.257 |
14 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:48.296 |
15 | David Munoz | ESP | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:48.382 |
16 | Adrian Cruces | ESP | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:48.385 |
17 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:48.468 |
18 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:48.469 |
19 | Marcos Uriate | ESP | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:48.486 |
20 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:48.646 |
21 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:48.683 |
22 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:48.800 |
23 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:48.871 |
24 | Jakob Rosenthaler | ESP | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:49.023 |
25 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:49.029 |
26 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:49.579 |