Sic58’s Riccardo Rossi claimed the Moto3 crown as 2023 pre-season testing concluded from Portimao on Sunday.

With just a week to the opening race of the season, Rossi’s 1’47.211 midday effort set the benchmark for the lightweight class on the final day of preparation at the Algarve International Circuit. Red Bull KTM Ajo’s new recruit Jose Antonio Rueda and BOE’s David Muñoz completed the top three just a tenth adrift of the Italian, with Ayumu Sasaki’s late afternoon push enough for fourth on the Liqui Moly Husqvarna.

Rivacold Snipers’ Romano Fenati sat fifth after three days on the 4.6km layout, and despite sitting out of the final session. Red Bull KTM’s Daniel Holgado and Leopard’s Tatsuki Suzuki holding off VisionTrack’s Scott Ogden as the 19-year-old Brit continued his front group fight from eighth thanks to a 1’47.567 personal best.

2022 rookie of the year Diogo Moreira kicked off his sophomore campaign from ninth in the combined standings while this season’s new talent David Alonso took tenth on the GasGas Aspar, half a second adrift of the outright target.

VisionTrack’s second rider, Josh Whatley, showcased his strongest form in Sunday’s opening action, with a 1’49.217 in the morning run. The 17-year-old circulating two seconds shy of Rossi’s benchmark having dispatched 50 laps across the closing day.

Portimao Moto3 test Sunday combined times

1 54 Riccardo Rossi ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1’47.211
2 99 José Antonio Rueda SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1’47.262 0.051
3 44 David Muñoz SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1’47.318 0.107
4 71 Ayumu Saski JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1’47.402 0.191
5 55 Romano Fenati ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1’47.403 0.192
6 96 Daniel Holgado SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1’47.423 0.212
7 24 Tatsuki Suzuki JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1’47.458 0.247
8 19 Scott Ogden GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1’47.567 0.356
9 10 Diogo Moreia BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1’47.653 0.442
10 80 David Alonso COL GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1’47.747 0.536
11 63 Syarifuddin Azman MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1’47.778 0.567
12 95 Collin Veijer NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1’47.820 0.609
13 66 Joel Kelso AUS CFMoto Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1’47.915 0.704
14 48 Ivan Ortola SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1’47.941 0.730
15 53 Deniz Öncü TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1’47.943 0.732
16 7 Filippo Farioli ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1’47.964 12 21 0.753 0.049 243.2
17 27 Kaito Toba JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1’48.038 0.827
18 18 Matteo Bertelle ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1’48.048 0.837
19 5 Jaume Masia SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1’48.063 0.852
20 6 Ryusei Yamanaka JPN GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1’48.195 0.984
21 82 Stefano Nepa ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1’48.473 1.262
22 43 Xavier Artigas SPA CFMoto Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1’48.554 1.343
23 38 David Salvador SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1’48.566 1.355
24 64 Mario Aji INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1’48.833 1.622
25 72 Taiyo Furusato JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1’48.900 1.689
26 22 Ana Carrasco SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1’49.195 1.984
27 70 Joshua Whatley GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1’49.217 2.006
28 20 Lorenzo Fellon FRA CIP Green Power KTM 1’49.524 2.313