MT Helmets’ Diogo Moreira headed the Saturday times in Portimao after rain hit the Moto3 test on day two.
A trio of KTMs, in the additional hands of BOE’s David Munoz and Tech3’s Daniel Holgado, locked out the top three, three tenths off the Brazilian’s consistent 1’48.353 pace with Husqvarna’s Ayumu Sasaki and top Honda Scott Ogden competing the five fastest runners, half a second adrift.
The Brit was comfortably in the top three as the final afternoon action drew to a close but it was his mid-afternoon efforts which maintained his position overall, despite a red flag for Leopard’s Jaume Masia delaying the action in FP5.
CFMoto’s pairing Xavi Artigas and Joel Kelso trailed the number 19 from sixth and seventh with Rivacold Snipers’ Romano Fenati, Sic58’s Riccardo Rossi and GasGas Aspar’s David Alonso closing out the top ten. Josh Whatley continued his lightweight class education on the VisionTrack machine from 25th with a personal best of 1’50.090 in the mixed conditions.
Portimao Moto3 test Saturday combined times
1 10 Diogo Moreira BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1’48.353
2 44 David Muñoz SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1’48.564 0.211
3 96 Daniel Holgado SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1’48.694 0.341
4 71 Ayumu Sasaki JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1’48.795 0.442
5 19 Scott Ogden GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1’48.854 0.501
6 43 Xavi Artigas SPA CFMoto Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1’48.881 0.528
7 66 Joel Kelso AUS CFMoto Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1’49.155 0.802
8 55 Romano Fenati ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1’49.169 0.816
9 54 Riccardo Rossi ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1’49.174 0.821
10 80 David Alonso COL GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1’49.232 0.879
11 5 Jaume Masia SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1’49.277 0.924
12 27 Kaito Toba JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1’49.300 0.947
13 82 Stefano Nepa ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1’49.329 0.976
14 48 Ivan Ortola SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1’49.350 0.997
15 24 Tatsuki Suzuki JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1’49.386 1.033
16 99 José Antonio Rueda SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1’49.441 1.088
17 63 Syarifuddin Azman MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1’49.676 1.323
18 6 Ryusei Yamanaka JPNGASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1’49.702 1.349
19 7 Filippo Fariolo ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1’49.717 1.364
20 18 Matteo Bertelle ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1’49.735 1.382
21 38 David Salvador SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1’49.774 1.421
22 95 Colin Veijer NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1’49.945 1.592
23 53 Deniz Öncü TURRed Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1’49.985 1.632
24 64 Mario Aji INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1’50.062 1.709
25 70 Josh Whatley GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1’50.090 1.737
26 20 Lorenzo Fellon FRA CIP Green Power KTM 1’50.155 1.802
27 72 Taiyo Furusato JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1’50.379 2.026
28 22 Ana Carrasco SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1’51.010 2.657
