Matteo Bertelle leads the way at the end of Friday Practice at the Thai Moto3 Grand Prix.
The first Friday Practice sessions of the 2025 Moto3 season have been completed and the Q2 places have been confirmed.
The top 14 places at the end of Friday afternoon Practice will automatically qualify for Q2 on Saturday.
Matteo Bertelle tops the timesheets at the end of the first day of the 2025 Moto3 World Championship. The Italian and the LEVELUP - MTA squad are surprise front runners on the opening day of the season.
The SIC58 Squadra Corse outfit and Stefano Nepa are second on the Moto3 timesheets. Nepa is the top Honda rider, but is 0.2 seconds behind Bertelle.
Jose Antonio Rueda has been labelled as a title contender and has started his year off in third. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider ended Friday in Thailand in third place.
The FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi team are in fourth and fifth at the end of Day One. Ryuesi Yamanaka and Angel Piqueras worked together at the end of the session to set their best laps.
Leopard Racing locked out sixth and seventh places on the timesheets. The Spaniards of Adrian Fernandez and David Almansa are 0.4 seconds behind Bertelle's best time.
David Munoz has joined the Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP team for the 2025 season. The Spaniard ended his first day of Practice with his new team in eighth.
Japanese rider, Taiyo Furusato, ended Friday in Thailand in ninth place on the Honda Team Asia Moto3 machine.
Riccardo Rossi is riding for his fifth different team in the Moto3 class and ended his opening day with the Rivacold Snipers Team in tenth.
British rider Scott Ogden finished 13th on the CIP Green Power KTM, and he automatically qualified for Q2. However, Eddie O'Shea, who is still with the GRYD - MLav Racing Team, did not set a lap time.
Moto3 Thailand, Full Practice Results:
2025 Thai Moto3 | Chang International Circuit | Practice Results | Round 1 of 22 | |||||
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Team | Manufacturer | Times |
1 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:40.931 |
2 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:41.166 |
3 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:41.191 |
4 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:41.230 |
5 | Angel Piqueras | ESP | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:41.261 |
6 | Adrian Fernandez | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:41.370 |
7 | David Almansa | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:41.390 |
8 | David Munoz | ESP | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:41.436 |
9 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:41.549 |
10 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:41.560 |
11 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:41.587 |
12 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:41.644 |
13 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:41.668 |
14 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:41.712 |
15 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:41.736 |
16 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:41.923 |
17 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:42.057 |
18 | Joel Esteban | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:42.113 |
19 | Alvaro Carpe | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:42.132 |
20 | Adrian Cruces | ESP | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:42.279 |
21 | Marcos Uriate | ESP | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:42.337 |
22 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:42.395 |
23 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:42.449 |
24 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:42.679 |
25 | Jakob Rosenthaler | AUT | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:42.956 |
NC | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | No Time Set |
Moto3 Thailand, Full Free Practice One Results:
2025 Thai Moto3 | Chang International Circuit | Free Practice One Results | Round 1 of 22 | |||||
Pos. | Name | Nat. | Team | Manufacturer | Times |
1 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:40.851 |
2 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:40.901 |
3 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:41.017 |
4 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:41.098 |
5 | David Almansa | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:41.154 |
6 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:41.236 |
7 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:41.289 |
8 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:41.290 |
9 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:41.374 |
10 | Adrian Fernandez | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:41.404 |
11 | Angel Piqueras | ESP | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:41.519 |
12 | Alvaro Carpe | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:41.620 |
13 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:41.653 |
14 | David Munoz | ESP | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:41.687 |
15 | Nicola Carraro | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | 1:41.755 |
16 | Tatchakorn Buasri | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:41.794 |
17 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:41.829 |
18 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:41.969 |
19 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:42.237 |
20 | Joel Esteban | ESP | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:42.290 |
21 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | BOE Motorsports | KTM | 1:42.509 |
22 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:42.605 |
23 | Marcos Uriate | ESP | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:42.884 |
24 | Jakob Rosenthaler | AUT | CFMoto Aspar Team | CFMOTO | 1:43.275 |
25 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:43.539 |
26 | Adrian Cruces | ESP | CIP Green Power | KTM | 1:43.684 |